Children's audiobooks

Pirates Don't Change Diapers

By: Melinda Long

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Melinda Long's How I Became a Pirate was a New York Times best-seller, a Book Sense Book of the Year, and a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner. In this humorous sequel Jeremy Jacob is babysitting his infant sister when his old pirate friends come a-knocking. They want the treasure stashed in the backyard, but Jeremy will only help if the pirates... Read more

A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin

By: David Adler

Narrated by: Patrick Collins

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

."This read-along shows how Ben Franklin, one of 17 children in a poor family in Colonial Massachusetts, became one of our greatest statesmen and inventors. This straightforward biography is embellished with soft background music and sound effects that are picked up from the details in the lively, quaint illustrations in the accompanying... Read more

Sternenschweif, Teil 4: Lauras Zauberritt

By: Linda Chapman

Narrated by: Anette Gunkel, Anita Hopt & Henry Dahlke

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Nichts macht Laura und ihrem Einhorn Sternenschweif mehr Spaß als ein stürmischer Ritt durch die Luft. Bei einem ihrer Ausflüge entdecken die beiden die Spuren geheimnisvoller Waldgeister. Sie können Laura keine Angst einjagen, denn Geister gibt's ja gar nicht, oder etwa doch? Das magische Pony Sternenschweif ist der geheimnisvolle Held der... Read more

The Jungle Books II

By: Rudyard Kipling

Narrated by: Patrick Tull

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

" The great panther leaped as a kitten leaps at a dead leaf whirling overhead, struck left and right into the empty air that sung under the strokes, landed noiselessly and leaped again and again, while the half purr, half growl gathered head as steam rumbles in a boiler. ' I am Bagheera-- in the jungle-- in the night, and my strength is in me.... Read more

Iqbal

By: Francesco D'Adamo

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Iqbal, a 13-year-old boy, fights for children's liberation. Bravely, he speaks out against children working long hours in carpet factories in Pakistan. Acclaimed author Francesco D'Adamo is internationally famous for his captivating adult fiction. Iqbal is D'Adamo's first young adult book to be published in the United States. Moore's sensational... Read more

Clatterbox and Molly Go to the Zoo

By: Joyful Productions

Narrated by: David Biggs & Lizzie Holmes

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Clatterbox is a glowbot. A very special kind of robot. He has feelings, just like you and I have. You can tell how Clatterbox is feeling by the colour that he glows.

Are you ready to hear all about his adventures at the zoo, with the parrots and giraffes? Read more

My Dog May Be a Genius

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Have you ever encountered an underwater marching band, a pig in a bathing suit, a pet orangutan, or a witch in a hardware store? Have you ever sat with a skunk in a courtroom, shopped for a dinosaur, or conversed with a Bupple, a Wosstrus, a Violinnet, or a Celloon? You will have, once you've read this exuberant collaboration from Jack Prelutsky... Read more

It's Raining Pigs and Noodles

By: Jack Prelutsky

Narrated by: Jack Prelutsky

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The master of mischievous rhyme, Jack Prelutsky has whipped up a storm of more than one hundred hilarious poems. Grab your umbrella—and make sure it's a big one!It's raining pigs and noodles,
it's pouring frogs and hats,
chrysanthemums and poodles,
bananas, brooms, and cats.
Assorted prunes and parrots
are dropping from the sky,
here comes a bunch of... Read more

Heir Apparent

By: Vivian Vande Velde

Narrated by: Carine Montbertrand

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Vivian Vande Velde is an Edgar Award-winning author of fiction for young adults. Heir Apparent, a Junior Library Guild Selection and winner of the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize for Best Children's Fantasy Novel, has been called "consistently entertaining" by Publishers Weekly. This clever and imaginative fantasy, featuring a marvelous reading... Read more

Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats

By: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrated by: Charlotte Parry

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling author of more than 50 books, Alexander McCall Smith delights children with his Akimbo adventures and Harriet Bean mysteries. Something strange is happening to Mr. Fetlock's well-trained racehorses! Suddenly his swiftest steeds are running slowly. Sometimes they just sit down. Nine-year-old Harriet Bean is just the... Read more

High Wizardry

By: Diane Duane

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

When a gifted little wizard begins experimenting with her new skills, her big sister and friend must save her from evil in this continuing fantasy series.

Young wizards Nita and Kit face their most terrifying challenge yet: Nita’s little sister, Dairine. Not only is Dairine far too smart for a ten-year-old, she also recently has become a wizard,... Read more

I, Dred Scott

By: Shelia P. Moses

Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Shelia P. Moses is a National Book Award Finalist who has brought to life the story of Dred Scott, a man born into slavery in the 1700s. In 1846, Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, filed a lawsuit for their freedom. After 11 years of debate, the case was settled in the U.S. Supreme Court, which issued a decision declaring that Scott and his wife... Read more

High Rhulain

By: Brian Jacques

Narrated by: Brian Jacques & A Full Cast

Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

With millions of copies in print, the New York Times bestselling Redwall series from beloved, award-winning
author Brian Jacques has captivated children and adults all over the world. In this riveting adventure tale, the otters
of Green Isle await their prophesized savior, the High Rhulain.

