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Meet a cat called Cecilia, a disgruntled android named Doris, and a weasel called Popgoes and discover that with enough tea and dark chocolate you can achieve anything.
A collection of flash fiction and poetry from the author of P.A.W.S.
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Wonderful magical story!
- By Twin Cities gal on 01-01-18
By: Matt Haig
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
- By: Jacqueline Kelly
- Narrated by: Natalie Ross
- Length: 9 hrs
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The summer of 1899 is HOT in Calpurnia Virginia Tate's sleepy Texas town, and there aren't a lot of good ways to stay cool. Her mother has a new wind machine from town, but Callie might just have to resort to stealthily cutting off her hair, one sneaky inch at a time. She also spends a lot time at the river with her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist. It turns out that every drop of river water is teeming with life - all you have to do is look through a microscope!
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A Lovely Coming of Age Story
- By Julie on 03-13-12
By: Jacqueline Kelly
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Oz Reimagined
- New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond
- By: Douglas Cohen - editor, John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl, Tanya Eby
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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When L. Frank Baum introduced Dorothy and friends to the American public in 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz became an instant, best-selling hit. Today the whimsical tale remains a cultural phenomenon that continues to spawn wildly popular books, movies, and musicals. Now, editors John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen have brought together leading fantasy writers such as Orson Scott Card and Jane Yolen to create the ultimate anthology for Oz fans.
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The Many Faces of Dorothy or Dot
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 07-19-14
By: Douglas Cohen - editor, and others
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Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure
- By: Georgia Byng
- Narrated by: Clare Higgins
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Molly Moon returns...and bumps into earlier versions of herself, four of them, to be exact, all kidnapped and transported back in time to nineteenth-century India by Molly's most fearsome nemesis yet, an insane maharaja. Molly foiled his plans once already, by stopping Primo Cell from becoming president of the United States. This time around, the maharaja is determined to alter the course of history. The only thing standing in his way is Molly and her brave pug, Petula.
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Boring
- By Burt Johnson on 12-30-13
By: Georgia Byng
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Fragile Things
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Marvelous creations, including a short story set in the world of The Matrix and others set in the worlds of gothic fiction and children's fiction, can be found in this extraordinary collection, which showcases Gaiman's storytelling brilliance as well as his entertaining (and dark) sense of humor.
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Perhaps a different format?
- By Karen on 11-03-10
By: Neil Gaiman
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Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure
- By: Ann M. Martin, Annie Parnell
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has gone away unexpectedly and left her niece, Missy Piggle-Wiggle, in charge of the Upside-Down House and the beloved animals who live there: Lester the pig, Wag the dog, and Penelope the parrot, among others. Families in town soon realize that like her great-aunt, Missy Piggle-Wiggle has inventive cures for all sorts of childhood (mis)behavior: The Whatever Cure and the Just-a-Minute Cure, for instance. What is a stressed out parent to do? Why, call Missy Piggle-Wiggle, of course!
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One of my favorite stories
- By Toddhb on 03-13-20
By: Ann M. Martin, and others
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The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
- By: John R. Erickson
- Narrated by: John R. Erickson
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. Guts, glory, danger, and sacrifice are all in a day's work for Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security. While investigating a murder on the ranch, Hank finds himself the number-one suspect.
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Hank: a timeless chuckle for families everywhere.
- By The Super-duper Amazing Silver Golem on 03-16-16
By: John R. Erickson
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A Charmed Life
- The Worlds of Chrestomanci, Book 1
- By: Diana Wynne Jones
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Cat doesn't mind living in the shadow of his sister, Gwendolen, the most promising young witch ever seen on Coven Street. But trouble starts brewing the moment the two orphans are summoned to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Frustrated that the witches of the castle refuse to acknowledge her talents, Gwendolen conjures up a scheme that could throw whole worlds out of whack.
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A Delightful Read!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-27-05
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Love Saves the Day
- By: Gwen Cooper
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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When five-week-old Prudence, a brown tabby, meets a woman named Sarah in a deserted construction site on Manhattan's Lower East Side, she knows she's found the human she was meant to adopt. For three years their lives are filled with laughter, tuna, catnaps, music, and the unchanging routines Prudence craves. Then one day Sarah doesn't come home. From Prudence's perch on the windowsill she sees Laura, the daughter who hardly ever comes to visit Sarah, arrive with her new husband. They're carrying boxes.
