Children's audiobooks

Birmingham Sunday

By: Larry Dane Brimner

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Racial bombings were so frequent in Birmingham that it became known as ''Bombingham.'' Until September 15, 1963, these attacks had been threatening but not deadly. On that Sunday morning, however, a blast in the 16th Street Baptist Church ripped through the exterior wall and claimed the lives of four girls. The church was the ideal target for... Read more

The Water-Babies

By: Charles Kingsley

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic since its first publication in 1863, The Water-Babies is the story of a little chimney sweep named Tom and his magical adventures beneath the waves. The ill-treated Tom flees his dangerous toil and his cruel master, Grimes. When he jumps into a cool stream to clean the soot off himself, he becomes a water baby, cleaner and happier than... Read more

Daniel’s Story

By: Carol Matas

Narrated by: Daniel Carpenter-Gold

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the Nazis came to power in 1933. He can still picture once being happy and safe, but memories of those days are fading as he and his family face the dangers threatening Jews in Hitler’s Germany in the late 1930s. No longer able to practice their religion, vote, own property, or even work,... Read more

The Double Life of Pocahontas

By: Jean Fritz

Narrated by: Melissa Hughes

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Pocahontas was the special favorite of her father, the great chief Pawhatan. And when the English settlers came to Virginia, she became a "sister" to Captain John Smith, who was "adopted" into her tribe. She was permitted to move freely between the Indian and white worlds, and her life seemed perfect. But soon there was trouble. Pocahontas was... Read more

Judy Moody Saves the World!

By: Megan McDonald

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Judy Moody did not set out to save the world.
She set out to win a contest. A Band-Aid contest.It all started with the Crazy-Strip contest—and the dream that she, Judy Moody, might one day see her very own adhesive-bandage design covering the scraped knees of thousands. But when her "Heal the World" motif merits only an honorable mention, Judy... Read more

Eagle Song

By: Joseph Bruchac

Narrated by: Joseph Bruchac

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Danny Bigtree’s family has moved to a new city, and no matter how hard he tries, Danny can’t seem to fit in. He’s homesick for the Mohawk reservation where he used to live, and the kids in his class call him “Chief” and tease him about being an Indian—the thing that makes Danny most proud. Can he find the courage to stand up for himself? Read more

Judy Moody Predicts the Future

By: Megan McDonald

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Judy Moody ate one, two, three bowls of cereal. No prize. She poured four, five, six bowls of cereal. Nothing. Seven. Out fell the Mystery Prize....Judy definitely has a mood for every occasion. And now she has a mood ring to prove it! The mood ring’s Extra Special Powers have put Judy in a predicting mood, and her outrageous predictions have... Read more

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

By: Robert L. May

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Fans of the greatest reindeer of all will have a double helping of Christmas fun with this collection, which includes the title story plus "Rudolph Shines Again." Near and dear to so many hearts, this is the story, the original story, of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, written by Robert L. May in 1939. Rudolph, loveable and generous, humble and... Read more

On Board the Titanic

By: Shelley Tanaka

Narrated by: Terry Bregy

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Travel back in time to the fateful maiden voyage of the majestic Titanic in this compelling narrative. Told through the eyes of two young survivors, seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer and twenty-two-year-old Harold Bride, this thrilling account vividly recreates the night the world's most famous passenger ship sank to the bottom of the icy Atlantic. Read more

Poems for Two Voices

By: Paul Fleischman

Narrated by: Melissa Hughes & Scott Snively

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Fleischman is a master of sound, incorporating a soaring, energetic musicality into his writing. His poems for two voices—"Joyful Noise" and "I Am Phoenix"—make for irresistible listening. Whether funny, sad, boisterous, or serene, each poem is a virtuoso performance, skillfully illuminating a unique personality from the natural world. Read more

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

By: Jenny Slate & Dean Fleischer-Camp

Narrated by: Jenny Slate

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Millions of people have fallen in love with Marcel. Now the tiny shell with shoes and a big heart is transitioning from online sensation to classic picture book character, and readers can learn more about this adorable creature and his wonderfully peculiar world.

