Jumanji, The Polar Express, others - Chris Van Allsburg Audiobook

Written by Chris Van Allsburg
Read by Chris Lutkin, Nick Mondelli, Jordan Killam and Qarie Marshall, Angela Goethals, Liam Neeson
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Narrated by Chris Lutkin, Nick Mondelli, Jordan Killam and Qarie Marshall

Publisher: Dreamscape Media Audio
Release date: Oct 9, 2018

Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn’t the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place — where strange topiary trees loomed — the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world.

In this extraordinary, unusual, and unique audiobook, Chris Van Allsburg explores both real and surreal worlds with incredible deftness. In doing so, he has created exquisite and beautiful stories that will continue to haunt listeners long after they have left the enchanted garden of Abdul Gasazi.

Queen of the Falls
Narrated by Angela Goethals

Publisher: Recorded Books Audio
Release date: Apr 25, 2014
Duration: 00:27:47

Queen of the Falls highlights the death-defying attempt of 62-year-old former charm school teacher Annie Edson Taylor to be the first woman to survive the perilous plunge over Niagara Falls.

Jumanji
Jumanji, 1
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Release date: September 18, 2018
Duration: 00:16:09

The game under the tree looked like a hundred others Peters and Judy had at home. But they were bored and restless and, looking for something interesting to do, thought they’d give Jumanji a try. Little did they know when they unfolded its ordinary-looking playing board that they were about to be plunged into the most exciting and bizarre adventure of their lives.

Zathura
Jumanji, 2
by Chris Van Allsburg

Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Release date: November 6, 2018
Duration: 00:19:41

On the last page of the Caldecott-winning book Jumanji, young Danny Budwing is seen running after his brother, Walter, with a game tucked under his arm. Now twenty years later, Chris Van Allsburg is ready to reveal what happened when Danny and Walter rolled the dice. This time the name of the game is Zathura, and the battling Budwing boys are in for the ride of their lives. Soon Zathura unleashes intergalactic challenges that require the quarreling brothers to learn how to work together as a team.

The Polar Express
Liam Neeson
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, ℗2000
Length: 16:32

The Polar Express is for all those—of any age—who believe, come Christmas Eve, that they too will hear the sweet sound of a reindeer’s silver bell.

A young boy, lying awake one Christmas Eve, is welcomed aboard a magical train to the North Pole . . .

Through dark forests, over tall mountains, and across a barren desert of ice, the Polar Express makes its way to the huge city standing alone at the top of the world, where the boy will make his Christmas wish.

For millions of readers around the world, this mysterious journey to the North Pole has become a beloved Christmas classic.

The Polar Express is a Caldecott Medal winner, and reading the story together is a beloved holiday tradition held by generations of families. It has also become a favorite holiday movie and been translated into stage productions that take place across the United States during the holiday season.