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The Town Around the Bend

Bedtime Stories and Songs

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The Town Around the Bend

By: Bill Harley
Narrated by: Bill Harley
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Bill Harley's 2003 recording is a very special collection of songs and stories for bedtime about a wonderful and wacky imaginary place, The Town Around the Bend. Harley's long-established humor, meaning, and music are toned down for the quiet time right before the eyes close and the world rests. Featuring "Warning about Jumping on Beds," "Nighty Noodles," "How the Town Around the Bend Got Its Name," "Bellybuttons," "Look Out Your Window," "Bucket of Beans, Clarisse, and the Bubble Machine," "Why Pillows Sing," "I'm Your Pillow," "Why Kids Sing to Their Parents," "Go to Sleep, Little Daddy," "Strawberry Peach Sky," and "Nighty Noodles (Again)."(P) and ©2003 Round River Music (BMI) Witty Literature & Fiction

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"Bill Harley rings true...still the best in expressing kids' incertainties, hopes, pet peeves, and pleasures." (Los Angeles Times)

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Both my four and nine year olds love this recording, and - at least the first few times - the stories are also entertaining for the grown-ups in the family. The narrator is excellent and the songs are good too. Perfect for bedtime or for a rainy hour on the couch.

Fabulous

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I've heard this album almost every night since I bought it from Audible. It's a perfect mix of fun and relaxation. The kids insist on us playing it every night, and we (parents) enjoy the stories and songs as much as they do. Most books that Audible sells are long, but you only listen to them once. These stories are perhaps an hour long, but if you have kids (or are very silly) you'll listen to this over and over again.

I've head this every night for months...

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My boys 9 & 5 love this performance. He does a really great job of entertaining kids (and adults). Very unique.

Great!

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My 4 year old son loves this book. This guy's very clever and fun.

very fun stories

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What was one of the most memorable moments of The Town Around the Bend?

We adore this book and we listen to is almost nightly.

What about Bill Harley’s performance did you like?

Lively, but not so lively it doesn't put the kids right to sleep.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It is silly and fun. Great story.

If you liked cloudy with a chance of meatballs

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