kalusignan Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I'm looking for audiobook recommendations for my dd4. My older dd listens to A LOT of audiobooks, and her little sister wants to be just like her and is asking for her own audiobooks to listen to at quiet time. We also listen together to lot of audiobooks and kids podcasts in the car, but I usually cater them towards my older dd and the little one picks up whatever she understands or is interested in. I've never really picked any just for her... Please let me know of any titles your preschooler has loved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 The first audiobooks that DD got into were the boxcar children series. The stories are good and the language is simple. Also, your library is almost guaranteed to have some of the early ones. Well, I said the first book series, but so far it is the only. I don't want to jinx the good streak, so we are listening to all of them I can get, and Hoopla has a great many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalusignan Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 The first audiobooks that DD got into were the boxcar children series. The stories are good and the language is simple. Also, your library is almost guaranteed to have some of the early ones. Well, I said the first book series, but so far it is the only. I don't want to jinx the good streak, so we are listening to all of them I can get, and Hoopla has a great many We already own the first 4 books on audio! Maybe I'll bring them out again. Thanks for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three4me Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 My kids liked the Frances books at that age! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 At that age my small ones loved Jim Weiss CDs: especially Fairytale Favorites, Giants, Old Testament stories, and Famously Funny. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Ours liked theClassical Kids series. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingMama1214 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 The Ramona Collection. Dd 4.5 and ds 2.5 have listened to it twice! The BFG Pippilongstocking Winnie The pooh and The House on Pooh Corner The Wind in the Willows The Beatrix Potter collection 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Sparkle stories 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdrinca Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 A collection of Maurice Sendak books: https://www.amazon.com/Where-Wild-Things-Are-CD/dp/0061227404/ref=la_B000AQ1O5O_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1476924908&sr=1-1&refinements=p_82%3AB000AQ1O5O%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A2682077011 Frog and Toad, read by the author The first Little House book 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 James Herriot's Treasury for Children. It's simply wonderful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I don't know what I would have done without SOTW audio CD's. My then 3yo would listen to the stories over and over. And there were so many of them that it kept him busy for long stretches of time while I schooled my older dd. Best homeschooling investment I have made so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Librivox Beatrix Potter treasury. Many of the lines are a favourite around here such, "Cottontail, Cottontail, fetch me some chamomile," "Bite him, Pickles, bite him. He's only a German doll" and "It's your own fault for being a terrier." The Burgess nature books of librivox have also been popular. Buster Bear is particularly nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Preschool age? Jim Weiss, EB White, Narnia. The other thing to remember is your library will have audiobooks you can download. If you're thinking you want picture books paired with audio, that will be cheaper than going through audible. If you get the books from Overdrive, at least with our library they check out through amazon. For the duration of the loan, it's as good as owning, meaning amazon will offer you the discounted companion product. So like if you get the audio of the book through the library/overdrive, then amazon will let you *buy* the kindle version of the book. And if it's a book that works with whispersync, then it will do immersion reading and turn the pages and highlight the words as it reads. Pretty slick! :) We did some cute little books that way. Ree Drummond has a book about dogs that was cute. There was another one about bats. Just little picture books that you'd never want to spend $10 for an audible credit to do, but when you could do it for $1-2 it was pretty cute. A LOT of picture books are available that way. Caps for sale, Where the Wild Things Are, etc. The other thing to look for, if you're on an ipad especially, are interactive books. My ds had some uber cute books that were stories in german. He doesn't know german, but he got a kick out of looking at them. You'd touch things and it would go through the story and the pictures would move. I don't know if they have many for kindle, but for ipad definitely those are fun. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 My 4&5 year old like many of those listed above plus The Cat in the Hat/Dr Seuss collection, Just So Stories, and a collection of Fairy Tales I've had since my oldest was little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalusignan Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 My 4&5 year old like many of those listed above plus The Cat in the Hat/Dr Seuss collection, Just So Stories, and a collection of Fairy Tales I've had since my oldest was little. I completely forgot about the Cat in the Hat/Dr. Seuss one! We got that one from the library when my oldest was little and LOVED it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) My library has a nice selection of picture books with cds that have a ding sound when it's time to turn the page. My dds loved them.. Edited October 21, 2016 by MotherGoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschoolmom3 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 The BFG Pippilongstocking Frog and Toad, read by the author My kids liked the Frances books at that age! Got to agree with these, my son loved these! Others he has loved ages 4-5 range: James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox Penderwicks!!? loved this one..ha! Wizard of Oz any of McCloskey's books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 My 4 year old loves Nate the Great and Ivy and Bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen A Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Betsy-Tacy, the first story, starts with girls at a 5th bday party, IIRC. It is a sweet and simple novel. It was the first audiobook my then 5 yo? daughter and I shared and we loved it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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