Just buy them. Trust me.

How's that for a review?
Ok, here's a little more detail for you.
Mr. Sarris (whom we have seen perform live: don't miss it if you ever have the chance!) does dramatic recitals of a wide variety of Scripture passages. When he performs live, his only props are his voice, body language and a long scarf. On his CDs, there are a few carefully chosen sound effects.
Mr. Sarris is an old-fashioned master story-teller, bringing to life the dramatic and amazing account of God's miraculous works. He uses the KJV or NIV, word for word. By varying just the speed and inflections of his voice, he can suggest multiple characters - never a silly falsetto.
His voice communicates all the emotions of each situation, helping listeners visualize the action of narrative passages.
One small caveat: like the Bible, there are some sexual situations. You can hear the longing in the voice of Potipher's wife. You can almost hear Judah wiggling his eyebrows when unknowingly propositions his daughter-in-law. But honestly, do you doubt that it happened like that?
Keeping that in mind, I would recommend these CDs for the entire family: our 2yo loves to listen and with the help of Mr. Sarris's expressive voice she can grasp much of the meaning of the KJV. Our 5, 6 and 8yo listen to them constantly. The 9, 11 and 13yo enjoy them.
And since these are Scripture (not just Bible stories for children) they are wonderful for adults as well.

Each CD is about 1 hour long and costs only $7.95. Shipping in free if you buy all 5 (do it! do it!).
And just so you know, I gain nothing by telling you all this - at least, no cash or freebies. I gain only the knowledge that God's Word is being spread ever more.
Well, unless a whole bunch of readers buy a whole bunch of CDs and tell Mr. Sarris that they heard about them here, and Mr. Sarris is overcome with gratitude and sends me a big fat surprise check...nah...but buy them anyway. Really.

Labels: audio, Bible, homeschooling