The Wonderful O Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Though not written in verse, there are frequent internal rhymes that would make it fun to read aloud to kids. "

" imagine a wrld withut the letter . a wrld withut chicken ndle sup r the mn (well...). where peple can eat ham but nt prk. it is very cmplicated, and incnsistent in its legislatin. but still pretty fun, and its a kids bk, s we can ignre the little hiccups in lgic. and, n, its nt written withut the letter , its just abut a land where that particular letter is banned; its n perec junir. but its still a fun light read, and a lt less glmy than perec can be. "

" I need to read more of Thurber's fables. "

" This book begs to be read out loud. Quite a feat for a book about a pirate who hates a specific letter. One of the best books I read all year. "

" A fun read-aloud, very clever. But I have a feeling it's more fun for the parents to read than for the children to listen. The New York Review Children's Collection editions are beautiful. I may have to make this part of my permanent collection. "

" This was a really fun, really quick read. Pirates, castles, treasure and banished o's. I don't often revisit fiction but I will read this again--probably to the kiddos. "

" As with all Thurber, thoroughly enjoyable. He certainly has a way with wrds (a little joke for those of you who choose to read the book). "

" Interesting concept, but I was expecting more of a story, rather than lists of things with an "O" in them. "

" Cute. :) Really a children's book - it has a lilting rhyme throughout some of the narration. "

" This would have been a wonderful poem. As a book, it felt like too many lists. "

" Brilliant children's story which should be a must for all parents to read to their children at bedtime. Loved the rhyming and lists of words with both the letter O and without. "

" Not as Wonderful as The Thirteen Clocks, but it's still Thurber, so it's still pretty wonderful. "

" Read this if you love word play! (Avoid it if you need a deep plot--this is Thurber, people, so he is about wit and word, nothing world-changing.) Fun fun fun! "

" I love this book more than words can express. My dad read it to me when I was 8, and I've lost track of how many times I've reread it "

" James Thurber tries his hand at writing children's books. While on drugs. Fortunately, obselete children everywhere will love learning the importance of this valuable vowel, and how to defeat pirates. "

" Whacky word fun. A wordsmith's wonder ride. Goofy. "

" It's a nice story :). It really makes you think of what each of the letters bring to the language (and as a language learner I find that really interesting). If I have kids some day I would like to read it to them as I think children would like this story. "

" A fun book. Thurber plays around with language and it's even poetic at times, which I like. "

" I liked this, but I need to read it again to remember why. "

" A very short tale about an island that is invaded by pirates looking for treasure. They can't find treasure so they remove everything with an "O" in it because the captain hates words with "O"s. At the end I didn't wish I had the time I spent reading back, but on the whole I was unimpressed. "

" Thurber is a master of the English language. Pirates invade a peaceful island and banish all of the words and items that contain the letter O. It is a clever story, that seems to contain every word I've ever heard. It made the kids and I giggle. "

" How did I miss this for so many years? "

" My kids and I had a very fun evening imagining a world without o's because of this book. "

" Wonderful. Odd. Brilliant. Beautiful illustrations. "

" If you love word games, clever writing, literary cadence, The Phantom Tollbooth, and dry wit, then this is a fun little book to read. If you dont like these things, well, youll still probably like it. Or maybe you wont. "