Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales Wins the Platinum Oppenheim Award

November 27, 2009 in News by Francesca | 2 comments

The audiobook version of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales – produced by Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) in honor of Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday and whose tales are read by an array of celebrated, award-winning performers including  Benjamin Bratt – has been announced the Platinum winner of the 2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award for Audio.

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: Listen Up! Our Platinum and Gold Audio Winners 2009

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    Sharon on November 28, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    Thanks for the shout out! We are thrilled and grateful Ben took part — his reading is great.

    The audiobook is getting a bunch of great coverage and attention including listed on iTunes’ list of 2009 best fiction audiobooks and Library Journal’s fall picks.

    See more on the website: http://www.mandelasfavoritefolktales.com

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    Sharon on December 6, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    Now the audiobook has been nominated for a Grammy!

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