Megicce Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Would love to cash in on some of the "afternoon nap" audiobook action that SWB talks about. My 4yo LOVES listening to books...but I'm having a difficult time locating audiobooks that are appropriate for her. She is VERRRRRY sensitive to anything violent or sad. We've had success (obsession, really) so far with Nate the Great books, but they're not exactly excellent literature. :) Our library's online catalog doesn't seem to have a very intuitive way to search for audiobooks, so I've had a hard time even figuring out what is available. Any suggestions for great kids' books that have a good audio version? I'm thinking maybe I can find them if I look for them by name. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunriseiz Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Librivox has some Thornton Burgess books (Paddy the Beaver, etc) that you can download for free. From the library, you might look for Curious George. HTH! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 James Herriots Treasury for Children. Simply wonderful, happy, sweet stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 We've enjoyed almost everything by Arnold Lobel (Mouse Tales cd, Frog & Toad). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 beatrix potter, winnie the pooh. Raggedy Ann is on librivox too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Librivox has some Thornton Burgess books (Paddy the Beaver, etc) that you can download for free. From the library, you might look for Curious George. HTH! :) I agree. Favorites here. Also some Jim Weiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three4me Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is pretty harmless, and my DD usually likes that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Rabbit Ears has well done fairy/folk tales from around the world. Beverly Cleary books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Researcher Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Mr. Popper's Penguins - my kids still love listening to this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingCat Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 James Herriots Treasury for Children. Simply wonderful, happy, sweet stories. Just wanted to say these stories didn't work for my older DD - for example she got very upset when the mom cat died in "The Christmas Day Kitten". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 My girls LOVE the American Girl audio books that our library has. Roald Dahl also has great stories like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox and more that my children enjoyed very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 My 6 yo's favorite audiobooks (listened to over and over) have been Winnie the Pooh, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, Raggedy Ann Stories, Charlotte's Web, Half Magic, Peter Pan (although this is pretty dark - maybe not good for a sensitive little) The Railway Children, The Secret Garden, and The Wizard of Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 My dd's don't care for the Lib recordings. I think it's because of the constant repeating of "this is a lib recording, all lib recordings are part of the public domain" LOL! However my ds just listened to Raggedy Ann during his rest time for the first time on the tv and fell right asleep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I take a lot out from the library; they're more professionally done (obviously) than Librivox. Although Lit 2 Go isn't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 All of a Kind Family Understood Betsy Mother West Wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Librivox has some Thornton Burgess books (Paddy the Beaver, etc) that you can download for free. From the library, you might look for Curious George. HTH! :) LibriVox has an absolutely delightful version of My Father's Dragon, too. It's read by a boy who sounds about 12, and who does a better job than many of the adult readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Ooh, I will try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 My dd's don't care for the Lib recordings. I think it's because of the constant repeating of "this is a lib recording, all lib recordings are part of the public domain" LOL! However my ds just listened to Raggedy Ann during his rest time for the first time on the tv and fell right asleep! I have that blurp memorized. I admit when picking out a librivox recording I do try to get a library one first. I then take into consideration how long each track is. Sometimes a Burgess book will only be broken up into 4 or 5 sections (instead of 20 or so chapters) so you get a longer time between hearing the librivox blurp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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