Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

By: Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

Narrated by: James Earl Jones

This African folk tale, told with award-winning graphics and narration reminiscent of the traditional village storyteller, is the story of how a tale passes from animal to animal, creating a jungle disaster.©1975 Verna Aardema (P)1976 Weston Woods

My Kids Loved It

Very entertaining story that kept my boys (7 and 5) at the edge of their seats. 😊

Clever

Terrifically clever story. I grew up with the authors niece. Had to find this book after growing up hearing it.

Liked it

I like that it showed pictures to go along with the story . interesting story, too

Beautiful sounds

James Earl Jones's voice was made for story telling. Beautiful story about cause and affect. Even the background sounds, drums, etc. added to the storie's aura.

Great Tale

I agree completely with all points in Gretchen SLP's review. This is great tale about what happens when you jump to conclusions -- or more precisely a tale of a domino effect of misunderstandings. Mosquito irritates Iguana with a terrible story which leads Iguana to take an action which is then misinterpreted by Snake, who then takes an action which is in turn misinterpreted by Rabbit, and on it goes. Fun, gorgeous illustrations (synchronized images), and James Earl Jones being fantastic James Earl Jones. My 5-yr old nephew really enjoyed it and it's a great lesson about jumping to conclusions and the unintended consequences of actions.