Zorgamazoo, Robert Paul Weston
Zorgamazoo, Robert Paul Weston
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Zorgamazoo

Author: Robert Paul Weston

Narrator: Alan Cumming

Unabridged: 3 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2010

Synopsis

Are You a Believer in Fanciful Things? In Pirates and Dragons and Creatures and Kings?Then sit yourself down in a comfortable seat, with maybe some cocoa and something to eat, and I'll spin you the tale of Katrina Katrell, a girl full of courage (and daring, as well!), who down in the subway, under the ground, saw something fantastical roaming around . . .What was it she saw? I'd rather not say. (Who's ever heard of a Zorgle, anyway?)But if you are curious, clever and brave, if intrepid adventure is something you crave, then open this book and I'll leave it to you to uncover the secret of ZORGAMAZOO!Join Morty the Zorgle and Katrina on a fantastically illustrated, you'll-wanna-read-every-word-aloud, sophisticated rhyming adventure for kids of all ages!

About The Author

Robert Paul Weston's first novel was Zorgamazoo, a Booklist top ten debut of 2008. Born in the UK and raised in Canada, Robert Paul Weston lives in Toronto, where he currently teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monica

This is one of the more unique books I've read in the last year. Zorgamazoo is done completely in verse, Dr.Seuss/Roald Dahl-sort-of-verse. All of it. All 281 pages of it. Terrific verse, mind you. Versifier Robert Paul Weston manages to beautifully sustain a voice, a tone, a style, and a beat throu......more

Goodreads review by Kalin

Delightful. (And a great aid when you're translating a children's book. ;) It has its darker passages, too--definitely not young children territory. Consider: In his hand were the blades of his wicked device, especially made to puncture and slice. In the lamplight it flashed with a sinister gleam, lik......more

Goodreads review by Christina

288 pages all written in verse, a book that reads like Dr. Seuss on steroids.......more

Goodreads review by Justyn

This was technically the first book we read to Ozzy once he was in utero and could hear as detailed in my first review below. We decided to read this as a bedtime book for Ozzy around Halloween, as it is a bit spooky, and we all loved it again. Subsequently, Alison had the idea to pause at the last......more

Awards

  • Audie Awards
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