Amy Friedman

This book really opened up my eyes to the other side of prison and how visitors and families view prison and the inmates this place holds. I myself being a correctional officer understand the aspects of safety, policy and procedure amongst the instutitions and why they are in place. But through this book I see how it can seem that correctional officers are mean and hindering certain inmates rights and aspects. Although I am sure a lot has changed since this happened in the mid-1990's but there are some things I feel are still similar or still going on. I also thought it was odd some of the things that were allowed in those prisons being they were in Canada and I work for one in the U.S. but some of the things are similar if not the same. It gave me a little better of an understanding of how inmates and family members can easily become depressed, angry and mis-trusting of the law and any law enforcement type people. I hope that through this book others see what I had seen but also keep in mind that some of the rules and policies that are in place in these prisons are not in place because of the person they may know in prison but because of others actions in the past. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the life of prisons, prisoners and thier families.… (mere)

Young Reader Reaction: Our daughter (now a teen) loves these CDs. That first year, she listened to them all the time ... now it is a once or twice-a-year selection. She loves the stories and the lessons they provide.

Adult Reader Reaction: These are fun stories to listen to. The storytellers use a lot of voices and the music complements what's going on; it doesn't overpower it. I love the diversity of the collection, too. These are portable, but more importantly, they broaden our horizons.

Pros: The Tell Me a Story audio book series engages a reader's senses and broadens their worldview.

Read our full review and add yours at The Reading Tub®.… (mere)