The Runaway Bunny, The Story of Babar, and Goodnight Moon
By Margaret Wise Brown and Jean de Brunhoff
Read by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
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The Runaway Bunny, The Story of Babar, and Goodnight Moon are national treasures and many of us remember them from our childhood. Catherine Zeta-Jones narrates The Runaway Bunny in a new piano trio version composed by GPR Records artistic director and four-time Emmy Award Winner, Glen Roven. This piece premiered at Carnegie Hall with the American Symphony. Runaway Bunny was written in 1942 and has been published continuously since that time—it’s a wonderful timeless story of free thinking and creativity. Narrating the tale of one of the most famous elephants in the world is Michael Douglas, a two-time Academy Award-winning actor and producer, who tells the story of an orphan elephant who is befriended by a kind old lady, introduced to the pleasures of civilized life, then returns to the jungle and marries his childhood sweetheart and is elevated to King of the Elephants. The Story of Babar, includes music by Francis Poulenc and Jason Wirth on piano. Lastly, Goodnight Moon is a lullaby with baritone and piano, sung by international Opera superstar and English Baritone Mark Stone, and is based on Wise’s book, which has been in print for over sixty years.
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Summary
Summary
The Runaway Bunny, The Story of Babar, and Goodnight Moon are national treasures and many of us remember them from our childhood.
Catherine Zeta-Jones narrates The Runaway Bunny in a new piano trio version composed by GPR Records artistic director and four-time Emmy Award Winner, Glen Roven. This piece premiered at Carnegie Hall with the American Symphony. Runaway Bunny was written in 1942 and has been published continuously since that time—it’s a wonderful timeless story of free thinking and creativity.
Narrating the tale of one of the most famous elephants in the world is Michael Douglas, a two-time Academy Award-winning actor and producer, who tells the story of an orphan elephant who is befriended by a kind old lady, introduced to the pleasures of civilized life, then returns to the jungle and marries his childhood sweetheart and is elevated to King of the Elephants. The Story of Babar, includes music by Francis Poulenc and Jason Wirth on piano.
Lastly, Goodnight Moon is a lullaby with baritone and piano, sung by international Opera superstar and English Baritone Mark Stone, and is based on Wise’s book, which has been in print for over sixty years.
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Author Bio: Margaret Wise Brown
Margaret Wise Brown (1910–1952) was a prolific American writer of children’s books, including the picture books Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. A graduate of Hollins College and the progressive Bank Street College of Education, she combined her literary aspirations with the study of child development. Her unique ability to see the world through a child’s eyes is unequaled. Her many classic books continue to delight thousands of young listeners and readers.
Author Bio: Jean de Brunhoff
Jean de Brunhoff (1899–1937) was a French writer and illustrator known for creating the Babar books, the first of which appeared in 1931. After the first book Histoire de Babar (The Story of Babar), six more titles followed before he died of tuberculosis at the age of thirty-seven.
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 1.30 |
| Audience: | Children (4–7) |
| Language: | English |
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