Nanny McPhee Returns

Name: Nanny McPhee Returns
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Emma Thompson
ISBN: 9781427211170

Author: Emma Thompson

Narrator: Emma Thompson

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners

Published: 07/20/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

For the Green family, it's going to be a summer of hard work, blackmail...and flying pigs!

The Green family is living quite happily on Deep Valley Farm until war breaks out. Father goes off to fight who knows where, the Greens' spoiled cousins come from the city to stay and someone threatens to take the farm from them. Just when it seems things can't get any worse, the piglets escape and the children get completely Out of Control. Only one person can be counted on in a situation like this: enter Nanny McPhee. But beware...Nanny McPhee is nothing like other nannies - and it's not just the warts!

With wit and warmth, Emma Thompson, writer and star of Nanny McPhee Returns, recounts one family's tumultuous summer in an audiobook that alternates between the story and a behind-the-scenes film diary, bringing a delightful and unique perspective to this funny and magical adventure for all ages.

About Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson is an Academy Award®—and Golden Globe—winning actress who helped bring the Nurse Matilda stories by Christianna Brand to the big screen in the 2005 hit movie Nanny McPhee, in which she also starred. She lives in England and is the mother of two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan on March 24, 2020

This was a good book. Not only was it about the movie, but Emma talked about the set, the cast and what happened between takes on the set of the movie. She also talked about how her cast mates were when they were in between shots. Loved this telling of the story.......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on October 14, 2010

Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com What an absolute delight! NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS was a very entertaining story for the entire family to listen to! I've not seen either movie or read any books associated with Nanny McPhee, but that didn't hinder me from enjoying this tale. Read by the author and......more

Goodreads review by Holli on April 22, 2019

Listened to the audiobook which was read by Emma Thompson. This book alternates between telling the story and talking about the making of the movie. Emma Thompson is hilarious and I thoroughly enjoyed it.......more

Goodreads review by Fareeda on January 03, 2019

3.5 stars. I could’ve done without the diary portion, but the story itself was cute. It’s always good to read a children’s book every now and again... reminds me of the magic and innocence of childhood.......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on December 08, 2023

This book flips between the story and the filming of the movie. Emma Thompson does a brilliant job of this. I hope there are more Nanny McPhee stories in her mind to create. How did this book find me? I’ve seen the original movie and loved it. I also adore Emma Thompson.......more

Quotes

“Author Emma Thompson delights listeners with spot-on observations about family relationships and working friendships. As performer, she presents an exuberant and enthusiastic accounting of each character she has created...Only the most jaded listener will be able to refrain from laughing out loud.” —AudioFile magazine, Earphones Award Winner

“All the magic of the movie version illuminates every page, but what is a special gift, is hearing Thompson put the book-on-tape narration world on notice...Having an Oscar-winning writer in Emma Thompson doesn't hurt things when it comes to putting movie words into the page-turning form of a book. Hearing those words come to life through Thompason's acting proficiency is a match made in heaven.” —SheKnows.com

“Thompson's intimate narrative feels as though she's letting you in on the joke… This good, old fashioned moral yarn is a delightful listen.” —School Library Journal

“…not to be missed is Emma Thompson reading her own Nanny McPhee Returns. In addition to the wit and warmth that comes through in the reading of the story, the recording includes the film diary Thompson wrote, which alternates with chapters of the book.” —LMC Library Media Connection

Awards

Audie Award Winner
AudioFile Earphones Award