gandpsmommy Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'd like to start listening to an audiobook in the car on the way to and from activities, since we live at least 30 minutes from all activities. Are there any titles that you and your kids have particularly enjoyed listening to as opposed to reading yourselves? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 We all loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with award winning Monty Python guy reading it! The Narnia series, The Magic Tree House series, Charlotte's Web, Trumpet of the Swan, Chocolate Fever, Little House (first one), Jim Weiss series (we have a couple). That is all I can think of right now. Oh, and I did find a rare cassette tape, from the library, of Tin Tin that my son loved, he is 6. We are way into books on tape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperch Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Swiss Family Robinson, Jim Weiss stories, Winnie the Pooh, etc., Mercy Watson, the Strange Tale of Edward Tulane, Charles Lamb's Shakespeare for Children, Five Children and it, Beatrix Potter, anything by Roald Dahl, SOTW, Beethoven Lives Upstairs and the rest of that series, Wizard of Oz, Treasure Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTwinsMom1 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 My 7 year olds are currently loving the Little House Series by Laura Ingalls on tape quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Harry Potter series, Inkheart series, The story of the treasure seekers, ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'd like to start listening to an audiobook in the car on the way to and from activities, since we live at least 30 minutes from all activities. Are there any titles that you and your kids have particularly enjoyed listening to as opposed to reading yourselves? Thanks. We all love EB White reading Trumpet of the Swan. It's easy on the adult ears as well as loved by the kids. The Narnia series is another favorite. For history, ours loved SOTW CD's and something called Principles of America or something like that. I don't know what the "principles" part was, but they were excellent dramatizations of moments in American history. Very captivating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhereHopeGrows Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 CS Lewis Narnia books! We all love them! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Story of the World (we have Vol. 1 and 2 so far) Rabbit Ears Radio Tall Tales Redwall Narnia (Focus on the Family dramatized and the audiobooks read by famous actors/actresses, we love both) Classical Kids CDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 We all love EB White reading Trumpet of the Swan. It's easy on the adult ears as well as loved by the kids. :iagree: Island of the Blue Dolphin read by Tantoo Cardinal MPO's Odyssey Vox Music Masters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Hank the Cowdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Mine loved The Indian in the Cupboard series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Anne of Green Gables Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles series Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series (these are adult rather than kid, but my 8 yo daughter adores her---we did have to stop for a while several books into the series as the time period moves more toward WWI and gets a bit darker and heads into somewhat more mature territory than she's ready to handle yet) Redwall Percy Jackson and the Olympians (my husband found the voice annoying though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 My younger dd's favorites have been Rascal (read by Jim Weiss) and A Single Shard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 We have listened to tons of audio books :), but these have been our favorites so far: The Eddie Dickens Trilogy, by Philip Ardagh (very funny!) The Spiderwick Chronicles, by Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi Poppy (Dimwood Forest series), by Avi The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo Tiger, Tiger, by Lynn Reid Banks (GREAT book, Ancient Rome) Everything on a Waffle, by Polly Horvath Ben and Me, by Robert Lawson Sarah, Plain and Tall (and sequels), by Patricia MacLachlan Andrew Clements books are always a big hit, like Lunch Money, Frindle, No Talking, The School Story, The Report Card, etc. The Whipping Boy The Sisters Grimm: Fairy Tale Detectives (and sequels) The Hundred Dresses My Father's Dragon (and sequels) Amber Brown books, by Paula Danziger Ramona books, by Beverly Cleary ... might think of some more later :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Here is a librivox thread of free audio books you can download. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39250&highlight=librivox Ben doesn't really like audio books, but Nathan also loves: Story of the World Our Island Story anything Jim Weiss anything Marguerite Henry anything Dick King-Smith anything E. B. White anything L. Frank Baum My Father's Dragon (and others) Redwall series Chronicles of Narnia series The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy read by Rob Inglis Wulf the Saxon (G. A. Henty) The Cay (Theodore Taylor) The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo) Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Dave Barry) and other Dave Barry Jonathan Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 We haven't listened to many, but we really liked "The Tale of Despereaux" and we LOVED, LOVED, LOVED "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" both by Kate DiCamillo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 It's the perfect time to listen to all those books you would ideally read to them. We went through most of the audio books in our library. Many of them have been mentioned. The dc grew up listening together and discussing the books. Book studies have never been difficult for them because of this. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Understood Betsy (much easier on tape than reading it aloud) anything Nesbit - again - easier to hear than read - brilliant Whales on Stilts - the best audio book for kids ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Ditto on many of the ones already mentioned, but here are a couple others: Bud, Not Buddy The Watsons Go to Birmingham Mr Chickee's Funny Money Mr Chickee's Messy Mission (this one and all above by Christopher Paul Curtis) The Stray (Dick King-Smith) A Year Down Yonder (Richard Peck) Room One , and Frindle (Andrew Clements) Homer Price The Series of Unfortunate Events (read by Tim Curry; the author reads a couple of the books and my kids didn't enjoy those as much) Double ditto on Hank the Cowdog which are intended to be listened to rather than read. Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 My oldest (8) can't get enough audiobooks. The Narnia Series The Hobbit, Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and Return of the King The Bridge to Terabithia Fifty Famous Fairy Tales Rabbit Ears Rudyard Kipling's Just so stories the first 2 Little House on the Priarie books (our library doesn't have the rest) The Wind in the Willows Redwall Shakespeare for children And a bunch more I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Recent titles we have listened to are the Harry Potter stories, Bud not Buddy, and currently Anne of Green Gables. Their absolute favorite this year has been Muddle Earth though, it was a very amusing story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 They love anything read by the Full-Cast Audio: http://www.fullcastaudio.com/ (a company founded by author Bruce Coville...each part in the stories is read by a different actor.) From this company we own: Hobart The Moffats Monster's Ring Dragon of Doom (from the Moongobble and Me series) Regular audiobooks they love: Boxcar Children The Cricket in Times Square Bridge to Terabithia Tuck Everlasting Any Andrew Clements (Frindle, etc) Indian in the Cupboard Series A Wrinkle in Time Any Judy Blume Fudge books ...and tons more I can't think of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 We usually listen to audio books only while vacation-driving. However, my husband spends about 3 hours daily in the car. He tried audio books for adults, but complained they were too smutty and poorly written, so I started getting him kids books! So far he's listened to His Dark Materials, Harry Potter, Witch of Blackbird Pond, Crispin Cross of Lead, Frankenstein, and The Cay. It makes his drive easier, and he's able to discuss them with my son. (Who's usually already read them) My favorite is The Mysterious Benedict Society and its sequel. I couldn't stop listening to it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonria Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 We have listened to many of the books already listed. My son loves to listen to them when he is in bed at bed time. From the Full-Cast Audio library we loved The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C Wrede (Dealing with Dragons - first book). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Listened to over and over for years.... D'ualaire's Greek Myths Shakespeare for Children The Moffats Understood Betsy Little Women Secret Garden All of a Kind Family Famous Men of series on librivox Mother West Wind Swiss Family Robinson Little House on the Prairie The Chronicles of Narnia The Classic's for Kids series The unabridged LOTR trilogy by Rob Inglais and the Hobbit new favorites Nim's Island Spiderwick Chronicles Tales from the Odyssey The Lightning Thief series All Creatures Great and Small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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