maize Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 So I have a 2e dyslexic child who loves to listen to audiobooks; I'm hoping for some recommendations. This is my seven year old. Some of the things she has listened to and enjoyed: All the Oz books Chronicles of Narnia Mysterious Benedict books Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place books Redwall Green Ember The Princess and the Goblins, The Princess and Curdie The False Prince trilogy The Golden Goblet Polyanna Princess Academy Ivanhoe Captains Courageous We tried the Dark is Rising series but it made her feel afraid. It's a pretty wide range of stuff. She seems to be able to follow just about anything and likes adventure but not too scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GThomas Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I don't know if these are on audiobooks but there's The Tale of Desperaux, The Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The Penderwicks, The Far Side of the Mountain, Holes, Stig of the Dump, The Lightening Thief series, The Kane Chronicle series, Shiloh, A Wrinkle in Time, The Phantom Tollbooth, books from the Who Was series (non fiction). Have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcmommy Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Almost all the Newbery books and even the honor books are on audio. We all love audio here and I listen to as many as possible that way. Thank goodness the libraries have moved to digital loans because I can play them directly from my iphone now whereas before we were often subjected to the annoyance of scratched and skipping discs. Tapes had many fewer problems. 39 Clues is a series your dd may enjoy as well as Grego the Overlander and more in that vein. If she is sensitive maybe go down to the adorable Chet Gecko series and McBroom's Wonderful Farm series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Following... I tend to go off the book list from Mensa, and a lot of books are available audibly but I don't have specific recommendations. I did stop Percy after a few minutes as I felt it was too mature re: language/attitude or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I like to pick catalogs of homeschool curriculum (like Sonlight or Veritas Press) that uses a lot of literature/historical fiction and then go down their reading list for audio books for my 2e kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest2 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 We have enjoyed: Homer Price, Anything by Elinor Estes( more accurately everything)...especially: The Moffats , Ruffus M, the Middle Moffat All of a Kind Family Five Children and It Penderwicks series My Fathers Dragon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 The Hobbit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Looking through my Audible list for my younger ds: Anything Beverly Cleary All of a Kind Family series Half Magic Anne of Green Gables series Ginger Pye, Pinky Pye, The Moffats, The Saturdays, etc. Rabbit Hill The Phantom Tollbooth Caddie Woodlawn At the Back of the North Wind & other George MacDonald All Creatures Great and Small 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 My 7 yr old has listened to everything we have by Beverly Cleary and Roald Dahl more than once. Other repeats: Mr. Popper's Penguins Nim's Island Secrets at Sea The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail He adored the Harry Potter series (this took him a few months!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayareanative Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 My girls also loved all the Oz books, plus check out the other books by Baum (Enchanted Island of Yew, Sky Island, etc) They enjoyed Thornton Burgess at that age, as well as the Black Beauty books, Anne of Green Gables, Alice in Wonderland, Swiss Family Robinson, The Secret Garden. There are the Laura Ingalls Wilder Books and the Birchbark series that are a nice companion. They also liked the Kaya series by Janet Shaw, and I know a lot of kids like the other "American Girl" books but mine haven't tried them. There's also the "Sarah Plain & Tall" series. They LOVED the Swallows and Amazons series as well as the Green Knowe series. They have enjoyed several of the "Dear America" book series as well as the "Royal Diaries" series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest2 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I just thought of another thing . You may want to look at the books listed for Five in a Row , or Beyond Five in a Row. Also, i would recceomend (if you dont have one yet) a subscription to Learning Ally. It is around $100, but has most of the books mentioned reccorded. Such a fantastic resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-eyed Suzan Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 If you haven't heard them already, A Bear Called Paddington and Beatrix Potter books are fun. The British accents of the narrators make them even more enjoyable than usual. :) Heidi The Carpet People Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Pippi Longstocking Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetzmama Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 The Kingdom Series by Chuck Black. It is a 6 or 7 book series based in medieval times and is allegorical to the Bible. The main character is male, but would be incomplete without the strong female character throughout the series. The audio is produced as a drama, complete with an instrumental musical score and the clanging of epic sword battles (sometimes it is that strong young lady expertly wielding the sword :-) ). There is an inexpensive booklet that can be purchased which explains how each part of the story relates to a Biblical account. Sometimes the parallel was obvious, other times it was less obvious and the booklet was insightful. Hands down, this is my kids favorite audio series we've listened to over the years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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