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Charles Kuralt should be remembered. He gave us stories of hope and of unheralded heroes. His more than 600 episodes of "On the Road," filed from every state in America, punctuated the daily barrage of riots, wars and demonstrations on the nightly news. "Two-minute cease-fires," Time magazine called them. We should remember Charles Kuralt for his rich, mahogany voice and slow talking that brought us the relaxed pace of "Sunday Morning." And for his seven best-selling books. So many stories. So many memories. ... Read more

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Excellent!
This is a well-written, intimate portrait of Kuralt presented in a way which itself reminds the reader of Charles Kuralt's own journalistic style. A beautiful edition including original photographs and a variety of personal and professional perspectives. Recommended for any fan of Charles Kuralt or for the reader who wants to learn how and why this charismatic individual transformed the nature of American journalism.

Friends remember famed CBS newsman
Charles Kuralt never really believed how good he was at his profession.That's hard to believe, but it's a sad truth and maybe at the heart of theman who traveled the country for over 30 years, chronicalling what he sawand felt in his "On the Road" series for CBS News.

By thattime he graduated college, Kuralt had a work record that would be the envyof a college journalism graduate. As recounted in "Remembering CharlesKuralt," a collection of interviews and essays edited by RalphGrizzle, the high school senior had worked for a radio station, helping tocall the baseball games of the Charlotte Hornet. The summer he was 13, hehad a once-a-week radio show. He had won an essay contest on democracy anddelivered his speech in the House of Burgesses in Colonial Williamsburg.

Kuralt knew what he wanted to be a reporter early in his life, and hepursued it with a single-minded determination. But not only that, he did iton his work ethic and talent alone, and in a good-natured manner that camethrough in his television appearances. "I never heard Charles sayanything unkind about anybody," jazz pianist and friend LoonisMcGlohon said, "that's true, and in thinking about it, it's prettyunusual."

"Remembering Charles Kuralt" covers the wholeof his life and career: his upbringing in eastern North Carolina, hisgrowth as a writer and reporter, his career at CBSNews, and his life inretirement, his illness, decline and death. It's an affectionate look thatreveals more about the man than Kuralt probably would have wanted. ... Read more

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The former CBS-TV newsman and author of A Life on the Road revisits some of his favorite places and people in their best seasons, in a cheerful account of old-fashioned America by an incorrigible itinerant. Reprint. ... Read more

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CharlesKuralt's America
I received my book very quickly and in the excellent condition it was advertised to be in.I am very pleased with the product, the supplier, and the service.

Makes me want to go there.
I'd always looked forward to Kuralt's broadcasts on CBS. He made everything he talked about so very interesting.America is an intriguing book because Kuralt did something so many of us have wanted to do, take off and spend time in places we love. He decided to take a year and spend a month in a different place. Each place was well known to him, as were the people.
Kuralt spent January in New Orleans where the reader or listener is treated to a mouth watering and sensual description of a city that defies the visiter not to enjoy himself. As the reader or listener, you are given a tour through New Orleans that only someone who loves her can give. Each month finds the reader traveling to Alaska, North Carolina, Maine,Minnesota, and, of course, Christmas in New York City.
You want to take an exclusive arm chair tour of the the country? Sit down in a comfy chair with your favorite beverage and have your mind's eye captivated by some of the most vivid descriptions you"ll ever read.

The Hobo Philosopher
I'm easy on this one. I like Charles Kuralt and I like travel books. I wrote my own travel Book "Hobo-ing America". When I compare my book to his it is easy to see the difference in personalities and "class". Charles Kuralt really writes middle class travel books. He is really not "Route 66", blue collar or working class material. But I understand. You really have to write books for those who can afford to buy them - though Jack Kerouac did pretty well. Charles made a commercial success of his love to travel and he always does it with style, good prose and I would even say poetry. I will always read Charles Kuralt. This book is in the latter part of his career when he was older and even wiser - if that is possible.

Books written by Richard Noble - The Hobo Philosopher:
"Hobo-ing America: A Workingman's Tour of the U.S.A.."
"A Summer with Charlie"
"A Little Something: Poetry and Prose"
"Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother"
"The Eastpointer" Selections from award winning column.

A good but not great book
I did enjoy this book, but there were parts where I lost interest.Kuralt gives a lot of detail about the people he meets, but sometimes I didn't get as many details as I would have liked about the actual place he visited.In all, it is a book worth reading-- especially if you like to hear stories about individual characters.

"He looked up at a towering tree,and dared to think small."

