Julie Andrews' collection of poems, songs, and lullabies
Book on CD 2009 |
Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy |
Summary
A deluxe treasury of family favorites selected by the bestselling mother-daughter team.
Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton share a diverse mix of their most beloved poems, songs and lullabies in this timeless audio treasury. Brought to life with James McMullan's stunning watercolor paintings included in a bonus pdf, this anthology features nine themed sections, and nearly 100 poetry selections from a wide range of talent including William Wordsworth, E. C. Wells, Emily Dickinson, and more, as well as some special poems written by Andrews and Hamilton themselves-read by the authors for all to enjoy. With personal stories and anecdotes from Andrews woven throughout, this rich collection is one that families will grow with and cherish throughout the years.
Julie and Emma's love for each other and the poetry is evident in their warm, heartfelt readings. It is easy to be swept up in the fun and beautiful scenes they create with their lovely voices.
One of the most iconic, renowned figures in entertainment, Julie Andrews is a high-profile author who has written more than a dozen books for young readers, including the bestselling Mandy which has sold more than 150,000 copies since its first printing in 1971.
This audio anthology will be a timeless collector's item and the perfect gift for children of any age.
Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton share a diverse mix of their most beloved poems, songs and lullabies in this timeless audio treasury. Brought to life with James McMullan's stunning watercolor paintings included in a bonus pdf, this anthology features nine themed sections, and nearly 100 poetry selections from a wide range of talent including William Wordsworth, E. C. Wells, Emily Dickinson, and more, as well as some special poems written by Andrews and Hamilton themselves-read by the authors for all to enjoy. With personal stories and anecdotes from Andrews woven throughout, this rich collection is one that families will grow with and cherish throughout the years.
Julie and Emma's love for each other and the poetry is evident in their warm, heartfelt readings. It is easy to be swept up in the fun and beautiful scenes they create with their lovely voices.
One of the most iconic, renowned figures in entertainment, Julie Andrews is a high-profile author who has written more than a dozen books for young readers, including the bestselling Mandy which has sold more than 150,000 copies since its first printing in 1971.
This audio anthology will be a timeless collector's item and the perfect gift for children of any age.
Contents
CD 1. All things bright and beautiful (hymn) / lyrics by Cecil Frances AlexanderPied beauty / Gerard Manley Hopkins
Spring / Julie Andrews
Daffodils / William Wordsworth
Wildflowers / Julie Andrews
Trees / Joyce Kilmer
Trees / Harry Behn
Loveliest of trees / A.E. Housman
To an oak tree / E.C. Wells
Child's song in spring / Edith Nesbit
Autumn / John Clare
Merry autumn days / Charles Dickens
Something told the wild geese / Rachel Lyman Field
The orange / Wendy Cope
Sonnet 29 / William Shakespeare
The optimist / anonymous
Certainty / Emily Dickinson
Be like the bird / Victor Hugo
Faith / Emma Walton Hamilton
Hold fast your dreams / Louise Driscoll
Growing up / Julie Andrews
On my way / lyrics, Emma Walton Hamilton, Lisa Michaelis, Billy Scholsser ; music, Billy Scholsser, Lisa Michaelis
The secrets of our garden / Rupert Sargent Holland, adapted by James W. King
My shadow / Robert Louis Stevenson
Rice pudding / A.A. Milne
Our lady of perpetual demand / Emma Walton Hamilton
Observation ; Bedtime blessing / Julie Andrews
Night (abridged) / William Blake
Good night prayer / Henry Johnstone
My bed is a boat / Robert Louis Stevenson
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch lullaby) / Eugene Field
Bed mate / Constance Andrea Keremes
The trick / John Mole
The wren / A.S., Liza Lehmann
Duck's ditty (from A wind in the willows) / Kenneth Grahame
Adelie penguin / Tony Walton
The cow / Robert Louis Stevenson
The runaway / Robert Frost
A pit pony's memory of the strike / Arthur Morris (Andrews' grandfather)
My dog / Emily Lewis
My new rabbit / Elizabeth Gould
The mountain and the squirrel / Ralph Waldo Emerson
The grasshopper and the elephant / anonymous
The owl and the pussy-cat / Edward Lear. CD 2. Sea-fever / John Masefield
I started early / Emily Dickinson
Noticing / Julie Andrews
Cargoes / John Masefield
If once you have slept on an island / Rachel Lyman Field
Boats sail on the rivers ; What are heavy? / Christina Georgina Rossetti
The little pebble's song / Sabine Sicaud, translated by Norman R. Shapiro
The brook / Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Laughing song / William Blake
Have you ever seen? / anonymous
A giraffe poked his head in my window / Julie Andrews
Bartholomew blue / Emma Walton Hamilton
Missing / Julie Andrews
The king's breakfast / A.A. Milne
My auntie / Colin West
Two limericks / Tony Walton
An attempt at unrhymed verse / Wendy Cope
The turkey shot out of the oven / Jack Prelutsky
Leisure / W.H. Davies
Afternoon on a hill / Edna St. Vincent Millay
Wind pictures / Mary O'Neill
A book / Emily Dickinson
Oh, for a book / Christopher North
Keep a poem in your pocket / Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
What's a poem? / Charles Ghigna
The reading mother (abridged) / Strickland Gillilan
When mother reads aloud / anonymous
Picture books in winter / Robert Louis Stevenson
I'm the leader of the band / anonymous
The floral dance / Katie Moss
At the theater / Rachel Lyman field
The wonderful world / William Brighty Rands
The toys talk of the world / Katharine Pyle
A nation's strength (abridged) / Ralph Waldo Emerson
New York City / Julie Andrews
Landscape / Eve Merriam
Prayer for Earth / Myra Cohn Livingston
High flight / John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Dreams / Cecil Frances Alexander
My symphony / William Ellery Channing
Nature boy / Eden Ahbez
Gift / John Bucchino, Ian Fraser.
Additional Information
Series | Julie Andrews collection (Hachette Audio) |
Subjects |
Children's poetry.
Lullabies. Audiobooks. |
Publisher | [Place of publication not identified] :Hachette Audio,2009 |
Edition | Unabridged. |
Other Titles | Collection of poems, songs, and lullabies |
Contributors |
Andrews, Julie.
Hamilton, Emma Walton. McMullan, James, 1934- Hachette Audio (Firm) |
Participants/Performers |
Read by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. |
Language |
English |
Notes |
Title from container. Duration: 2:00:00. Featuring a bonus pdf of paintings by James McMullan on disc 2. |
Description |
2 audio discs (approximately 2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 9781600247583 160024758X |
Other | Classic View |