Puck of Pook’s Hill Audiobook

Quotes

• “[Kipling] was a determined realist, and though he sometimes dreamed with his eyes open, there was nothing to show that he would ever write a book so full of white magic as this.”

  — Times (London)

• “A new thing, a magic mingling of history and romance and folklore, a book for a child to rejoice in, and for man to ponder over.”

  — Daily Chronicle (London)

• “Enchanting…A book which will delight every boy and girl lucky enough to get it as a Christmas present, and will be devoured with a thrill of pleasure by the ‘grown-ups’ before it is slid—never an easy task—into the narrow black or brown stocking.”

  — Spectator (London)

• “The hidden history of old England, lovingly written by Kipling for his own children, is coupled with a brilliant reading to make this one of the premier family listening events of the year. The story has everything listeners could want: enchantment, high adventure, battles, intrigue, all wrapped up in romantic poetic language…brought exquisitely to life by [Wanda McCaddon].”

  — AudioFile

• “[Wanda McCaddon]…has the requisite British accent and very good judgment as to how to make the tales exciting yet believable.”

  — Wilson Library Bulletin