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  • The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

  • By: Eva Ibbotson
  • Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
  • Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

By: Eva Ibbotson
Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
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Publisher's summary

When Madlyn and Rollo are sent to stay at ancient Clawstone Castle, they soon fall in love with the house and its eccentric, penniless inhabitants.

There's grumpy, limping Uncle George, mousey Miss Emily, and reclusive Cousin Howard, who hardly ever leaves his library.

But the children are especially enchanted by the cattle of Clawstone Park - rare and beautiful beasts, as white as snow and as wild as wolves. No one knows where they came from, but the owners of Clawstone have always protected them. So, as the castle crumbles away, Madlyn and Rollo devise a money-raising scheme.

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Entertaining for children or adults

I truly enjoyed reading this book to all of my children and now to my granddaughter. This seems like a long read for anyone under 8 but we breezed through this book and the kids were glued to every word of it.

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really cute

cute story. great reader. I was engaged almost immediately. this book renewed my joy of listening.

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Disappointing

Definitely meant for younger children, and even so I wouldn't call this one of the author's best. I missed the engaging, eccentric characters she created in Secret Countess, Company of Swans, and Magic Flutes. The detailed descriptions of gross hauntings didn't seem like a satisfying substitute.

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Not worthy of Ibbotson or Sterlin.

This novel is boring and unpleasantly creepy. As huge fans of Ibbotson, we were sorely disappointed by its lameness.

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nah...

I thought this would be narrated by David Tennant who I heard was brilliant reading this book. Not an interesting read this narrator. It was an error in purchase--wish I could return it. I'll be looking for his version. *sigh*

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