If you've enjoyed Charles Kuralt over the years ,you'll love this book.In 255 pages we are treated to 120 stories about interesting,famous,familiar,personal,human intrest stories and just about anything you might come across if you travelled America as Kuralt did and told us about for so many years.What you should really get from this book is that there is this type of thing all around us,no matter where you go or where you live.One doesn't have to spend their coin,or line up with crowds to see interesting things or meet interesting people.Everyone has a story to tell and every place has it's unusual or interesting points of interest.I have been a long time follower of Ripley's Believe It or Not! ;and that is what Ripley did as he travelled the world to find the unbelievable,unusual,strange or otherwise interesting.
The book will provide a great read for anyone interested in people or things,whether they are young,middle-aged or in their senior years. ... Read more

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Charles Kuralt's masterful narration of Winnie-the-Pooh received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken-Word Recording for Children. Now these same recordings are available in an elegantly designed book-and-cassette package. Three unabridged, full-color storybooks--Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees, Eeyore Has a Birthday, and Piglet Is Entirely Surrounded by Water--are paired with cassette tapes and housed in a sturdy case that provides permanent storage. Side A of each tape features uninterrupted narration; side B features page-turn signals for young readers who prefer to read along. The distinctive rumble of Charles Kuralt's voice brings freshness and depth to A. A. Milne's classic tales of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. ... Read more

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An absolutely charming audio and book collection!
Both of my children (ages 4 and 18 months)love this set. We play them in the evening as we are winding down. The narration is wonderful with and without the book. Of course, A.A. Milne's stories are wholesome and entertaining. We love Pooh!!

A very nice edition
Although this is not quite right yet for my 2-1/2-year-old daughter (more text vs. pictures than she's used to), it is very nicely done and I'm sure she will enjoy it at some point.The books are small but are hardcover andthe overall package is functional and attractive.I was skeptical aboutCharles Kuralt doing the narration, but he really does a very nice job. I'm also sure these tapes, with or without the books, will be great fortrips. ... Read more

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Time magazine once hailed Charles Kuralt as "the laureate of the common man." and in this final collection. Kuralt once again portrays the people, the places, and the things that define our nation. Culled from his final project, a series of brief television essays in the spirit of his famous On the Road reports, Charles Kuralt's American Moments introduces a host of American characters and scenes, and imbues them with charm, simplicity, and elegance. From the dedication of the man who handcrafts the president's shoes to the quiet beauty of a covered bridge, they are all symbols of an American spirit that Kuralt spent his life chronicling, celebrating, and, most importantly, just noticing. ... Read more

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America As It Was.
This book is filled with short accounts of diverse "American Moments" grouped in ten areas.This is a sampling.Each reader would do a completely different review as there is so much to choose from to make an interesting account.

The Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, built in 1914, was a beautiful railroad palace through which half the soldiers of this country passed Dec. 7, the day word came of the attack on Pearl Harbor.The interior, from the insert photograph, looks a lot like the magnificent station in Washington, D.C.Back then, the idea was to create grand buildings for everyday citizens.At the street entrance, there on the sidewalk, stood a tall ornate black clock like the one which graced Knoxville's Gay Street for several decades.Ours was recently moved by the owners of a jewelry store to the new location west of town, a lavish edifice, and yet the clock has yet to be put up.They claimed it because it had stood in front of the downtown store.There is now a campaign to replace it there among the brew pubs, martini bars, and loft apartments where the downtowners hang out.Somehow, it will lack the 'dignity' of the original.

There are two photos of Becky Davis of Tennessee making cotton candy at a Fair.Invented in the 1920s (Karault says by a dentist), it is sticky spun sugar in pretty colors.It takes experience to flip it just right to keep from being covered by the gooey stuff.He wonders what folks ate at fairs and carnivals before cotton candy came along.In the 1980s, funnel cakes made an appearance at the World's Fair in Knoxville.I have yet to eat my first one (not even a taste), though I was tempted at the 2004 Fair -- missed the chance as time was short and I had to run to catch a bus.

The country's smallest p.o. is shown free-standing about the size of a well house in Ochopee, Florida.It may be tiny but has its own historical marker on a stand right outside on the road; a regular size postal drop box is beside the building wher it is encouraged the customers use for mailing their post cards and envelopes.Inside, of course, Naomi Lewis will be glad to sell stamps.From the photo, I see they had room by her counter for the "most wanted" criminals pictures, a staple of post offices everywhere.Our smallest here is at Knoxville Center mall in a corner beside the offices where you can get your driver's license and car tags.It even has room for packages which I usually mail there, as one of the two 'old' postal clerks told me, "here, you can be first in line."Now, that's a plus.

