Audiobooks: Four styles of narration.

AUDIOBOOKS; GENTLEHANDS (Book); WATCHERS, The (Book : Cresswell); RODSKA, Christian; CRESSWELL, Helen; WOODMAN, Jeff; MEAKER, Marijane, 1927-; BOOKS & reading; ORAL interpretation; ORAL interpretation of fiction; STORYTELLING

The article discusses children's audiobooks and reading style. The author identifies four narration styles. Fully voiced narration, in which each character's voice is fully developed, can be heard in Christian Rodska's reading of "The Watchers," by Helen Cresswell. Partially voiced narration, in which the protagonist is the only fully voiced character, can be heard in M. E. Kerr's "Gentlehands," read by Jeff Woodman. Unvoiced narration and dramatized readings are also discussed.