Children's audiobooks

Blackbeard the Pirate King

By: J. Patrick Lewis

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Cutlass held high above his head, tangled beard shining black as the deepest night, the Pirate King struck fear into the heart of any sailor fool enough to venture out onto the high seas. This daring buccaneer may have been born with the name Edward Teach, but the swashbuckling terror would forever be known as Blackbeard. "Tall as a waterfall"... Read more

Horrible Harry and the Green Slime

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In Room 2B, Horrible Harry is best at thinking up yukky ideas. He loves to play with slugs, spiders, and all sorts of other icky stuff. But sometimes even Harry's most horrible plans turn out to be good. Horrible Harry and the rest of the South School gang are busy in four lively new adventures. Help Harry try to figure out who his mysterious... Read more

Bear Feels Scared

By: Karma Wilson

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Karma Wilson's Bear books, featuring a heartwarming reading by series stalwart John McDonough, are endearing short tales cher-ished by young listeners. Here, Bear goes out for a walk only to quickly get hungry and start back to his lair for a snack. Soon he becomes lost in the dark, cold, and windy woods. Good thing he has a number of woodland... Read more

Horrible Harry Moves up to the Third Grade

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

When Horrible Harry starts third grade, he expects everything will be familiar. He is sure he will have the same teacher, the same class, and the same room. But when he walks through the door the first day, he discovers that the school is as unfamiliar as Mars! Soon Harry and the other students in Room 3B are sharing their souvenirs from the... Read more

Horrible Harry Takes the Cake

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Suzy Kline's stories are easy for kids to relate to and encourage even reluctant readers to wonder what kind of trouble Horrible Harry will get into next. With their Teacher Miss Mackle engaged to be married, the children from Room 3B can't wait to find out who's the lucky guy-especially that rascal Harry. "Kline writes in an upbeat and humorous... Read more

The Christmas Rat

By: Avi

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

It's the week before Christmas, and Eric is already bored with his vacation. His parents have to work, his friends are out of town, and the city is snowed under. Then he opens his apartment door for an exterminator, and is dragged into the adventure of his life. Anje Gabrail carries a crossbow and lives for his work. When he discovers a rat in... Read more

Horrible Harry Goes to Sea

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

When the kids in Room 3B study their ancestors, they find out something amazing about Ida: her great-great grandmother sailed on the Titanic! Now Harry and his friends wish they could go to sea, too, and a field trip to a real riverboat gives them the perfect chance. An elementary school teacher for 27 years, Suzy Kline uses her classroom... Read more

Horrible Harry's Secret

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Horrible Harry's best friend, Doug, knows how much Harry loves "slimy things, hairy things, and creepy things." In Room 2B, the two classmates find plenty of exciting things to study and enjoy. Leave it to Harry, though, to always find something horrible to explore. This winter, the most horrible thing of all happens to Harry. As he watches a... Read more

Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

It's the week before Valentine's Day. All the students in Room 2B are thinking about wearing red, passing out valentines, and having a class party. With all the plans for fun, nothing horrible could happen, could it? But before the day is over, Sydney has made Harry mad. When he finds out why Sydney is bugging him, Harry hatches a big plan. It... Read more

Froggy's Sleepover

By: Jonathan London

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Froggy can't wait to get to his friend Max's house for their sleepover. So he packs everything in his big sack and flop flop flops over. But there are scary noises at Max's. And when they go back to Froggy's house, Max gets a stomachache. With all this shlooping back and forth, will they ever get to sleep? Jonathan London's award-winning Froggy... Read more

Bear Wants More

By: Karma Wilson

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling children's author Karma Wilson has won many prizes such as the National Parenting Publications Children's Resource Gold Award. Her story Bear Wants More is a Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Featured Selection. It's springtime and Bear is waking up from his winter nap. He hasn't had any food in a long time. Bear is... Read more

Horrible Harry and the Triple Revenge

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Suzy Kline's Horrible Harry books are staples of any library's children's book collection. Fun and very easy to relate to, they are a perfect choice for getting kids excited about reading. This time everyone's favorite mischievous boy cooks up a plot to get back at his classmate Sid for ruining Song Lee's origami insect. Read more

