NightOwlMama Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 We need some new books on CD for downtime so we'll be hitting the library and then ordering what we like. Anyone have audio book loves to share? My almost 5 yr old will listen to things far above his level so share all age levels please. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyfulMama Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 This may not be exactly what you are looking for, but we have been enjoying these: http://www.artsreformation.com/records/ My ds5 loves many of these, as well as The Far Side of the Mountain, The Cricket in Times Square, and pretty much anything we can lay our hands on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Our library selection is limited but hits here are: Ribsy, My Father's Dragon, and The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Both listen to and enjoy (but I think one likes more than the other) the Boxcar Children and Chronicles of Narnia. We do StoryNory on the computer too as well as Lit2Go and Kiddierecordsweekly. My boys also love those and no library needed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Our favorite audiobook ever, hands-down, is Tale of Despereaux. The British actor who reads it is a genius — I only wish the movie had followed the actual storyline, and that this guy had done ALL the voices, because his version was sooooo much better than the movie. Also much better than the characterizations I would have had in my head if I'd read it myself. We re-listen to it every few months, and whenever we have soup for dinner, the kids say "Sooooouuuup, sooooouuuup...." in Roscuro's voice. And I'm convinced that we will "boo" like Botticelli for the rest of our lives. :D Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 We just finished listening to Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman, it was awesome, very funny, DH and I both thoroughly enjoyed it as did the kids, infact they demanded we listen to it twice! We also loved Danny Champion of the World by Rold Dahl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest monkey Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I've been using youtube to entertain my li'l girl. Try this website for a good collection of children's books: https://sites.google.com/site/animatedchildrenbooks/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcyB Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 We love Hank the Cowdog. I've actually enjoyed just about everything we've listened to except for the Percy Jackson series. I don't like the books much and really don't like the voice actor, so it takes away from listening to the story for me. http://www.netlibrary.com/Default.aspx This was on Homeschool Bytes this morning...and definitely something I'm wanting to see if our library will eventually begin using because our audio section is pretty lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcyB Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 We love Hank the Cowdog. I've actually enjoyed just about everything we've listened to except for the Percy Jackson series. I don't like the books much and really don't like the voice actor, so it takes away from listening to the story for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The Poppy series by Avi is great. Anything by Jim Weiss We love anything read by Jim Dale - Harry Potter series is the best, but he also reads the Peter and the Star Catchers series A Series of Unfortunate Events Hatchet Sign of the Beaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissa Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Focus on the Family' s Radio Theater's Chronicles of Narnia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I'm partial to the Bunnicula recordings, but I'll admit that it's as much my love of the reader as it is love of the books. Victor Garber invests the stories with such goofy gravitas, if that is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReneTL Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The Trumpet of the Swan read by E.B. White is fabulous - complete with actual trumpet playing. You would never experience that reading from the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The Trumpet of the Swan read by E.B. White is fabulous - complete with actual trumpet playing. You would never experience that reading from the page. :iagree:We have also recently enjoyed Winnie the Pooh, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Series of Unfortunate Events (although I wouldn't listen to this with real young ones). We are currently listening to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and we're loving it!! I hear nothing but great things about Tale of Deseperaux, although I personally love to read it aloud, so I bypass the audiobook! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 We still love Hank the Cowdog, and my kids are teens now. :) Our favorites when they were younger were: Anne of Green Gables The Wheel on the School Ginger Pye Winnie the Pooh stories & poems read by Charles Kuralt Charlotte's Web read by the author Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Percy Jackson series! The entire family liked this one. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Winnie the Pooh anything by Kate DiCamilo Mysterious Benedict Society Peter Pan Magic Tree House Series Alice in Wonderland Ramona the Great Keep in mind that my kids are older than yours. My youngest goes in and out of listening and enjoys some of the easier stories more than others, especially the Magic Tree House series. I have a tough crew to satisify because of the age range. We do a lot of traveling so books on CD are great entertainment! I'm going to check out Hank the Cowdog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 and I want to add that you might want to check out Tumblebooks: http://library.santaclaraca.gov/index.aspx?page=1542 They have a list of audiobooks too! But I love the picture books for my DS. I use them to keep him occupied while I'm working with his older brother and sister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The Penderwicks and The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, Ramona the Pest, Henry Huggins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 This may not be exactly what you are looking for, but we have been enjoying these:http://www.artsreformation.com/records/ My ds5 loves many of these, as well as The Far Side of the Mountain, The Cricket in Times Square, and pretty much anything we can lay our hands on. I love this! TFS. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The Ramona books. They're read by Stockard Channing and we have enjoyed them all summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 We loved Rascal, read by Jim Weiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in the NH Woods Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I, Houdini (about a runaway hamster), by Lynn Reid Banks King of Shadows, by Susan Cooper :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Ramona the Pest (but mostly just that one, not the other Ramona books) Rowan of Rin series Mrs. PiggleWiggle series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in the NH Woods Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Charlotte's Web read by the author I love how E.B. White says, "Wil~buh". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 My kids loved Story of the World from the time they were little. There is also a wonderful series on American history in which history is told by dialog between major characters. We bought this before a road trip for the kids and dh and I were entranced! They're called Living Principles of America (and the title sounds like it's slanted some way or another, but we didn't find them that way at all. Just great drama.) E.B.White reading Trumpet of the Swan and Charlotte's Web. Chronicles of Narnia. We liked the series Focus on the Family publishes. Hank the Cowdog is incredibly funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwlMama Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 Wow! I have a huge list now - Thanks:) We like a wide variety so all of this looks good. Sounds like we need to get Hank the Cowdog for sure :) - I've never heard of it. I recently bought the Winnie the Pooh series read by Peter Dennis and checked out a bunch read by Jim Weiss. My boys are going to love all of these:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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