Up fatherless until age 14, when her mother remarried and the family She was just an infant when her father died, and she grew Raised in Manchester (her memoir is titled "A Childhood in * If you haven’t seen the movie, by all means do so… but don’t deprive yourself of the pleasure of reading the book, as well.Born Dorothy Gladys Smith in Lancashire, England, Dodie Smith was The audio runs about four and a half hours, and would be a great choice for a family road trip: it’s suitable for young children, but adults will enjoy it as well. The audiobook is read by Martin Jarvis, who does quite well with the narration and most of the voices, though occasionally one or another of his female voices sounds just slightly off. And it’s even better than the movie! It’s charming, full of gentle humor and delightful descriptions and a warm, comforting sense that despite assorted perils, everything will come out right in the end. Until now, thanks to the serendipity of discovering the audiobook at the library. Other than those changes, however, the movie follows the book’s plot with remarkable faithfulness.īut as much as I love the Disney movie (which I’ve seen countless times, since it was one of Robin’s comfort movies growing up), I had never read the book. And in the book, there are two nannies the movie has only one. They also combined two of the puppies: Lucky and the runt of the litter, known in the book as The Cadpig. (15 puppies being rather a lot for one mother to feed.) Disney did away with the character of Perdita, but gave her name to Missus.
Pongo), and Perdita, a lost dog brought in as a wet nurse to help Mrs. In the novel, there are three adult dalmatians: Pongo, Missus (aka Mrs. They simplified a few things, of course-most notably with regard to some of the characters. And for once, Disney stuck pretty close to the book. If you’ve seen the Disney animated movie-and who hasn’t?-you already know the basic plot, so I won’t go over it here*.
Such a darling book! Why on earth didn’t I read it sooner?! Especially the Dearlys' neighbor Cruella de Vil, a fur-fancying fashion plate with designs on the Dalmatians' spotted coats! So, when the puppies are stolen from the Dearly home, and even Scotland Yard is unable to find them, Pongo and Missis know they must take matters into their own paws! With their human owners, the Dearlys, to look after them, they lived in a comfortable home in London with their 15 adorable Dalmatian puppies, loved and admired by all. Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble Published by Listening Library Genres: MG Books Series: The Hundred and One Dalmatians #1 The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith (audio review)
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