Bats at the Beach

By: Brian Lies

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times best-seller Bats at the Beach flows from the gifted pen of award-winning author and illustrator Brian Lies. What could be better than a fun day at the beach with your loved ones? How about if it's nighttime and your family members are furry, friendly bats? This charming book of rhymes is sure to become a children's favorite. Read more

Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

One day in October, Miss Mackle brings a comfy sofa into her classroom. Horrible Harry and the other students love the bright yellow moons that decorate its covering. Soon the whole class starts gathering information about the moon. The students wish they had a telescope, so they could really study the moon. Join Horrible Harry and his friends... Read more

Froggy Rides a Bike

By: Jonathan London

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Author Jonathan London's beloved Froggy books have been called "endearingly wry [and] easy to love" by Kirkus Reviews. Froggy is so excited he can't believe it. Today is the day that his dad is going to buy him a shiny new bike! But when he arrives home with the new bike, Froggy quickly discovers he doesn't know how to ride it! "Fun for all,... Read more

Horrible Harry and the Locked Closet

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Suzy Kline's best-selling Horrible Harry series is a favorite of early readers and their parents and teachers alike. It's been raining cats and dogs all week, and the students in Room 3B are getting restless-especially that rascal Harry! The kids have always wondered about the strange, locked closet in the back of Miss Mackle's classroom. Now... Read more

Bear Snores On

By: Karma Wilson

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed author Karma Wilson tells a festive story about friendship and helping others when they are sad in this Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Featured Selection. Bear is snuggled in his cave for the winter. He sleeps all day and all night. The cold wind can't even wake him up. He just snores on. Then, one day, something unexpected happens,... Read more

Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A fifteen-year-old uses a class journal to contain a risky secret in this classic from New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix.

Things are so bad, I feel like I’m going to explode if I don’t do something …

Everyone has to keep a journal in Mrs. Dunphrey’s English class, but the teacher has promised she won’t read any entry... Read more

Angel on the Square

By: Gloria Whelan

Narrated by: Julie Dretzin

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

National Book Award winner Gloria Whelan brilliantly recreates the final days of tsarist Russia. For young Katya Ivanova, playmate to the Grand Duchesses of Russia, St.Petersburg in 1914 is a magical place. But outside the palace, changes are sweeping through the country, threatening everything and everyone Katya loves. Read more

Anpao

By: Jamake Highwater

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of the Native American storyteller, Jamake Highwater weaves generations of legends and stories into the haunting legend of a handsome young brave named Anpao. When Anpao falls in love with the beatuiful Ko-Ko-mik-e-is, she tells him she belongs to the Sun alone. Before they can marry, Anpao must complete a dangerous journey to... Read more

Horrible Harry and the Dungeon

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The school year is almost over, and the students at South School are wild. Those who misbehave are sent to the Suspension Room. There, a big, hairy guy with a bulky bag full of heavy things guards them all day. What does he do to them, and what's in his bag? Horrible Harry's curiosity is growing. He is determined to see what happens in the... Read more

Horrible Harry at Halloween

By: Suzy Kline

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

For Horrible Harry and all the other students in Miss Mackle's third grade class, Halloween is the holiday with the most fun. Everybody wears a costume-even Miss Mackle. And each year, Horrible Harry has the spookiest disguise. So now, when Halloween arrives, the students wonder what Harry will be this year. Join Horrible Harry and the students... Read more

Disasters

By: Brenda Z. Guiberson

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes such as the great Chicago fire, the sinking of the Titanic,... Read more

Counting Coup

By: Joseph Medicine Crow

Narrated by: Henry Strozier

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Picture a Crow Indian elder, his wizened eyes catching yours in the ancient flicker of firelight. His mesmerizing stories span the ages, from Custer to World War II to the 21st Century. He is the last traditional chief of his people. He is over 90 years old. Now picture that same man lecturing at colleges nationwide, and addressing the United... Read more