RanchGirl Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Please tell me your favorite audio books for boys for our upcoming family road trip! I've got a couple Freddy the Pig (Walter Brooks) on order but I'm drawing a blank for any other ideas. Thanks for any suggestions! Tana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrabelle Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hi, Here's a few we've enjoyed: Hank the Cowdog By the Great Horn Spoon (set during the gold rush in California) Sign of the Beaver The Indian in the Cupboard Any of the Jim Weiss cd's are great Hope this helps a little. All of these are at our local library. I hope you might can find some. Terri in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzannah Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hank the Cowdog, any and all of them. The Hobbit The Chronicles of Narnia (the series where Kenneth Branaugh reads the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is great) Winning His Spurs (DS prefers Jim Hodges) In Freedom's Cause (DS prefers Jim Hodges) Ribsy Henry Huggins Rascal Black Beauty All of the above heartily approved by DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Poppy Poppy and Rye Ragweed My Side of the Mountain Homer Price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Chronicles of Narnia At the Back of the North Wind Shakespeare for Kids Little House on the Prarie Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Adventures in Odyssey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 My children LOVE the Freddy the Pig books on cd. They've listened to all the Freddy books we could get on cd from libraries in our area. Multiple times! Mysterious Benedict Society Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Redwall (I got tired of these, so my boys and daughter had to listen before bed, etc.) Robin Hood (This is another one my boys have listened to multiple times.) And others have mentioned... Jim Weiss cd's Little House series D'Aulaire's Greek Myths Narnia series yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Farmer Boy (my son loved this at about age 8 or 9) Redwall (if you are Ok with the fighting) Jim Weiss-my kids love most all of his tapes-esp Greek Heroes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Harry Potter is always a hit for long trips; the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series is EXCELLENT, and there are five books in the series, so if you get the first two or three, you're pretty much set for the duration. My boys (11 & almost 13) liked The Convicts by Iain Lawrence, but it's probably not a good choice for sensitive listeners as it's pretty gruesome at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Lost on a Mountain in Maine was a hit with my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mominbc Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Our kids LOVE Johnathon Park CD's and have learned so much at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Girl Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I'm seconding the Percy Jackson and the Olympians recommendation; the audio books are serviceable, but not great, but the story is really engaging and the characters are a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyInTraining Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Our kids LOVE Johnathon Park CD's and have learned so much at the same time! I highly recommend the Jonathan Park CD's. Check them out at www.jonathanpark.com or www.visionforum.com . Very educational also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnieB Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Great adventure stories by Ridley Pearson: Peter and the Starcatchers Peter and the Shadow Thieves Peter and the Secret of Rundoon These really pull you in even if you're not an adventure story lover (me) and they have a familiarity to them as they are prequels to Peter Pan.....which makes it fun to feel you already know the characters. Another great series from Ridley Pearson is Kingdom Keepers (they are set in Disneyworld). Can't go wrong with Jim Weiss reading anything.....most of his CDs are pretty short, though, at about an hour each, so be sure to take several. He has a few that are longer....Old Yeller, Rascal, Swiss Family Robinson (this one is a dozen hours at least!), Kidnapped, and probably some others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlychan Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 A Series of Unfortunate Events Series by Lemony Snicket is AWESOME. A little dark, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in SEVA Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 :lurk5: Thanks for this thread! The timing is perfect, we have a loooooong road trip coming up. :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3browneyedboys4me Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Geronimo Stilton books on audio are hilarious! They are just funny and entertaining. Nothing serious. My kids have enjoyed them very much. After they listened to so many of the SOTW, Johnathan Park, Harry Potter, etc., they just needed a change. These were perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I love so many of the books mentioned here but had to add a new one we recently found. My younger set of kids (4, 8, and 10) and I recently listened to the BEST audiobook - The City Under the Back Steps by Evelyn Sibley Lampman. It is about two cousins (Craig and Jill) who are shrunk down to ant size and must learn to live with an ant colony. Very entertaining, informative, and so much fun! Most of the info on ants is true, too. http://www.chinaberry.com/family/city-back-steps.shtml I bought our copy from Chinaberry and it was worth every penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Peter and the Starcatchers read by Jim Dale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 The Whipping Boy!! One of our family favorites :) Also any of the "Soup" series by Robert Newton Peck....I almost had to pull off the road when we were listening to "Soup Ahoy" I was laughing so hard. blessings, Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budeb Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Anything by Jim Weiss Adventures in Odyssey (spelling?) not a book but good stories. My side of the mountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfside Academy Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 My boys enjoy Jonathan Park and the Bunnicula series is great on CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Ledge Academy Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I second the Narnia series, and Little House on the Prairie series, also Jim Weiss has one on Queen Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake...pirates and all that. Also, check out http://www.librivox.org, there are books in the public domain, read by volunteers, that you can download for free. We have loved Edith Nesbit's Railway Children, and Treasure Seekers, also Robinson Crusoe for Children, and there are tons more. Have a great trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Wow, thank you for all the great suggestions!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimerinkydo Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 My kids thought How to Train Your Dragon was a hoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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