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Jim Weiss (born November 24, 1948, in Highland Park, Illinois) is an American children's audio storyteller, book narrator and author.
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Jim Weiss | |
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| Occupation | Storyteller |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Since 1989 Weiss has released over seventy audio recordings, for preschool through college, of classic and/or historical books with an emphasis on character building.[1] He is a Storytelling World Award[2] winner and his work has been recognized by the Film Advisory Board,[3] American Library Association, and Parents' Guide to Children's Media for his contribution to storytelling and audio entertainment.[4][5]
Examples of his expressive retellings include various works of Shakespeare, The Three Musketeers, American Tall Tales, Sherlock Holmes and Aesop's fables. The book selections are supportive of educators within the classical education movement in addition to having a following within homeschool circles and Christian families.[6] Weiss is also the narrator for the audio versions of Susan Wise Bauer's popular The Story of the World series.[7][8][9]
His work was originally released by Great Hall Productions founded by Weiss and his wife Randy with the maxim "Intelligent Entertainment for the Thinking Family."[10][11] Today his body of work is published by Well-Trained Mind Press, available on CDs and streaming with audiobook services and apps. As of 2022 he was producing two recordings a year. The Weiss' have one daughter along with her family, and live in Tucson, Arizona.[6]
The nine Henty novels are “thoughtfully abridged” which is described as minor edits removing vast amounts of repetition.
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