Book description
The Animal Family isn't just a children's story-it's a primal howl disguised as a whisper. Randall Jarrell, the poet who understood war's brutal loneliness, crafts something achingly tender here. This isn't bedtime reading. It's survival literature.
The man builds his family piece by piece, each creature a hard-won companion against the wilderness. There's no sugar-coating the brutality of their existence-only the fierce loyalty that emerges from shared struggle. Jarrell knows something about isolation that most writers only theorize. His characters don't bond over warmth; they cling together against the cold.
What Maurice Sendak's illustrations must bring to this audiobook version is that same uncompromising honesty he brought to Where the Wild Things Are. No Disneyfied animals here. These are real creatures with real teeth, real hunger, real love.
The ocean setting becomes more than backdrop-it's the indifferent universe these characters must tame together. Jarrell's poetic ear translates perfectly to the spoken word format. Every pause, every inflection, carries the weight of someone who understood that family isn't blood-it's choice.
This is Lord of the Flies rewritten by someone who believes in redemption. Raw, honest, and ultimately hopeful. The Animal Family doesn't just survive-they thrive through connection. In our disconnected age, that feels like revolutionary thinking.
Lightweight
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience