Children's

The Pout-Pout Fish

By: Deborah Diesen
Narrated by: Alexander Gould
Length: 10 minutes
Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER

Deep in the water,
Mr. Fish swims about
With his fish face stuck
In a permanent pout.

Can his pals cheer him up?
Will his pout ever end?
Is there something he can learn
From an unexpected friend?

Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading "dreary wearies" isn't really his destiny. Bright... Read More »

On the Night You Were Born

By: Nancy Tillman
Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy
Length: 11 minutes
Abridged: No

On the night you were born,
the moon smiled with such wonder
that the stars peeked in to see you
and the night wind whispered.
"Life will never be the same."

On the night you were born, the whole world came alive with thanksgiving. The moon stayed up till morning. The geese flew home to celebrate. Polar bears danced.

On the night you were born you... Read More »

The Velveteen Rabbit

By: Margery Williams
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: No

The bestselling children's classic with millions sold around the world. This version, read by Xe Sands, will delight listeners of all ages with its story of wisdom and boundless love.

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having... Read More »

The One and Only Ivan

By: Katherine Applegate
Narrated by: Adam Grupper
Length: 3 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No

Soon to be a major motion picture!

Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller

This stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendships. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this novel is told from the point of view of... Read More »

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

By: Eric Carle
Narrated by: Mike Ferreri
Length: 2 minutes
Abridged: No

THE all-time classic story, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life?
 
One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was... Read More »

The Lightning Thief

By: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
Length: 10 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to stand by and watch while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his pre-algebra teacher when she turns into a monster and... Read More »

Charlotte's Web

By: E. B. White
Narrated by: E. B. White
Length: 3 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No

This Newbery Honor Book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect."
 
Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply... Read More »

Oh, The Places You'll Go!

By: Dr. Seuss
Narrated by: John Lithgow
Length: 7 minutes
Abridged: No

"Don't be fooled by the title of this seriocomic ode to success; it's not 'Climb Every Mountain,' kid version. All journeys face perils, whether from indecision, from loneliness, or worst of all, from too much waiting. Seuss' familiar pajama-clad hero is up to the challenge, and his odyssey is captured vividly in busy two-page spreads evoking... Read More »

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By: L. Frank Baum
Narrated by: Brooke Shields & Paul Rudd
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No

L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was first published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, “Both [Baum and... Read More »

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: Michael York
Length: 4 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No

Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read.

Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of... Read More »

The BFG

By: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: David Walliams
Length: 4 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No

“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times


Captured by a giant!

The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried... Read More »

The Cat In the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites

By: Dr. Seuss
Narrated by: Kelsey Grammer, Dustin Hoffman, John Lithgow, Walter Matthau, John Cleese, Ted Danson, Mercedes McCambridge & Billy Crystal
Length: 2 hours
Abridged: No

11 complete stories at a great price!

Featuring:

The Cat in the Hat read by Kelsey Grammer
Horton Hears a Who read by Dustin Hoffman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas read by Walter Matthau
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? read by John Cleese
The Lorax read by Ted Danson
Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag read by John... Read More »

Number the Stars

By: Lois Lowry
Narrated by: Blair Brown
Length: 2 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon... Read More »

Junie B. Jones: Books 1-2

By: Barbara Park
Narrated by: Lana Quintal
Length: 1 hour 29 minutes
Abridged: No

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
Remember when it was scary to go to school? 'Cause it was your first day and you didn't know anything. Meet Junie B. Jones, kindergartner. She's so scared of the school bus and the meanies on it that when it's time to go home, she doesn't.

Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business
It's pooey on... Read More »

Bridge to Terabithia

By: Katherine Paterson
Narrated by: Robert Sean Leonard
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No

This beloved Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling author Katherine Paterson is a modern classic of friendship and loss.

Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in... Read More »

Magic Tree House: Books 1 and 2

By: Mary Pope Osborne
Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
Length: 1 hour 26 minutes
Abridged: No

Books 1 and 2 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series!
 
Dinosaurs Before Dark: Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark…or will they become a dinosaur’s dinner?
 
... Read More »

The Wild Robot Escapes

By: Peter Brown
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller!
The sequel to the bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown

Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings--but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill... Read More »

Strange the Dreamer

By: Laini Taylor
Narrated by: Steve West
Length: 18 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No

An instant New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book!

Eleven best of lists including an NPR Best Book, a Goodreads Best YA Fantasy and Science Fiction Nominee, and more!


From National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor comes an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the... Read More »

Other Words for Home

By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian
Length: 3 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No

A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Aisha Saeed.

Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming... Read More »

Look Both Ways

By: Jason Reynolds
Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, Bahni Turpin, Kevin R. Free, JD Jackson, Guy Lockard, January LaVoy, Jason Reynolds, Adenrele Ojo & David Sadzin
Length: 3 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!

A National Book Award Finalist
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019
A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2019
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019

From National Book Award finalist and New York Times... Read More »

The Trumpet of the Swan

By: E. B. White
Narrated by: E. B. White
Length: 4 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No

Louis is a Trumpeter Swan, but he has no voice. Though he is frightened when his father explains to him that he is different from the other cygnets, Louis is resourceful and determined. Leaving his wild and beautiful home, he finds a young human friend, Sam Beaver, who helps him learn to read and write. When he returns to his lake, Louis... Read More »

Gertie's Leap to Greatness

By: Kate Beasley
Narrated by: Tara Sands
Length: 4 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No

For fans of Three Times Lucky and The Penderwicks, this endearing new classic spins together sparkling humor, sizzle-pop writing, and a sassy main character with an unforgettable voice.

Gertie Reece Foy is 100% Not-From-Concentrate awesome. She has a daddy who works on an oil rig, a great-aunt who always finds the lowest prices at the Piggly... Read More »

A Wolf Called Wander

By: Rosanne Parry
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 3 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller

“Don’t miss this dazzling tour de force.”—Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only Ivan

This gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolf’s incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. This irresistible tale by award-winning author Rosanne Parry is... Read More »

For Black Girls Like Me

By: Mariama Lockington
Narrated by: Imani Parks
Length: 6 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No

I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark.

Makeda June Kirkland is eleven-years-old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda's family moves from Maryland to New Mexico, she leaves behind her best friend, Lena- the only other... Read More »