The Giant Chinchilla of Oz

By: Andrew J Heller

Narrated by: Barbara Rich

The Giant Chinchilla of Oz is an exciting, funny, thought-provoking and clever mixture of L. Frank Baum, Norton Juster (The Phantom Tollbooth), and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.

Eleven-year old Jason Brandt meets Harvey the Squid (a retired cab driver) and Button-Bright (who can't remember his real name), and acquires a pet Expanding Giant Chinchilla (for use in emergencies). Together this foursome must overcome The Two Weevils (Less and Greater, of course), The Spin Doctor, the weird inhabitants of Stationery City, and other dangers to bring a warning to the Emerald City before it's too late.

Filled with jokes and sly commentary on everything from our Internet-obsessed society to the world of fashion design, The Giant Chinchilla of Oz has something for listeners of all ages.

©2014 Andrew J. Heller (P)2018 Wordwooze Publishing

So fun and wonderful for kids of any age

This book is so funny! It is a book I would read to children, grandchildren and over and over to myself. What fun characters in modern relatable situations and places. When children read all the way through, they will find out this is a story associated with the great classical Oz tales and this should steer them back to reading the classics.
When my children were little, I would read one chapter of a book at bedtime. If this had been around then, it would have been so loved. However it is totally modernized with the technology of today that kids have.
Total five stars! And now I need to go back and listen again!
BYW Narrator is wonderful with voices and entire presentation.

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

Great sequel to the Oz books

A great story bringing the Oz books in to modern times. Not only do the worlds overlap, but there are many references to the characters in the original stories. This would be a great family listen during a car trip.
The narration was lovely, with voice changes for characters.

Charming children’s story

This is a whimsical story that will be especially amusing for fans of Oz. It is entertaining and easy to follow without having read the original books of Oz though fans of Oz will meet up again with some of their favorite characters.

The narration is great. The reading is engaging but not too exciting that it couldn’t be used as a bedtime story. The pacing of the story is excellent. There is a lot of whimsy and adventure. I recommend this book for those who enjoy a fun story and those who would like to revisit the fairy country of Oz.

Cute Oz Story

I love the Oz stories and this one was so cute and fun. A great story for a family car trip. The narrator does a great and was fun to listen to.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.