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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By: L. Frank Baum
Narrated by: Anne Hathaway
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Audie Award Nominee, Solo Narration - Female, 2013

One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years. Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married, Alice In Wonderland), fresh from filming one of this year’s most anticipated films, The Dark Knight Rises, lends her voice to this uniquely American fairy tale.

Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as they get swept away into the magical land of Oz , where they encounter characters and places you may remember from the movie – and several more that never made it to the big screen – on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City.

“It’s such a wonderful book and I was so happy to be a part of bringing it to life”, Ms. Hathaway said. “There are a lot of great voices in it. The more fun you have with it, the sillier and the more free you get with it, the better it is because it’s a story that can handle it. It’s amazing to be able to discover something new about something you feel you know so well.”

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Editorial reviews

Why we think it's Essential - Anne Hathaway's narration is hands-down the most diverse performance I’ve ever seen or heard her give. She has an extremely broad vocal range, and she nails the different voices to the point you almost think it’s multi-cast. Each character feels authentic, relatable and unique. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is truly one of the best audiobook performances I’ve ever heard. —Jess

Critic Reviews

“Anne Hathaway is nothing short of masterful in her narration of Baum’s beloved classic.... As narrator, she is lithe yet precise; her voice sounds lilting or emphatic, as the story details require. In character, she is spectacular. Each character is filled with personality - a light-voiced Witch of the North; a brusque soldier at Oz’s palace; a monotone, robot-like Oz; and a usually cheerful and genuine Dorothy. The variety enriches the listening experience. Yes, one may know the story well, but Hathaway makes this recording a definitive one.” (AudioFile)
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the narrator was amazing, great production and classic story, saved us on our family road trip.

loved it, saved us on our family road trip

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While the story was great Anne Hathaway definitely stole the show. Her reading was terrific and well worth the money spent on this beloved classic.

Anne Hathaway was fantastic

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Anne Hathaway's narrative was surprisingly good and I really enjoyed listening to the full story that built on what I knew from the film.

I had no concept of the original Wizard of Oz story. I have enjoyed the original story in entirety. It brought me great joy,

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We were utterly enchanted with the story and the performance, we would listen to it again.

My children and I loved it!

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I loved this book I love the noise and the characters are so funny especially the scarecrow and I mean nearly all the characters

Helps for sleep noise

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We loved it, but it's a little bit dated. We definitely think it's a great one for having on in the car.

reviewed by 10 year old and 7 year old

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What I said above, amazingly well written and very clearly spoken. I loved it heaps.

I loved it all, the only thing that bothered me were the squeaky piercing sound of some of the voices.

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I've never actually read the wonderful wizard of Oz, so thought I'd download it as an audiobook. It turns out I made a fantastic choice, this book is considered a classic for a reason! While different to the popular movie, the story has many similarities. It's a charming story, with enough differences from the movie to make it worth reading/listening to. My enjoyment of this audiobook was greatly increased by Anne Hathaway's narration - she was fantastic! If she narrates any other books I would definitely like to listen to them. Her voices, tone and inclination were perfect, really drawing you into the story. While you could definitely tell it was her reading, that just added to the effect. I strongly recommend downloading this audiobook, I don't think you'll regret it.

A must listen, both the story and narration

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It’s been a wonderful book to listen to in the car in order to teach our child about communication and story telling through written word.
The reader was very talented and created a great story with a variety of accents and voice changes that were quite fascinating to listen to. I think it was worth buying such a high quality audio version of this book in order to make listening to audio books a fascinating experience for our child.
Full of imagination and very descriptive story telling. Loved it! Thank you.

Wonderfully written and well read

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Anne Hathaway is a character voice wizard! A joy to listen to the performance of this classic. Highly recommend

Wonderful!

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