saw Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 DS8 has been listening to the complete Ramona collection (I think it's 5 books all together) almost every single night and during free time in the day for the last few months. I kid you not. He reads other books while he listens to them, or plays while listening. Right now he is building train tracks and listening. He has memorised chunks of the books and will recite along with the iPod. His siblings and I think it's time to try something new (before we all go crazy). The older three never cared for Ramona or the other books that DS8 likes to read (Roald Dahl and then some more Roald Dahl and then mostly non-fiction). I'm at a bit of a loss to suggest a new audiobook since his taste in books is so different to what I'm used to guiding. So, if your DCs like Ramona, or Roald Dahl, or Flat Stanley, what other author would you recommend? Maybe Robert McCloskey? I was thinking Carolyn Haywood but I cannot find any audiobooks, and I'd really like an audiobook to listen to instead of Ramona. Our nightly read-alouds have been Farmer Boy, Detectives in Togas, and, now, Little House on the Prairie. Those have all been big hits. Thanks for any suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Henry Huggins series by Beverly Clearly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 My kids loved the Clementine series, but they are good easier reads so you may want them to read them, not listen to them. For audio books, we stuck with what the library selection. :-) McClosky is great, Richard Peck is fabulous, and Edith Nesbit is great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Clementine series- The audiobooks are fabulous, the narrator is wonderful. Other Cleary books, Henry Huggins series. Fudge books by Judy Blume (Some of these have some issues that some parents want to avoid...one of them I think he learns that Santa isn't real and one he learns where babies come from. It doesn't give all the details but it opens the door for kids to ask. Those weren't big issues here but I've heard other parents complain about it). We really loved those audiobooks. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle audiobooks are fun Toys Go Out series Homer Price by Robert McCloskey Soup books by Robert Newton Peck Encyclopedia Brown All of a Kind Family Penderwicks The Frog Princess series by E. D. Baker- all three of my kids loved those I've heard the How to Train Your Dragon audiobooks are really funny but haven't listened to them myself Bunnicula by James Howe and the other books in the series 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Books by Sid Fleishman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 The little house audio books are GREAT! Cherry jones does an excellent job. Much less annoying than the Ramona audio books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 The Penderwicks audio books are good. Charlotte's Web and Trumpet of the Swan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 The Year of Billy Miller How to Eat Fried Worms The Mouse and the MotorcycleHarriet the Spy Frindle Freckle Juice The Cricket in Times Square The Phanton Tollbooth Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHMCadie Woodlawn The Indian in the Cupboard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKWAcademy Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Henry Huggins - also by Beverly Cleary Boxcar Children Nate the Great My son listens to these and Ramona over and over. All of these are available through my library via Overdrive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriciaT Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I don't know if the audio books are any good, but my daughter who loved reading Ramona also loves the Ivy and Bean series. They have that same sort of quirky, mischievous humor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaac_megan Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Trumpet of the Swan The Mouse and the Motorcycle DS loved the same books, almost obsessively. All audio or read alouds. The first books he enjoyed reading on his own were by Bill Wallace; I believe he started with The Backward Bird Dog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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