Children's ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Stuart Little
E. B. White · 2000
🎙 Narrated by Julie Harris
85/100
👍 Worth It
This is a genuine classic that's earned its spot on family shelves for 80 years, and Julie Harris's Tony-and-Emmy-caliber narration makes this particular edition well worth seeking out on its own merits. The 1940s setting and the matter-of-fact mouse-born-to-humans premise might raise an eyebrow from a very literal-minded kid, but there's nothing to worry about here and plenty to enjoy.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: excellent Julie Harris, a Tony and Emmy-winning actress, reads the well-established Listening Library edition — a widely trusted, long-selling recording.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety92
Substance / usefulness82
Craft & writing85
Originality78
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers68
Age-fit83
Human-eye read85
Penny’s verdict85
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