GERONIMO STILTON BOOKS 1–3

Herrmann is pitch-perfect as the often-exasperated mouse Geronimo Stilton, world traveler and editor of the Rodent's Gazette in New Mouse City, who stars in this clever and funny series—an international publishing hit— for early readers. The first three books make a snazzy audio collection. Herrmann plays all the other rodent parts, too—Geronimo's relatives, friends and colleagues—with a consistently entertaining level of energy and a welcome touch of pizzazz. Throughout, copious sound effects (seagulls, the rat-a-tat-tat of typewriters in a newsroom, motorcycles, etc.) and snippets of original music are the ideal complement to these kicky adventures from a comic mouse perspective, which are filled with tasty cheese puns. Ages 7-10. (Oct.)