Audio Book Author: Samuel Jones, based on a story by Eudora Welty

The Shoe Bird:
A Musical Fable
Author: Samuel Jones, based on a story by Eudora Welty
Reader: Jim Dale

Young Listeners

When the parrot Arturo convinces his fellow birds to switch from flying to wearing shoes, they soon become the prey of the Cat. This charming Eudora Welty tale is told with music, scored for full symphony orchestra and children's choirs. Audie Award finalist for 2009 and one of AudioFile Magazine's top children's audiobooks for 2008. "Not your ordinary audiobook.... The Seattle Symphony and children's chorus weave and swoop around the narration... Dale creates clever, whimsical, and always memorable voices."—AudioFile