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Mr. Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch Audiobook
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It's springtime, and Mr. Putter wants to paint his porch. He gets a bucket of pink paint and a big brush. Tabby keeps the paint rags from blowing away. All goes well until a squirrel jumps onto the porch railing. Creations of Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Rylant, Mr. Putter and Tabby are both funny and endearing. Young readers will want to listen to their adventures again and again.
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"The Mr. Putter and Tabby are one of our favorite childrens series. We laughed so much together and it made reading fun and was a wonderful way to spend time together. Cynthia Rylant is such a wonderful story teller. I would recommend any in this series for young children (and their parents)"
— d.blue (5 out of 5 stars)
Mr. Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch Listener Reviews
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" MCL. It was funny. "
— Nora, 10/20/2013 -
" My favorite of the Mr Putter books. Who can pass up a pink squirrel and blue chipmunk? "
— Dree, 5/5/2013 -
" Great level 3. Very fun! "
— Schmobes, 3/11/2013 -
" We've really enjoyed the Mr. Putter and Tabby series and this is a funny story. The illustrations are colorful and the narrative is simple for beginning readers. We loved the pink squirrel and blue chipmunk! "
— Dolly, 1/21/2013 -
" I read all the Mr. Putter books I could get my hands on to my son and he loved everyone! This one sticks out in my memory. We read them about 6 years ago when he was 5. "
— MeLisa, 4/10/2012 -
" We read this one tonight. (Feb. 6, Snowstorm Saturday.) Gillian loved it. "
— Catriona, 8/23/2011 -
" Tabby is such a wonderful character. And it's so nice to see seniors as the protagonists in children's books. "
— Cheryl, 6/13/2011 -
" Solid, good fun. And rather entertaining. Some of the events happen off-stage, which is funny for those who get it, but a young child might need some help to read between the lines. "
— Elizabeth, 5/2/2011 -
" Funny and cute! Lots of mayhem to entertain the little ones! "
— Amy, 3/17/2011 -
" We've really enjoyed the <em>Mr. Putter and Tabby</em> series and this is a funny story. The illustrations are colorful and the narrative is simple for beginning readers. We loved the pink squirrel and blue chipmunk! "
— Dolly, 2/1/2011 -
" Tabby is such a wonderful character. And it's so nice to see seniors as the protagonists in children's books. "
— Cheryl, 3/26/2010 -
" My favorite of the Mr Putter books. Who can pass up a pink squirrel and blue chipmunk? "
— Dree, 1/8/2010 -
" I read all the Mr. Putter books I could get my hands on to my son and he loved everyone! This one sticks out in my memory. We read them about 6 years ago when he was 5. "
— MeLisa, 8/28/2008
About Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than one hundred books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal in 1993 and A Fine White Dust won a Newbery Honor; she is also the author of two Caldecott Honor–wining picture books. Some of her other notable works include the Annie and Snowball series, the Poppleton series, the novel The Islander, and a number of other poetry books and story collections. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
About John McDonough
John McDonough, one of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices, has narrated dozens of audiobooks, and won eleven Earphones Awards. He is known for his narrations of children’s books, including Robert McCloskey’s Centerburg Tales and Albert Marrin’s Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Outside of his audiobook work, he has starred in a revival of Captain Kangaroo on the Fox Network.