I was so excited about getting this CD, as my grandaughters love the Berenstain Bear stories. I planned to use it on long drives in the car with them. I was extremely disappointed with the lack of expression of Mama Bear. I hate to be rude, but I think my five year old grandaughter could read with more expression. Papa Bear was fine. He "felt" the lines he was reading, but Mama Bear didn't feel her part and was not convincing. Lines were staggered and delayed. In fact, I am about to write Amazon to see if I can return the CD. I realize that the voices are the authors themselves, but I wish they had gotten the same voices that are on the DVD's.