The audiobooks have been nominated for Grammy Awards- HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE won in 2000 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children-and Audie Awards-in 2004 ORDER OF THE PHOENIX won the Audie for Children's Title for Ages 8+ as well as Audiobook of the Year-and this year, the Harry Potter series was the first recipient of the Audio Publishers Association Hall of Fame Award. During Queen Elizabeth II's 2003 Royal Birthday Honours, Jim Dale was named an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for narrating the (then) five Harry Potter audiobooks and "promoting English children's literature." On a more plebian plane, he's also the Guinness World Record holder for Most Character Voices in an Audiobook-for the 134 different beings he portrayed in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. He has received multiple awards for this achievement. He is a major part of why these fantastical volumes are among the top-selling audiobooks of all time. He gives voice to every wizard, muggle, house elf, goblin, giant, and hundreds of other characters who pass through Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley, and the other magical environs of the Harry Potter series. Rowling has Hagrid boom, Dumbledore hum, and Aunt Marge belch, listeners can hear exactly what that sounds like, thanks to Jim Dale's spellbinding narration. Fans of Jim Dale can also find him reading Nancy Tillman’s THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS and the latest in Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s Peter Pan series, PETER AND THE SWORD OF MERCY. Thank goodness I did, or I know I would have spent the rest of my life kicking myself! What I have heard of the audiobook, I know I was right!” The result is an audiobook that’s charming and accessible to Pooh fans from any generation. Dale also shared a tidbit with AUDIOFILE about choosing voices and last-minute recording decisions: “Within thirty seconds of starting, I decided to swap the voice of Piglet for that of Pooh and vice versa. In addition to creating character voices for Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Christopher Robin, and more, Jim Dale sings all of Pooh’s “hums,” rhyming songs he makes up. That’s the mark of a true master of narration, that even such a well-known and well-loved voice can create something new. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh series written by David Benedictus, is that he creates voices for a whole cast of characters, and none of them evoke any of the voices that he created for the Harry Potter series of audiobooks. One of the most impressive aspects of Jim Dale’s narration of RETURN TO THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD, a new story in A.A.
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