Before that, U. S. A. had The Pony Express which began in St. Joseph, Missouri, to deliver mail overland all the way to California, 2,000 miles in ten days.At the Pony Express Museum, on the wall is an early want ad:"Wanted -- Young, Skinny, Wiry Fellows.Not Over Eighteen.Must Be Expert Rider.Willing to Risk Death Daily.Orphans Preferred."This enterprise lasted only a year and a half until the completion of the telegraph.There is a bronze statue of a young rider on a horse (in flight) there at St. Joseph where Gary Chilcote, director of the Patee House Museum, explained: "they rode through Kansas and Nebraska, dipped into Colorado, and across Wyoming, Nevada, Utan and dropped down into California.

This historian tells the story of Jesse James' demise.Jesse was the first outlaw in the American West, right after the Civil War.He and his gang robbed trains and banks.There is a photo of the small house where Bob Ford, one of the gang members, shot Jesse behind the right ear as he attempted to straighten a picture on a wall on April 3, 1882.Kuralt wrote, "Die a law-abiding citizen and you will be remembered for a time.Die a desperado and you will be remembered for all time."The last of Jesse James, killed by one of his own gang, was an American Moment to Remember.

It looked bigger than life in the movie version.A hatmaker he interviewed shows a bow being put on a cowboy hat for which the movies made popular."All self-respecting cowboy hats have bows on them" (similar to those little things you see on the front of most bras).They have to or you're not a cowboy.That's as close as you can get to the meaning of this symbol in a word.A cowboy hat demands respect.

My favorite cowboy, Lash LaRue, included me in his program at the East Tennessee Fair when Al Curtis brought him here (a big thing back then).Lash dressed in black and always wore a black hat.Our local cowboy, Marshal Andy Smalls, advises his t.v. fans to 'wear a white hat, so we will know the good guys.'I've always yearned for a blue one, but bought it for my little cowboy (Justin at age 4 or 5) whom the girls all liked at the library costume party.

This fact-filled book, published after Charles Kuralt's death (7-4-97), was edited by Peter Freudlich, his friend and writer-producer for CBS News, where Charles worked for 37 years.He won many honors for his "on the road" journalism, and I enjoyed his features on 'CBS Sunday Morning.'In the Foreward, written by Charles Osgood, he calls Charles Kuralt, native son of North Carolina, an 'explorer' as he covered the back roads of this country to find real Americans and their unique stories.

Good Grief
The editing for 90 seconds of television was too severe for the treasured scenes to work as effectively in book form.Am I just still too sad at our loss to fill in the gaps?Though disappointed I read on and on.No doubtyou will too.Kuralt was a quintessential American treasure himself.

Great Moments of Reading
Great reading! As I read the pages of American Moments I canhear the voice of Charles Kuralt.I recommend it for all ages and it is very uplifting.

Great Moments of Reading
Great reading! As I read the pages of American Moments I can hear the voice of Charles Kuralt.I recommend it for all ages and it is very uplifting.

Beautiful American word pictures painted by Kuralt
Kuralt is an American treasure.His essays, word pictures ofAmerica, take on a special quality when heard on tape.All of his essays are his legacy--to remind us of the amazing nature of American society and of the need for a new crop of American writers to find the hidden jewels of Americana. ... Read more

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"A professional memoir of a gifted, good-humored and gracious man...The book has the feel of good conversation on a long trip."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
John Charles Kuralt on the journey of his life. From a southern boy bitten by wanderlust and wonder, to a curious rover writing for newspapers, radio, and TV, to a CBS News correspondent adventuring around the world--from Cuba and Vietnam to the Congo and the North Pole, to his twenty-plus years roaming the back roads of America. In this engaging memoir, Kuralt relives a lifetime of discovering places and people whose unique stories enriched him, shaped him, and fueled his all-consuming passion: to find out what wonderful thing waits just around the next bend.


From the Paperback edition. ... Read more

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A life on the Road
My husband and I travel by car all over the USA. We really enjoyed this tape while we were traveling. We just popped it in our player and listened as we traveled. It was very entertaining and beats listening to the static of the radio or the same old tapes of music we have worn out.

Somewhat autobiographical, in that you learn about Kuralt's varied career
Enjoyed listening to A LIFE ON THE ROAD, written and read
by Charles Kuralt . . . for those not familiar with the name,
he hosted CBS News' SUNDAY MORNING show for
more than 30 years.