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Sweet Story!
- By Trish on 10-11-13
By: Gwen Cooper
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- DebbieDD
- 11-24-19
Quite Funny
This is a cute little collection of some very funny short, short stories. You have to listen closely to catch all the meaning to the stories, but I enjoyed the book and might look for something by this author again
The narration was very good and made the stories enjoyable.
"I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review."
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- Jill A. Freeman
- 02-25-23
Marvelous Short Tales
Tea and Dark Chocolate
By Debbie Manber Kupfer
Narrated by Fiona Thraille
Is An Audiobook Collection Of Charming Short Tales Told From A First Person Perspective…Whether Felines Or Fairytale Characters …& More…With Occasional Other Characters As Well…..….My Favorites Tales…Are These: …Chapter 8 Mr. Dumpty Off The Wall….Chapter 12 Code Name Whiskers ….Chapter 14 Doris - The Android ( Robot)
Chapter 15 Ancient Beasts
Chapter 16 Dead Set
Chapter 23 Fluffy’s Request
Chapter 24 North Pole Problems
Chapter 25 Reindeer Games
…However They Are All Engaging…& The Narrator Did A First-Rate Job!! Give A Listen and See. Much Enjoyed and Highly Recommended. I Voluntarily Reviewed An Advanced Copy Of This AudioBook.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-29-20
Cute Story
Tea and Dark Chocolate was full of fun short stories and prose. Much of this book put a smile on my face with the clever writing. I love how the book looped back to the first short story. Fiona Thraille's narration was perfect and made the listening experience quite enjoyable.
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- Stephanie Barr
- 03-24-17
Charming, Quirky and Original
What did you love best about Tea and Dark Chocolate?
I loved the unique twists to old classics and the unique perspectives she offered. Also, I love dealing with pets. I thought it was effectively performed.
What did you like best about this story?
I loved the unique twists to old classics and the unique perspectives she offered. Also, I love dealing with pets.
Have you listened to any of Fiona Thraille’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Not really.
Any additional comments?
The subject matter is not necessarily my favorite, rather mundane compared to my usual favorites; however, I found this quite charming, full of interesting insights and clever twists so I enjoyed it very much.
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- Jennifer C.
- 05-28-22
A great short story collection
"There's a cat here. Don't you know how privileged you are that I chose you?"
This was such a fun series of short stories, some of them were incredibly short indeed. Listening to the audiobook was a great way to experience these stories, as the narrator - Fiona Thraille - brought each of the stories to life. There were several stories told from the point of view of a cat, one of which provided the above quote, and were incredibly funny. With 27 different short stories included in this collection, one would have to try very hard indeed to not find a story they liked.
Of them all, I think my favorite is the one with the android cleaning bot who is tasked with caring for her owner's home and is bullied by her owner's dog when her owner leaves the house for a few hours one day. The reasoning of the bot was so logical and her self-talk was so dark, that I was giggling while listening to it.
This collection of short stories was my first experience with this author, and I really enjoyed them. I will definitely be looking for more works by this author to add to my TBR list that I can enjoy in the future.
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- Ella
- 01-17-20
Good collection of stories for kids
This is a good collection of short stories for kids. Best price as it includes other great stories from this author.
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- Kim C Autrey
- 01-04-20
Fanciful stories
Interesting collection of fanciful tales. Each distinctively unique. Creative ideas and situations that make you think and laugh.
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- Deedra
- 11-03-16
Tea and Chocolate
This was a cute twist on some stories we know and fun new stories.I enjoyed Fiona Thrailles narration.I was given thie book free for an honest review.
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- CathyAC
- 11-11-21
A Treasure of Bon Mots
I was pleasantly surprised by this short book and audible of flash poetry and stories. Only an hour and a few minutes long it serves up some very amusing stories and even nursery rhyme backstories for adults. Just about perfect for listening or reading while cooking dinner, taking a long bath, or reading on the beach. Take a chance and enjoy every second of it. I did.
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- bownz
- 05-31-21
Good stories
This short book is a cute way of retelling fairy tales. It would make a nice travel book, something to listen to on the road.
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