Children's audiobooks

Women of Hope

By: Joyce Hansen

Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author Joyce Hansen gives voice to 13 amazing African American women who have overcome adversity to make their mark in history. Each of these women will capture your heart and mind as you listen to their inspiring life stories. Hear about the life of acclaimed actress Ruby Dee and 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker. Meet the... Read more

Curse of the Pharaohs

By: Zahi Hawass

Narrated by: Firdous Bamji

Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Under Egypt's wind-swept sands, mummies and breathtaking treasure await those savvy and daring enough to seek them out. Intrepid archaeologist Zahi Hawass is one such adventurer, having made major discoveries in the pyramids at Giza and the Valley of the Golden Mummies. In Curse of the Pharaohs, Hawass details the secrets of ancient Egypt-and... Read more

The Thanksgiving Beast Feast

By: Karen Gray Ruelle

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Harry and his sister Emily learn all about the first Thanksgiving when they celebrate with some unusual guests. This story includes turkey, pumpkin pie, family and beasts! Hear about Harry and Emily's other holiday adventures in April Fool! and Spookier Than a Ghost. Read more

Snowflake Bentley

By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Jacqueline Briggs Martin's Snowflake Bentley won a Caldecott Medal, a Parents' Choice Award, and was picked as an ALA Notable Book for Children. Listeners of all ages will cherish this beautiful story about a real man whose discoveries changed the way the world saw snow. "There will be so many uses for this book-not the least of which is simply... Read more

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

By: Judith Viorst

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexander's two brothers have money in their pockets. All he has are bus tokens. It isn't fair. He had money last Sunday when his grandparents gave them each a dollar. Now it's all gone. At first he was saving the money for a walkie-talkie. But saving money is hard. He bought gum with some of the money, but when it stopped tasting good, he had... Read more

War in the Middle East

By: Wilborn Hampton

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times editor and critic Wilborn Hampton is the acclaimed author of gripping narratives like Kennedy Assassination, Meltdown, and September 11, 2001. In War in the Middle East, the veteran journalist offers a fascinating account of his early 1970s reports from the volatile desert region amidst Black September and the Yom Kippur War. This... Read more

Thank You, Mr. Falker

By: Patricia Polacco

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author Patricia Polacco based this story on her own childhood and the heroic teacher who helped her overcome her learning disability. Even though she is a wonderful artist who makes beautiful pictures with her crayons, Trisha can't figure out how to read. The other kids make fun of her, calling her terrible names like "Dummy." Then... Read more

Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius Who Defined the Renaissance

By: John Phillips

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Leonardo da Vinci was born in a small Italian town in 1452. He trained to be a painter, but he only completed around 13 paintings-one of which was the famous Mona Lisa. Even though Leonardo wanted to learn all he could, he never received a formal education. Struggling to make a living in his 20s, he then moved to Milan, where he flourished. New... Read more

Ugly Fish

By: Kara LaReau

Narrated by: Ezra Knight

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed children's author Kara LaReau was inspired to write this story after reading an article about school bullies. Ugly Fish is a big, mean and ugly fish. And because he's big and mean, he scares all the other little fish so that he can keep the fish tank all to himself. Ugly Fish enjoys swimming through his driftwood tunnel and eating his... Read more

Timothy of the Cay

By: Theodore Taylor

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the novel The Cay, a young white boy and an old black man are stranded on a small sandy cay in the Caribbean Sea following a shipwreck. Eleven-year-old Phillip was blinded by flying debris when a torpedo struck the SS Hato, and old Timothy has taught him how to survive. This prequel-sequel tells the rest of their tale in alternating... Read more

Someone was Watching

By: David Patneaude

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

It's been three long months since Chris' little sister, Molly, disappeared from the riverbank. His parents are learning to accept the official verdict-death by drowning-and hope that 13-year-old Chris will soon do the same. Their family therapist believes that revisiting the tragic scene and reviewing the video of that fateful day will help. But... Read more

The Stupid Crook Book

By: Leland Gregory

Narrated by: Nick Landrum

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Straight from police blotters across the country, The Stupid Crook Book chronicles idiotic criminals and their foiled attempts to turn a quick buck or cause general mischief. In this hilarious volume, witness stories about dopey crooks such as: - A former convict robs a bar to get cash to feed his drug habit. Unfortunately, he lives above the... Read more

