CBR15Passport other format (audio & video of a books)
My phone was actually working the other night (I have a bad plan that allows my fast internet to go too fast, as in used up) when I found a video of Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? At first, I was “Really? Do we need people reading Dr. Seuss? Isn’t that a more personal reading event?” But then I saw that it was going to be rapped. Okay, I’m interested. I am not a rap fan, but figured that this, at the very least, would be an experience. And sure enough, the rapper/reader rapped about Mr. Brown and crew. Maybe it is not my favorite book that has been “read to me,” but it is a book that lends itself easily to rap and being enjoyed that way. Then I found Fox in Socks: Dr. Seuss’s Book of Tongue Tanglers (also rapped by the same person). And while both were fun, Fox was not as fun for two main reasons. The first was that Mr. Brown was “new” because I had never heard Suess done that way. The second, the rapper was a lot faster, and it was harder to focus on the words.
But both are interesting videos. The book is shown, no person, just a hand holding down/turning the page. The pages are turned as we move along, and they both had subtitles. We get the best of all words. We had a book (that could be read, if you were able to read as fast as the pages are turned), audio (the voice of the person rapping), and a movie (even if simple).
With that said, if you get a chance to listen to the videos from Landi Vibez do so. If you are not a fan of the nonsense of Dr. Suess, you might have a little trouble listening to it, but even though I am not a fan of the good Doctor, overall, I was impressed. Let me explain, I am not a fan for three reasons. The first, my mom was not a fan of the books, so we were not allowed to read/or mom read to us. And second, I am not a fan of that nonsense wording and the rhymes. And finally, the one book I remember having been read to me was in school, and all I remember is my butt falling asleep while sitting on the hard library floor. But with this format, it helped make the silly, serious fun. The account might be private, but when I logged into my Facebook account I had not trouble watching. If you are a member of the Cannonball Facebook page, there is a link to both videos there. I have no sound on my computer at work, hopefully this link will bring you to the rapped version via another’s page.