At Redwall Abbey, a young ottermaid named Tiriah Wildlough... Read more

Homeboyz

By: Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Narrated by: J.D. Jackson

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

California Teachers of the Year Program Award winner Alan Lawrence Sitomer is acclaimed for his compelling stories set in gang-plagued urban neighborhoods. Computer whiz Teddy and his family are sent reeling after his little sister Tina is killed in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting. Teddy wants revenge and begins planning how to get... Read more

The Hoopster

By: Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Narrated by: J.D. Jackson

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Andre Anderson is a black teenager with a dream. Although he loves to play basketball and laugh with his friends, he also loves to write and wants to make his mark on the world. One summer when he is assigned to do a magazine article about race, he creates a passionate and explosive piece. Soon, he is the target of racists who brutally attack... Read more

Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates

By: Mary Mapes Dodge

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Young Hans Brinker and his sister, Gretel, live in Holland, the colorful land of sparkling canals and great flapping windmills. But the Brinkers are very poor, and the father is ill. How can Hans help his family survive the long Dutch winter that lies ahead? When Hans learns about a race and the prize-a pair of shiny silver skates-he sees a... Read more

The Green Glass Sea

By: Ellen Klages

Narrated by: Julie Dretzin

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

This first novel from Nebula Award-winning short story writer Ellen Klages was picked as a Junior Library Guild selection and named a Book Sense #1 Children's Pick. It follows a young girl named Dewey, whose father is part of a super-secret project in 1943 Los Alamos. Dewey, a gifted scientist herself, slowly realizes the implications of "the... Read more

Great Expectations

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 16 hours

Abridged: No

From the moment young Philip Pirrip meets the terrifying escaped convict Abel Magwitch on the lonely marshes, his whole life changes forever. This exciting drama follows Pip's rite of passage through the contrasting worlds of the forge, Satis House and Victorian London. We examine Dicken's own life, his work, and present the alternative ending... Read more

Gingerbread

By: Rachel Cohn

Narrated by: Carine Montbertrand

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Rachel Cohn's acclaimed debut novel Gingerbread, both an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Quick Pick, is also a School Library Journal Best Book. After being expelled from boarding school, teenaged Cyd Charisse is coping with her life circumstances as best she can. She even has a new boyfriend named Shrimp. But her mother is disturbed... Read more

Babba, sagt der Maxl, du musst mir eine Geschichte erzählen - Abridged

By: Eugen Oker

Narrated by: Gerd Burger

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

1973 erhielt Eugen Oker für seine Geschichten mit Maxl und dessen Babba den Astrid-Lindgren-Preis: "Die Jury entschied sich für diese in Inhalt, Sprache und Erzählweise einmaligen, urkomischen und anregenden Geschichten, weil sie ein neues Element - etwas noch nie Dagewesenes - in die Kinderbuchlandschaft bringen: das Zusammenspiel des... Read more

Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator

By: Jennifer Allison

Narrated by: Jessica Almasy

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This debut novel from high school teacher Jennifer Allison has earned glowing critical praise for its blend of humor, substance, and scares. In a starred review, Booklist says, "Allison pulls off something special here." Gilda Joyce is a zany, 13-year-old psychic who's always trying to contact her dead father. But while visiting relatives in San... Read more

The Giants and the Joneses

By: Julie Donaldson

Narrated by: Patricia Connolly

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

British author and Smarties Book Prize recipient Julia Donaldson has written over 50 books for children. She pens a delightful twist to an old fairy tale. Jumbeelia plants her own bimblestonk (beanstalk) and makes a daring trip down to the land of the iggly plops (little people). The humans don't believe in giants, so they are in for a big... Read more

Le avventure di Pinocchio

By: Carlo Collodi

Narrated by: Sergio Ciulli

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

— C’era una volta…
— Un re! — diranno subito i miei piccoli lettori.
— No, ragazzi, avete sbagliato. C’era una volta un pezzo di legno…

Inizia così la storia di Pinocchio. Volevamo che qualcuno raccontasse le sue avventure per far sperimentare ai più piccoli, ma anche ai grandi, le suggestioni e le emozioni che scaturiscono dall’ascolto di una... Read more

From Colonies to Country

By: Joy Hakim

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

How did compliant colonials with strong ties to Europe get the notion to become an independent nations? Perhaps the seeds of liberty were planted in the 1735 historic courtroom battle for the freedom of the press. Or maybe the French and Indian War did it, when colonists were called "Americans" for the first time by the English, and the great... Read more