Customer Reviews

Thumbelina

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Kelly McGillis does a superb narration job in this video!!

I am a Kindergarten teacher and this story CD has been a rest time favorite ever since I purchased it. The music is relaxing and a wonderful introduction to classical music and how music can create a feeling and mood. The story is so intriguing and the voices for the characters are contagious. My students often immitate the big toad.

We checked this out from the library on a whim. Years later it is our gold standard to which we compare other tales recorded by actors on audio CD.

Kelly McGillis enchants with voices for each character that are so unique and so appropriate it is hard to believe she is the only actor performing. Her narration is soothing and calm, while each of Thumbelina's encounters are filled with emotion.

Mark Isham's instrumentation is a wonderful pairing / partnership and we enjoy listening to the audio only tracks almost as much as the story telling track.

Our four year old son loved this the first time he heard it. "It has a swallow in it. Birds are nice. That was a very nice story. Can we hear it again?"