Wilma Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 We're looking down the barrel of a loooong roadtrip (23 hours, one way, then 23 hours back a week later). I have a read-aloud I'll finish along the way, but I'm hoping to find a great audiobook or two as well. We are six people - the two adults plus four girls aged 13, 11, 9 and 7. The girls are a little on the sensitive side, and we prefer little or no rough language. Some books we've loved as a group: Anne of Green Gables, the whole Narnia series, Caddie Woodlawn, C'mon Seabiscuit, Hattie Big Sky, Misty of Chincoteague, Homer Price, Henry Reed Inc, The Crunch, Ginger Pye, The Moffats, The Railway Children, The Incredible Journey, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Redwall and a couple in that series, My Family and Other Animals, James Herriot's stories Do those titles bring any others to your mind that we might love? The longer the better - this is a lot of car time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 We all enjoyed David Attenborough's autobiography. Yours might too, if you've watched enough of his films. Otherwise, trawl through Librivox's children section. There are lots of nice nature stories on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 The Harry Potter audiobooks are very well done. We also enjoyed the Inheritance series (Eragon books -- dragons, elves, and other fantasy world stuff). Percy Jackson is fun for all ages as well. Howl's Moving Castle is wonderful on audiobook. It's only about 6 hours long, but it includes a lot of back story and detail not included in the movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Wilderking Trilogy by Jonathon Rodgers Gone Away Lake by Enright Centerburg Tales (the sequel to Homer Price) Freddy the Detective books (by Walter R. Brooks) Little House on the Prairie series Swallowdale by Ransome The Birchbark House by Erdrich Winnie the Pooh ...Narrated by Peter Dennis The Green Ember by S.D. Smith Peter Nimble by Auxier (this would be the most intense of this set of books) Have you considered podcasts too? Brains on! and Smash, Boom, Best! are two of our favorites. Also Circle Round and Forever Ago. Even the adult podcast "How I Built This" catches my kids' interest more often than not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRobinson Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Your list looks a lot like ours! I second Little House on the Praire series, Centurburg Tales, and Winnie the Pooh. I'll add The Penderwicks, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz, and The Complete Beatrix Potter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreen Claire Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 We loved The VanDerBeekers of 141st Street. I read it aloud but audible has it now. The sequel is on my shelf to read next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 The Penderwicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilma Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Thanks for the great ideas! I hadn't thought about podcasts, but that could be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) We liked a lot of the same audiobooks as you. We also liked the Alex Rider series (totally different than what you mentioned, but fun spy-type scenarios), and the Harry Potter series (though someone mentioned there are different narrators, the ones we listened to were British and better than either reading the books or watching the movies IMO). ETA: Your youngest might be old enough to enjoy Swiss Family Robinson or Robinson Crusoe, though I haven't looked for them on audiobook. Edited December 11, 2018 by Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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