His "On the Road" segments were the best part . . . he
would tell stories of ordinary Americans that he had met
while touring the country in a recreational vehicle. . . you
felt that you got to really know the folks he was profiling--and
you appreciated them, too.

Certain tales had me smiling, such as his visit to the
world's largest ball of string . . . as he wrote, "the problem
with making it is that you're always worried that somebody
out there is making a bigger one."

Yet there were other visits that moved me, including his
description of a family awaiting a soldier's return from Vietnam.

A LIFE ON THE ROAD is somewhat autobiographical, in
that you learn about Kuralt's varied career that took him
around the world . . . however, what made it even more
interesting was that the author shared many of the
insights he gained from what many others might
consider just the simple things in life.

Great Read
I enjoyed this book.I remember seeing his show in the last few years it was on.The stories about the show are very inspiring.

Charles Was One of KInd!!
I once heard Dan Rather on TV talking about his late friend Charles.He admired his uncanny ability to describe everyday experiences of common Americans and make them stand out in a positive way.Rather talked about how Charles went against the grain of network television, when networks were consciously "dumbing down,"Charles was trying to appeal to Americans who had read at least one book per month.He had faith in the intellectual capacity of citizens and their ability to help democracy.

This book contains wonderful stories, crafted only in a way Charles could. He saw the everyday heroes in the USA, the heroes who didn't make the headlines, but who mattered a lot in the hearts and minds of many.Charles was trying to be a bright light in a sometimes dark world, and he succeeded.

Give this book as a Christmas present to any friend who truly cares about his country and who is tired of the partisanship that is tearing the nation apart. To call the stories in this book "refreshing" is an extreme understatement.

Jeffrey McAndrew
author of "Our Brown-Eyed Boy

316 Pages of America
This 316 pages of America isn't the America of the media or of Hollywood or of the headlines of shootings and money-grubbing, cheating and robbing, but of the REAL America. Of honest people and real places, of pride and honor and values that really count.

Here you'll meet the men who built the Golden Gate Bridge and a doctor who charges whatever his patients can afford. You'll learn about a woman who spends every day of her life cooking and feeding her neighbors because she wants to be a friend to man. These are the true nobility of our country, the real success stories of lives worthy of note and respect. In comparison to these, Bill Gates, Lee Iacocca, Ted Turner pale in significance.

These are lives fully lived, the promise of the individuals completely realized. They are the human evidence of what happens when a person does unto others as they would have others do unto themselves.

Sunnye Tiedemann (aka Ruth F. Tiedemann) ... Read more

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The best-selling author of A Life on the Road celebrates the joys of autumn in a collection of profiles and clips from his days at CBS News. Read by Charles Kuralt." ... Read more

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Charles Kuralt's audio
This is not the first audio of his we have listened to.They are all good.He was a great traveler and story teller, so we have his stories left to hear.It is a short audio but very interesting.

Excellent Traveler
Charles Kuralt is missed because he took the road less traveled and brings it to your heart. A gifted man, who sought out the stories of people not known to the public for great things nationally and yet now they are.Been enjoying reading other books by him too. Will possibly purchase DVDs by the author too.CBS would be wise to publicize and reissue the books & stories.They could replay specials and add them to other news programs.They could sell them to PBS or other stations to air too.

This is so hammy it spoiled my appetite
I've never seen Charles Kuralt on television. This book is my only experience with him, and that may explain the review that is to follow.

This is the most insipid, cheese-ridden pile of bushwah I've even had the displeasure of picking up. Perhaps Kuralt has an indefinable quality that somehow brings some authenticity to the words that are printed on these pages, but the material itself is just terrible.

I was reminded of a Simpson's episode in which Bart Simpson wins admiration from everyone by peddling schmaltzy "human interest" stories on a children's news program they've started.Now, the fact that I watch Simpson's and am criticizing Kuralt may be indicative of a generation gap that is the root of the problem, but I don't see how anyone of any age could give credence to the heavy-handed moralism that Kuralt trots out, not just occasionally, but in virtually every single segment.

A truly do appreciate the value of nuanced, small town life and the individuals who dare to go against the grain in some way. But is it necessary to spotlight someone who has given their nine children rhyming names (Terry, Sherry, Jerry, etc.)?

