The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Other Favourite Poems

by Jan Fielden (Editor), John Mole (Editor), Anton Lesser (Narrator)

Here are sixty of the finest and most entertaining poems for younger listeners. There are nonsense poems like "The Jumblies," classic animal poems like "The Snail," stories of adventure like "The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens," and Robert Browning's classic tale of adults getting their comeuppance, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin." Modern poetry also makes its contribution with wordplay in poems like "Zoe's Ear-rings," and images of nature like "Weathers." Though principally intended for middle-grade listeners, this is a collection that will delight all audiences, young and old.

Audio Cassette

Published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Adriane · Rating 2 out of 5]

The poems were great, but the audiobook for this was hard to get through. So many instrumental breaks, the book could’ve been like 20 minutes shorter without them. Also the selection of poems seemed kind of odd to me and the order in which they were presented. The poems seemed more geared towards children.

[Gillyweed Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

These voice actors are top notch! 👏
Some of the poem choices were a little macabre but even those were remarkably performed. 🎭
Also, it's a treat to have the beautiful classical interludes between poems. I was impressed by the Three witches of Macbeth, background soundtrack ,👌 which made it even better!