The Minnesota Chronicles The Gustafer Yellowgold Story: Volume 2

by Morgan Taylor

Who knew that a visit to Minnesota would be even stranger than life on the Sun? Musician and storyteller Morgan Taylor returns with another Gustafer Yellowgold tale and a collection of kid-friendly rock tunes that the whole family can enjoy.

This Audible Original begins where I’m from the Sun: The Gustafer Yellowgold Story leaves off, as our brave, young sunling prepares for his most daring adventure yet. Emboldened by a putterbike race victory against his archnemesis, Gustafer Yellowgold heads to Earth to cure his ultra-rare case of Ice-Cream-Cone-Heart. Back on the Sun, Gustafer’s older brother Ben faces the heat from Mission Control when the journey doesn’t go as planned, and young Gustafer’s fate hangs in the balance. He risks his own golden hide to find Earthlings among the lakes of Minnesota–but can he count on them to help him get his journey back on track and make it back home?

Two-time Grammy nominee Morgan Taylor has long been a hit with ever-hip parents and kids on the family circuit with his smart and catchy multimedia concerts. The Minnesota Chronicles (Gustafer’s first adventure on Earth) features 12 new songs and fresh recordings of two fan favorites, co-produced with Grammy-winning producer Dean Jones. This captivating production is perfect for family listening as well as for kids ages six and up to discover and enjoy on their own. Besides hours of delightful storytelling and music, listeners will take away some mildly revolutionary life lessons: Don’t assume, earn trust, and don’t judge an eel by its shade of purple.

Also included is a plethora of bonus material, featuring a full album’s worth of the songs from The Minnesota Chronicles, starting at Chapter 16. Only from Audible.

©2019 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC

Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook

Audible Audio

First published September 19, 2019

About the author

After a dozen or so years in the Dayton, Ohio indie-rock scene, mostly self-taught musical and visual artist Morgan Taylor moved to NYC in 1999 in pursuit of a life in the arts. While primarily focusing on songwriting and performing, Taylor honed his skills as a professional sound engineer. By 2004 he brought his love of drawing into the blend to self-produce the first Gustafer Yellowgold picture books, with cartoon images depicting the lyrics of some of his quirkier indie-folk pop songs. The books soon became animated, read-along music videos. The strong reaction from fans and press inspired Taylor to hit the stage with an early version of his multimedia concert in spring of 2005; within three years, he was full-time into the world of Gustafer. Over 2,000 live performances, eight CD/DVD albums, and two Grammy nominations later, Taylor is just hitting his creative stride with the Gustafer Yellowgold series.

Reviews

[Alex Shrugged · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you loved the first story, I'm From the Sun: The Gustafer Yellowgold Story, then you'll love this one as well. The music is well done. The lyrics could use some work. On the other hand, the music and lyrics followed the story, so there is only so much one can do about that. It was entertaining nevertheless, and I would have no problem listening to the story again with kids in the car.

[Ellen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this one, especially with the local Minnesota connection, but I had a hard time getting through the story. The music wasn't as catchy as the first - no "Hot Malt Eagle" hit that had me humming it for days. I'd rather listen to I'm from the Sun all over again.

[Kendra McIntyre · Rating 4 out of 5]

We're back again with Gustafer Yellowgold! Gustafer is on his way to Earth to fix his ice cream cone heart, where adventure awaits him. Gustafer meets many new and exciting friends who will help him to repair his sun pod and return home. Again, my kids loved this! Gustafer Yellowgold is already one of our favorites. The story is creative and engaging, and we're already waiting for the third installment!

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but not nearly as enjoyable as volume 1 (I Am From the Sun). Even the music was better in the first one.

[Kelly Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

clever and interesting and made us laugh

[Stephen Walls · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute for kiddos. I like the first one more, but this second book had more characters and more things to follow. It was a fun littler story for the kiddo.

[Kelli Santistevan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here’s what this book is about:”Who knew that a visit to Minnesota would be even stranger than life on the Sun? Musician and storyteller Morgan Taylor returns with another Gustafer Yellowgold tale and a collection of kid-friendly rock tunes that the whole family can enjoy. This Audible Original begins where I’m from the Sun: The Gustafer Yellowgold Story leaves off, as our brave, young sunling prepares for his most daring adventure yet. Emboldened by a putterbike race victory against his archnemesis, Gustafer Yellowgold heads to Earth to cure his ultra-rare case of Ice-Cream-Cone-Heart. Back on the Sun, Gustafer’s older brother Ben faces the heat from Mission Control when the journey doesn’t go as planned, and young Gustafer’s fate hangs in the balance. He risks his own golden hide to find Earthlings among the lakes of Minnesota–but can he count on them to help him get his journey back on track and make it back home?”

I listened to I’m From The Sun: The Gustafer Yellowgold Story in 2018 and I enjoyed it. This is volume 2 of that story. I enjoyed listening to this book. This was fun to listen to. I liked the story and the songs. I’m looking forward to volume 3.