There's something about Kuralt's line that seems insincere. Clearly, at times, he's stretching to find greater meaning in something that is maybe a little interesting, but ultimately meaningless. This leads me to think that all of it is insincere, that Kuralt is going to find the cuteness and greater meaning in everything, truth be damned. Even aside from the heavy-handed schmaltziness, it seems like a lot of the people portrayed in this feature are being capitalized on. Some of the people will certainly be ridiculed by most of the viewers; at any rate, they have had their quirky individuality processed and used for the very corporate interests that they flout.

If you are a fan of Charles Kuralt, I think that the tv segments that you fell in love with should probably be where your love affair ends. Kuralt may be a winning personality and a good salesman; if that's true, I recommend that you stick with the news broadcasts, where you can enjoy him as he grew famous: a little bit at a time.

Like a ride with an old friend
Charles Kuralt had the gift of seeing a story in the littlest thing.He took the thread of everyman's life and wove a tapestry of America and then gave it as a gift to us.

I loved re-discovering America with Charles Kuralt!
After reading this book, I felt a sense of renewal and satisfaction that there are still candles lending their beams to the world.I picked up this book for a report at school.I thought that it would be just anotherboring book that we are often forced to read in school.Wrong-O!I lovedit!From the team that had lost every single one of its games to the traindepot that served soldiers during WWII, I found myself emersed in each ofthe stories.Each of these average Americans had a not so average story totell... ... Read more

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This book makes me sad that I was not born and raised in NC
Through prose, pictures and poems, this book gives one the "feel" of truely being a North Carolinian.Even if you have never visited the state, you can laugh, cry and dream as Charles Kuraltpaints picture words of his home. A lovely relaxing read. ... Read more

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A timeless treasure of collected wisdom
Compiled and edited by Ralph Grizzle, Charles Kuralt's People is an anthology of newspaper columns written in 1956 by Charles Kuralt, who was then a print journalist with the Charlotte News. From a newspaper columnist, Kuralt went on to join the fledgling CBS network and became a household name in American television influenced culture. The timeless treasure that is his collected wisdom and recorded insights remains as fresh, eye-opening, and timely today, as it was nearly fifty years ago. An intellectually stimulating collection of insightful and occasionally poignant commentaries, Charles Kuralt's People is very highly recommended reading for students of the human condition in general, and legions of Charles Kuralt fans in particular. ... Read more

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Throughout his almost four decades of life on the road, Charles Kuralt has introduced us to people and places that have warmed our hearts.Now in Charles Kuralt's Christmas, he retraces his most memorable Christmas sojourns to remind us of the many marvelous ways that we celebrate this special holiday.

Combining ageless pieces from his years at CBS News with never-before-recorded material, Kuralt takes us on an unforgettable journey.From the simple joys of sleigh riding and a colonial Williamsburg Christmas to thre modern-day wisemen and his historic Christmas in Vietnam, he demonstrates that the miraculous effects of the Christmas season survive even under the mot trying circumstances.

A listening treasure from one of our most beloved chroniclers, Charles Kuralt's Christmas will revive the holiday spirit in all of us. ... Read more

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Hearing CK's voice is a great Christmas gift
In this audiotape of Charles Kuralt's observations of Christmas in different times and in different places, the listener is treated, once again, to that unique vision and voice which is his alone.This is no prettied-up TV commercial take on the season.Instead, the images these words create last far longer and are far more compelling than what the admen sell.This collection of Christmas observations is about giving:how and what people give; the sacrificial element of certain gifts; the humbling act of receiving such gifts; and the fundamental and instinctive need to give.The humility of the 5 year old Charles assuming the bike must have been left for someone else, rings so true and is such a welcome antithesis to current cries of "is this ALL?"If seasonal excesses overwhelm, take half of an hour and listen to this tape. ... Read more

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For 45 years Hillinger roamed America and the world writing human interest stories for the Los Angeles Times. Spend time with the Outer Bankers of North Carolina; visit America's most fascinating cemetery; explore Johnny Appleseed country, and more in this colorful portrait of America. Photos. ... Read more

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A very different and upbeat look at the United States.
Charles Hillinger, through his travels, can share a wonderful side of the U.S. that not many of us have ever experienced, let alone knew existed! It's not a book you have to read cover to cover. Skip around, what ever interests you at the time...Keep up the great work! ... Read more