From wearing a lentil as a hat to hang-gliding on a Dorito, Marcel is able to find... Read more

The Outcasts

By: John Flanagan

Narrated by: John Keating

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

They are outcasts. Hal, Stig, and the others - they are the boys the others want no part of. Skandians, as any reader of Ranger's Apprentice could tell you, are known for their size and strength. Not these boys. Yet that doesn't mean they don't have skills. And courage - which they will need every ounce of to do battle at sea against the other... Read more

I, Too, Sing America

By: Catherine Clinton

Narrated by: Ashley Bryan & Renee Joshua-Porter

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Starting with Lucy Terry of the early eighteenth century and finishing with poet laureate Rita Dove, this inspiring anthology edited by Catherine Clinton captures the enormous talent and passion of black poets. Powerful and diverse, I, Too, Sing America is a forum for voices baring their souls, speaking their minds, tracing their roots and... Read more

The Great Fire

By: Jim Murphy

Narrated by: Taylor Mali

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history—with damage so profound that few people believed the city of Chicago could ever rise again. By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with careful research, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting and dramatic narrative, ultimately revealing how the human... Read more

Black Beauty

By: Anna Sewell

Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

From its first publication in 1877, Black Beauty has been one of the best-loved animal stories ever written. The dramatic and heartwarming tale is told by the magnificent black horse himself, from his idyllic days on a country squire’s estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse and his merciful rescue by two kindly old ladies.Filled with... Read more

Specky Magee and the Best of Oz

By: Garry Lyon & Felice Arena

Narrated by: Stig Wemyss

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Specky has been selected to represent Australia in International Rules, taking on the Irish in a two-test competition in Ireland. Can the boys learn to play with a new set of rules and perfect their skills with the round ball before the Irish team wipes the field with them? And is someone trying to sabotage the Aussie team’s chances of winning?... Read more

The Soldiers' Story

By: Terry Burstall

Narrated by: Peter Hosking

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The controversial Battle at Xa Long Tan was not only a critical episode in Australia's Vietnam involvement; it was also a textbook nightmare in the history of jungle warfare. Reconstructing this dramatic action from secret documents and the vivid recollections of many diggers who fought at Long Tan, Terry Burstall challenges the official army... Read more

The Mare's Tale

By: Darrel Odgers & Sally Odgers

Narrated by: Alan King

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Trump has a new case when she accompanies Dr Jeanie on a visit to a mare named Helen of Troy. Helen is due to have a foal, but her close companion, Paris the Dalmatian, isn’t well. How can Trump persuade Helen to put Paris’s needs before her own? And how can she persuade Paris? Read more

Mezza Italiana

By: Zoë Boccabella

Narrated by: Marcella Russo

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing up in Brisbane in the 1970s and 80s, Zoë Boccabella knew if you wanted to fit in, you did not bottle tomatoes, have plastic on the hallway carpet or a glory box of Italian linens. Though she tried to be like ‘everyone else’, refusing to learn Italian and even dyeing her dark hair blonde, Zoë couldn’t shake the unsettling sense of feeling... Read more

The Cat Who Liked Rain

By: Henning Mankell

Narrated by: Stanley McGeagh

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the story of young Lucas who gets a most precious present for his birthday, a black kitten which he calls Night. Lucas becomes very attached to Night but one day Lucas comes home from school and discovers that his beloved cat has disappeared. He is desperate and no one is able to console him. He searches for Night everywhere and doesn't... Read more

Craft for a Dry Lake

By: Kim Mahood

Narrated by: Kate Hood

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In Craft for a Dry Lake, Kim Mahood embarks on an extraordinary journey to her heartland - the outback of her youth. Compelled to revisit the haunts of her childhood by the tragic death of her father, Kim seeks to lay his ghost to rest, but instead finds herself faced with many of her own. Her adventures are interwoven with the echoes of... Read more

The Jungle Book

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Children everywhere have read and loved Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book—and continue to do so. Here Blackstone offers this collection of moral fables in its entirety.Tales of Mowgli, the boy raised by animals in the exotic jungles of India; Rikki-tikki-tavi, a courageous young mongoose who battles the sinister black cobra Nag; Toomai, the boy... Read more

The Bat Sprites

By: Linda Chapman & Lee Weatherly

Narrated by: Joan Walker

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The fifth action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of a magic gateway between our world and the Shadow Woods. She must keep the human world safe from mischievous... Read more

Cool!

By: Michael Morpurgo

Narrated by: Holly-Marie Michael

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness. Michael Morpurgo's inspiring story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident.... Read more