3/15/2023 0 Comments Books on tape![]() ![]() In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people… Scroll through, click through if you want to learn more, and happy listening!Īn Odyssey Honor and a YALSA Amazing Audiobook Pick!Ĭamino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. Team Epic Reads has compiled a list of audiobooks that knocked our socks off and that we know you’ll love too. And luckily, over the past few years, YA has seen an incredible boom in audio! Some of these are so good we cannot recommend them enough. They’re the perfect way to disconnect and tune the world out, even when your eyes get tired and especially when you’re feeling overwhelmed. Audiobooks have completely changed the reading game, and every member of Team Epic Reads is so thankful for them (plus, some of our faves are on Spotify, which just makes it more convenient than ever). Once you’ve tried out these free children’s audiobooks, have a look around each website to find some more great audiobook options.Not to be dramatic, but whoever said that listening to audiobooks doesn’t count as real reading is due for a reality check. It was first published in 1863, but I still love this magical fantasy story. This was one of my favourite books as a child. There are lots and lots of stories to choose from here. This is a huge collection of folktales and fairy tales by Scottish writer Andrew Lang. Story Seeds match kids with a best selling author to help them bring their stories to life, and turn them into a podcast and audio book. This is one of our favourite Story Seeds stories, but really, they are all awesome. Spotify has quite a few classic audio book options for kids – The Jungle Book and Treasure Island are two more of our favourites.Ī View from the Top – A Story Seeds Story The Secret Garden is a favourite of my kids, and you can listen to the full version of the audio book free on Spotify. There are lots more story podcasts and lots of other fab podcasts for kids, you can find some of our favourite podcasts for kids here, and even more here. Each chapter/episode is about 20 minutes long and there are lots of them, so it’s great for either a quick listen on a regular basis, or a long car tip. ![]() This is a a serialized story in podcast format, about an 8 year old boy exploring space. This is one of my favourite Beatrice Potter books, and there are a few others, plus quite a big selection of other audio books at Light Up Your Brain. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin at Light Up Your Brain. The Lotus Feather is just one of our favourites, we also like Stellaluna and Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. They have an app too which makes it easy to access it devices. Ok so this isn’t technically an audio book… it’s a video book, but Storyline Online has so many great books, read by actors, and it’s great if you have younger kids. It’s another great choice for the whole family. We love the voices in this version of Wind in the Willows. There are a few versions of this classic picture book as an audiobook but this one, read by B J Harrison is my favourite.Īnne of Green Gables is a great story to listen to as a family. Unfortunately you can no longer listen to Robert Munch reading his books on his website, but this YouTube video of Robert reading the Paper Bag Princess is awesome and well worth a watch/listen. Some of these original Grimm’s fairy tales are a little gruesome, but they are great to listen to! Older kids might even find they really enjoy these versions of fairy tales. Story Nory is done in a podcast format and you can find it easily on itunes and Spotify and other podcast services which makes it really easy to access. I’ve just picked one favourite from Story Nory to link to, but they have so many to choose from. We’ve listened to these two books so many times we can recite parts of them! There is a full cast reading these classic books and they are very well done. Did you know that Dorothy doesn’t go home for ages? There are several more books about her adventures in Oz!Īlice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. The voice acting of the narrator is great, and if you know the movie you’ll enjoy how different the book is. This classic book is a long time favourite audiobook in our family. Sometimes it can be a little tricky to get the audiobook file onto a phone or device, but if you use a apple device you can download the audio file to dropbox and then use the Bound app to transfer it to your device. These audiobooks are all free to download, but you will need to double check what devices they work on, and whether you need to download an app first. ![]() Fifteen Fabulous Free Audiobooks for Kids ![]()
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