LEK Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I am after some suggestions for audio books for my 6yo dd please. Diagnosed ASD, average to good comprehension for her age but very delayed in expressive language. She does not like picture books and never has. Will not even look at one. Will not, under any circumstances, allow someone to read to her (again, never has, even as a tiny baby she would not allow it). She will not even stay in the kids room at the library during story time as there is someone there reading aloud... BUTShe loves audio books lol lol lol So, we are needing quality books in audio format that will appeal and be suitable for an ASD 6yo. Ideally we want great quality literature, must be a chapter book, definitely no picture books on audio, I swear she knows it is meant to be a picture book and will not allow it, and most are not the same without the pictures anyway. We listen in the car while driving to extra curricula activities and visiting family so it would be great if the book was interesting to the rest of us, the older kids are 9 and almost 11. Ideas?Luckily since we moved last last year our new library has a decent collection to borrow but it seems very hit and miss for her, they are all either twaddle or way over her head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 My Father's Dragon. Librivox has a lovely free recording read by a very articulate child. A Bear Called Paddington books, read by Stephen Fry Mr Popper's Penguins Pippi Longstocking, read by Esther Benson Roald Dahl: James and the Giant Peach (Jeremy Irons), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Eric Idle), Fantastic Mr Fox and Other Animal Stories (Chirs O'Dowd, Geoffrey Palmer, Stephen Fry, Hugh Lawrie) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 And at the age, my youngest loved, loved all the Oz books read by Phil Chenevert on Librivox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Winnie the Pooh, House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young, Now We Are Six (the last two are AA Milne's poetry for kids). I definitely second the Paddington books. Little House in the Big Woods Aesop's Fables Charlotte's Web (read by the author, we all loved it) Farmer Boy The Wind in the Willows Thornton W Burgess animal stories The Wonderful Wizard of Oz James Herriot's Treasury for Children The Saturdays Pippi Longstocking Ralph S. Mouse Henry Huggins Rufus M. All Of A Kind Family Just So Stories Those are all on Audible, are in our account, and have been listened to repeatedly in the last 2-3 years (and my younger just turned 8, so she would have been 5-6 listening to a lot of the for the first time). Most are well-loved by our whole family, so should be enjoyable car listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 My girls listen to audiobooks daily, usually at bedtime and during playtime, and fit in that age range. Some of their favorites are: How to Train Your Dragon Pippi Longstocking All E.B. White (Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, etc.) Matilda Nim's Island James and the Giant Peach Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Clementine Books Little House on the Prairie Books The Wizard of Oz books Ivy and Bean Chronicles of Narnia Mary Poppins The Sheep-Pig Paddington Complete Beatrix Potter (although those are picture books sort of) Winnie the Pooh series Story of the World series The also enjoy some poetry compilations like: Favorite Poems for Children Classic Poems for Girls Classic Poems for Boys Julie Andrews Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies These are also all on Audible except SOTW, which I put on our Google Play account. Each of those have been listened to many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrt Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) I second the many wonderful suggestions made above, but here are some not already mentioned that might be enjoyable for your daughter and your whole family: All are on Audible. Edith Nesbit's Dragon Tales are wonderful (adults will like them too - the writing is so clever!) Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazon's series would be good for all the kids too There is a Katherine Kellgren narrated version of Beatrix Potter on Audible that is fabulous Nurse Matilda Librivox has a great free version of Just So Stories narrated by Tim Bukeley. Many librivox narraters are not so good, but he's fantastic. The Freddie series of books by Walter Brooks The Happy Little Family/Fairchild Family Stories by R. Caudill All of a Kind Family Series (Love these!) One or two are on Audible, though the narrater isn't great. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series. Maybe for older age, but my daughter loved these at age 6: Narration is amazing. Ms. Rapscott's Girls is hilarious and well written. Whole family got a kick out of it, including my husband. The Moffats Edited March 6, 2018 by hmrt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Ramona, Winnie the Pooh, Genius Files, Rush Revere, George's Secret Key to the Universe, Roald Dahl, Pippi, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle... Basically look at the literature selections from WWE 1 and find those on audible. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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