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The distinctive rumble of Charles Kuralt's voice brings a new dimension to the Pooh stories and poems in this handsome boxed set. This uniquely designed package includes an elegant full-color book, storage box with magnetic closure, and an hour-long compact disc. From Pooh's search for honey to Christopher Robin's heartfelt ode to Pooh, the three stories and seven poems offered here are truly the best of Milne and Shepard. Full color All Ages. Pub: 11/97. .Amazon.com Review
The Best of Winnie-the-Pooh gift set includes anhour-long audio CD and a beautifully illustrated hardcover book,tidily packaged in a colorful storage box. Capturing that kind,cracking Pooh voice we all know and love, the late roving journalistCharles Kuralt invites Pooh fans of all ages on a variety ofadventures. Join in as Pooh sings, "How sweet to be a cloud floatingin the blue! Every little cloud always sings aloud!" Or listen as"Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets into a Tight Place," the timeless tale ofa hungry Pooh in pursuit of honey. Featuring selected stories andpoems from A.A. Milne's acclaimed Pooh books, Winnie-the-Pooh,The House at PoohCorner, When WeWere Very Young, and Now We Are Six,listeners and readers get a splendid dose of the beloved "silly oldbear!" (Running time: one hour, one audio CD) --Cate Bick ... Read more

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Thank goodness, No High Squeaky Voices!
I can only think that the person complaining of Charles Kuralt reading in a monotone is speaking of his not attempting to read Piglet's part in a "high squeaky voice". As someone who has sat through many versions of Winnie the Pooh CDs, Tapes, DVDs etc... over and overagain, with several versions of "high squeaky voices", I say THANK YOU Charles Kuralt. He reads with charm, warmth, and humor. I still enjoy listening to these tapes even now when the last of the babies is starting to move on to other things. This is the version I'll miss.

Sweet Little Book
This little book is filled with the Winnie the Pooh Stories by A. A. Milne and illustrated by Ernest H. Shephard.It is 79 pages long, and is a small size, but that is what makes it so sweet.

Table of Contents:
From Winnie the Pooh:
Winnie the Pooh and some Bees
Pooh goes visitiing and Get into a Tight Place
From The House at Pooh Corner
Pooh invents a New Game and Eeyore Joins In
From When We Were Very Young
Buckingham Palace
Disobedience
Teddy Bear
From Now we Are Six
Sneezles
Binker
Us Two
The End

An excellent rendition by a comforting voice
For those of us who grew up napping on Sunday mornings to Sunday Morning, this is definitely a must-have. Its also great for passing on the experience to your children and grandchildren! Mr. Kuralt's rich, comfortable voice lends a soothing charm to these selected stories and poems. Its also nice to have this selection include some of the poems, though it does not include my favorite (Vespers). You should note that this is not a dramatization of the books, but a reading. Mr. Kuralt gives the characters personality and inflection, but does not change his voice to create this effect. It is much more like grand-dad reading a bedtime story. As much as I love the other popular audio renditions of the Pooh tales and poems (particularly the Broadbent and Shaw edition), this is a welcome and oft-played part of my Pooh collection.

Entertaining for kids and adults
Charles Kuralt reads these stories wonderfully...just the right sort of dry wit that I suspect A.A. Milne had in mind. My daughter falls asleep to the Pooh stories every night; first we read the book, and then she listens to the CD while she goes to sleep. Incidentally, the complete text of "Winnie-the-Pooh" ('though not "The House At Pooh Corner", as far as I know) read by Kuralt is available on audio cassette from Penguin Audiobooks.

First-rate bedtime story telling
True, this title won't leave your kids wide-eyed and jumping on the furniture, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.My 31 year-old wife has difficulty falling asleep at night after stressful days at the office, andlet me tell you, Mr. Kuralt's deep, comfortable, fatherly voice does thetrick every time.The readings are low-key but very welldelivered--perfectly suited for the subtle genius that permeates theWinnie-the-Pooh stories.My only disappointment is that Kuralt didn'trecord more of Milne's 20+ Pooh stories (the CD contains 3 stories and somepoems). If he had, I would have snapped them up in a heartbeat. ... Read more

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Charles Kuralt's masterful narration of Winnie-the-Pooh received a Grammy Award in 1998. Now these same recordings are available in high-quality, low-priced book-and-tape packages. Each Pooh Read-Along features a full-color 32-page story from the original Winnie-the-Pooh and an audiocassette. Children can listen to the story on Side 1, or follow along with the page-turn signals on Side 2. Children of all ages will love these stories of the Best Bear in All the World.

Rabbit and Pooh come up with a Very Good Plan to capture Baby Roo-Piglet will take his place.But when Baby Roo and Piglet switch places, Piglet goes on a Terrifying Journey. ... Read more