blondeviolin Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 In the month of December we'll be on vacation...and in the car at least 40 hours. I'd like to fill an MP3 player with audio books for my 5yo. Most recently she's enjoyed: Winnie The Pooh The House at Pooh Corner How to Eat Fried Worms Pippi Longstocking Roald Dahl books (she hasn't done Matilda or the Twits, but completed all the rest) Magic Tree House 1-12 (but these have very boring audio and I'd rather her read them on her own) We did Little House and she liked that okay, but it wasn't her favorite. She loves the audio books because she enjoys the stories and the imagination they require...and she isn't reading them. LOL I was thinking maybe the Ramona books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I'm sure you've heard it before, but my sons really have loved Jim Weiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Is your local library part of the Overdrive eBook & audio book program? We've gotten quite a few audio books downloaded to iPods free through this program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Ramona is a hit here right now. Little also loves the Penderwicks and Henry Huggins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Our favourites: Five children and it The pheonix and the carpet The story of the Amulet Milly Molly Mandy Secret seven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I just downloaded The Railway Children from Librivox and even I like to listen to it, and I hate audiobooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 We loved "Toys Go Out" by Emily Jenkins. There are two more books after, although we read them (don't know if they are available as audiobooks or not). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBeaks Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 It's not literature, but my 6yo son likes Hank the Cowdog audios. The voices are pretty funny. Padington Bear James Herriott's treasury on audio I second Jim Weiss - pretty much any of his were hits here. We use the Magic Treehouse audios as reading practice - they follow along in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather R Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Is your local library part of the Overdrive eBook & audio book program? We've gotten quite a few audio books downloaded to iPods free through this program. Yes, we've just started doing this, too. We are currently enjoying The Moffats by Eleanor Estes. I have downloaded Where the Red Fern Grows, but I don't know what ages that would be most suitable for. We have also enjoyed The Little Prince and The Incredible Journey of Edward Tulane on past car trips. Have a great trip! Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I like audio books that have a little special something. A cricket in times square, it has music in the background,a dn foreground when appropriate. The little house series, some people complain about the voice of Cherry Jones. But it has excellent fiddle playing when Pa plays the fiddle you actually hear someone playing the fiddle... Much better then my attempts at singing. Dealing with dragons series, it has voices for all the characters. A big plus for me. You can also get the first two "five little peppers" books for free from someplace online. (I lost on my links recently). These were well done for free books. Once voice for all characters but it is free. I also would have found these books difficult to read out loud due to the languge used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Some that I don't see mentioned that we have enjoyed: Charlotte's Web Stuart Little Hundred and One Dalmatians (Dodie Smith, not Disney) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Some that we have enjoyed that I don't think have been mentioned yet: The Tale of Despereaux Because of Winn-Dixie Betsy-Tacy Narnia I second the votes for Jim Weiss and James Herriot's Treasury for Children. Find readers/narrators you like and see what else they've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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