watertribe Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 We have Peter Pan (unabridged), all the E.B. White books, and some Roald Dahl books on CD. Anyone have more recommendations appropriate for a 10 and 6 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto5 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I have several friends who love the Redwall books on audio. Im pretty sure they would be appropriate for a 10 and 6 year old. We also loved The Cricket in Times Square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamee Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 My boys have really enjoyed listening to the Percy Jackson series on audio. How to Train Your Dragon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Jim Weiss has done a lot of the Henty books. My ds9 and dd5 have been listening to Wulf the Saxon every day at lunch. We also listened to the Cat of Bubastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Focus on the Family's Chronicles of Narnia My kids got these for christmas last year and it was pretty much the ONLY thing they did on their christmas break. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 and some Roald Dahl books on CD Which is your favorite? We are listening to James and the Giant Peach and older dd LOVES it. Thought I would try another Dahl book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallorie Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 My kids-even my boys- really enjoyed The Secret Garden on audio during some long car rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Lynne Reid Banks titles such as Indian in the Cupboard and I, Houdini (my kids just about wore out the cassette tape of this one) Beverly Cleary books such as Mouse and the Motorcycle or any of the Henry Huggins books Dick King Smith books such as Babe E. Nesbit titles such as Five Children and It, and Treasures Seekers and Railway Children Jim Weiss also recorded the book Rascal, one of my all time favorite books from my boys' childhood And how about Charlotte's Web or Trumpet of the Swan? My younger son devoured all the Redwall books. Another favorite series for him was the Freddy the Pig books by Walter Brooks. They are delightfully silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuesdayschild Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 (edited) Which is your favorite? We are listening to James and the Giant Peach and older dd LOVES it. Thought I would try another Dahl book. I'm not the poster you asked, but had to say Danny the Champion of the World, & Fantastic Mr. Fox by Dahl are enduring favourites in our home. To the op: we have enjoyed many of Jim Weiss' audio books, as well as these: G.A. Henty's audio books by Weiss - DD likes In the Reign of Terror, DS likes Beric the Briton (both like The Cat of Bubastes) The Railway Children The Roman Mysteries (with the male reader) Paddington Bear (so droll & funny) The Last Chance Detectives Both the BBC & Focus on the Family's production of The Chronicle's of Narnia Pilgrims Progress (unabridged ) was DS favourite from a VERY young age DD liked The Boxcar Children audios we purchased My Father's Dragon Series The Story of Dr. Doolitte DS Likes The Hobbit There are a ton more, but I've run out of typing time. Edited November 3, 2010 by tuesdayschild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Jim Weiss has done a lot of the Henty books. My ds9 and dd5 have been listening to Wulf the Saxon every day at lunch. We also listened to the Cat of Bubastes. Just what I was going to say. Ds and I both loved The Cat of Bubastes. The Young Carthiginian is good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Harry Potter Jungle Book Mary Poppins Pippi Longstockings Narnia Doll People Wizard of Oz I's start checking some out from the library and see what they like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Tale of Despereaux is our family's absolute all-time favorite audiobook ever. The British actor who reads it does the most wonderful voices — I wish he'd done all the voices in the movie. (Oh, and that the movie actually stuck to the book, instead of making up a totally different and much weirder/creepier story. :glare: ) Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 My kids were about those ages when we were doing American history. A few that they liked were: Johnny Tremain Carry on Mr. Bowditch Witch of Blackbird Pond Sign of the Beaver Mr. Revere and I Some of our all-time favorites are: Poppy series by Avi Jim Weiss stories A Series of Unfortunate Events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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