Humphrey Audio Collection, Books 8–11

Gr 3–7—Everyone's favorite golden hamster is back in this audio presentation of four of the books by Birney. In "Mysteries According to Humphrey," Humphrey's class is reading Sherlock Holmes, a substitute takes over, and Humphrey has his own mysteries to solve. "Winter According to Humphrey" brings snow, a pageant, and all the winter holidays. In "Secrets According to Humphrey," the class studies ancient Egypt and secret clubs abound. Finally, in "Imagination According to Humphrey," the class learns how to write stories, and Humphrey follows along with his journal. Of course, in each adventure, he also uses his role as classroom pet to help the students resolve issues and learn important social skills. Narrator William Dufris does a fabulous job reading the stories, pacing them perfectly and providing the ideal voices for the characters. Humphrey manages to be enthusiastic without being cloying, and the voices for the other characters bring them to life.