Rufus M.

By: Eleanor Estes

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Beloved children's author Eleanor Estes has been the recipient of the Newbery Medal, several Newbery Honors, and the Certificate of Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Literature.

Rufus Moffat, a very lively and creative boy, stars in this charming tale set in the 1910s. Rufus is seven and he has two older sisters and one older brother. Rufus has many adventures. During one adventure he gets a library card all by himself, even before he can read! Other days, Rufus plays baseball with his sister. Rufus loves baseball, but he also hopes the team will take lots of breaks for cookies and punch.

Young listeners will delight in Christina Moore's spirited narration.

©1943 Eleanor Estes (P)2004 Recorded Books, LLC.

Critic reviews

"Christina Moore perfectly captures each voice, and her Rufus demonstrates the great emotional range of a small boy making discoveries as he grows up. Moore conveys an earlier time and language, never losing her listeners. An irresistible treat for listeners of all ages." (AudioFile)

Our whole family loves it

Rufus and his family are very cute and funny. The author knows how to make the scenes come alive. She goes into so much detail, but it's all very entertaining.

Great!

It is an amazing story! I liked it a lot! Most anything I was wondering and any I hadn't thought of (questions) about Rufus were answered and I found it very interesting and have listened to it several times. I hope you will like it just as much! And I recommend listening to the rest of the series as well. I have to write a 50 word book review for my summer reading program. have a wonderful day!

Great conclusion to moffats

The story is so cute and very original! The narrator isn't awesome. She doesn't do a lot of voices.the book is still great though!

That's Rufus M.

Rufus is a curious boy, who is always trying out new thing, and that is what I think that every child should do. This book, I would say is a great story for your child to listen to if there is nothing else to do. It really brighten up the child's day. But there is something else I should note, this story do have some history of wars and about being a Victory boy or girls, but everything else was just fine.

Charming

Charming series of related stories and well-narrated by Christina Moore. My eight year old and I were previously listening fans of Pinky Pye and The Moffats, and listening to this was like returning to old friends.