LIBRARY NOTES
 
Jim Dale
The Shoe Bird
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Members' Room; $5 per person
In The Shoe Bird Grammy-award-winning performer and Guinness World Records holder Jim Dale brings to life a flock of unforgettable bird characters - Arturo the parrot, Gloria the goose, Minerva the owl, even the extinct Dodo.
This is Eudora Welty's fantastical story of how some feathered friends made a fateful switch from flying to wearing shoes, little knowing that they would soon become the prey of Freddy the Cat. With music by Samuel Jones for full symphony orchestra and children's choirs, The Shoe Bird appeals to both children and adults, like the classic Peter and the Wolf.
Jim Dale's audiobook renditions of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series garnered multiple Grammy awards, and he has gone on to make acclaimed recordings of a variety of new and classic books. Called "the toast of Broadway" by the New York Times for his Tony Award-winning role in the musical Barnum, Dale is also active as an actor, comedian, singer, and songwriter. We are pleased to welcome him back for his third appearance at the Library.
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