Froggy Goes To School

By: Jonathan London

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Jonathan London is author of more than 20 cherished children's books. His stories are populated with adorable animals that all children can relate to. In Froggy Goes to School, it's Froggy's first day of school. After a bowl of flies with milk, Froggy flops outside to catch the bus- flop flop flop. At school, he finds his desk and sits down-but... Read more

River Thunder

By: Will Hobbs

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Jessie and the gang are reunited for a second heart-pounding whitewater ride through the Grand Canyon. The teens are thrilled to have another go at the Colorado together-especially Jessie, who will get to pilot a raft this time. But when they find out that the infamous ringleader Troy is behind the reunion trip, tempers flare. Troy says he wants... Read more

How Rude!

By: Alex Packer

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Here's an etiquette book that teens will want to read-because it keeps them laughing, doesn't preach, and deals with issues that matter to them, as teens themselves reported in a nationwide survey. In How Rude!, author Alex J. Packer blends outrageous humor with sound advice as he guides readers through the mysterious world of manners from A... Read more

Die wundersame Geschichte von September, die sich ein Schiff baute und das Feenland umsegelte (ungekürzt)

By: Catherynne M. Valente

Narrated by: Luise Helm

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit einem süßen Hündchen spielen und darauf warten, dass die Mutter aus der Fabrik heimkommt - das reicht der zwölfjährigen September nicht. Als der Grüne Wind an ihr Fenster kommt, stürzt sie sich mit ihm ins Abenteuer und reitet auf der Leopardin der leichten Lüfte ins Feenland. Dort wird sie gebraucht: Die grausame Marquess, nicht älter als... Read more

Stoneheart - Abridged

By: Charlie Fletcher

Narrated by: Charlie Fletcher

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'Deep in the City something had been woken, so old that people had been walking past it for centuries without giving it a second look...'

When George breaks the dragon's head outside the Natural History Museum he awakes an ancient power. This prehistoric beast, sentry-still for centuries, hunts him down with a terrifying wrath. And this is just... Read more

Ironhand - Abridged

By: Charlie Fletcher

Narrated by: Charlie Fletcher

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'Edie,' said George, 'we're going to do this together. I'll be right there with you. Anything, anyone trying to get you is going to have to come past me first.' But when George makes his promise he is not aware that high on the rooftops an unseen gargoyle is watching them hungrily, quivering with anticipation for the moment when it will unfold... Read more

Ghoulish Song

By: William Alexander

Narrated by: William Alexander

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A brave girl flees a ghoul while trying to save her city in this lively companion to Goblin Secrets, the National Book Award winner that Kirkus Reviews calls “humorous, poignant, and convincing.”

Kaile lives in Zombay, an astonishing city where goblins walk the streets and witches work their charms and curses. Kaile wants to be a musician and is... Read more

Day of Doom (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 6)

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: David Pittu

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Geronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot is back in another prehistoric adventure!Geronimo Stiltonoot and his family save a young dinosaur from the river! The dinosaur and Benjamin quickly become good friends. But the dino turns out to have a tremendous talent . . . for mischief! Can Geronimo get him back to his herd before... Read more

Day of Doom (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 6)

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: David Pittu

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

International bestseller David Baldacci pens the stunning conclusion to Cahills vs. Vespers!It started with a kidnapping. A shadowy organization known only as the Vespers snatched seven members of the Cahill family and demanded a series of bizarre ransoms from around the world. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, began a... Read more

When We Wake

By: Karen Healey

Narrated by: Leslie Bellair

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

My name is Tegan Oglietti, and on the last day of my first lifetime, I was so, so happy.
Sixteen-year-old Tegan is just like every other girl living in 2027--she's happiest when playing the guitar, she's falling in love for the first time, and she's joining her friends to protest the wrongs of the world: environmental collapse, social... Read more

Pinkalicious: Flower Girl

By: Victoria Kann

Narrated by: Eliana Shaskan

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Pinkalicious is going to be the best flower girl ever—as soon as she figures out just what a flower girl is! Read more

Pony Scouts: The New Pony

By: Catherine Hapka

Narrated by: Heather Corrigan

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The Pony Scouts are becoming better at riding with every lesson. But just when they think they've seen it all, a new horse arrives on Jill's farm—one who hasn't been ridden before! Taffy is a beautiful palomino pony that needs Jill's help. With a little patience and a lot of love, Jill and the Pony Scouts will make Taffy a member of the... Read more