Children's audiobooks

The Watchful Woods Bundle

By: Karen McQuestion

Narrated by: Austenne Grey & Alan Hart

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"This bundle includes two books in The Watchful Woods series. In the first book, Celia and the Fairies, when ten-year-old Celia is visited by a fairy who needs a favor, she finds herself on a danger-filled quest to save the forest and her home from being demolished. In the second book, Secrets of the Magic Ring, nine-year-old Paul finds a box... Read more

A Ben Of All Trades

By: Michael J. Rosen & Matt Tavares

Narrated by: Qarie Marshall

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father won’t hear of it. The other trades he tries—candle maker, joiner, boot closer, turner—bore him through and through. Curious and inventive, Ben prefers to read, swim, fly his kite, and fly his kite while swimming. But each time he fails to find a profession, he takes some important bit... Read more

His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2)

By: Philip Pullman

Narrated by: Philip Pullman & Full Cast

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time," continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating discovery.

Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will—a boy on the run, a... Read more

Race to the Bottom of the Earth

By: Rebecca E. F. Barone

Narrated by: Kate Mulligan

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Equal parts adventure & STEM, this thrilling middle-grade nonfiction book chronicles two groundbreaking voyages to the South Pole.In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not... Read more

Code Breaker, Spy Hunter

By: Laurie Wallmark

Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In this biography, young listeners will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892-1980), a brilliant American code breaker who smashed Nazi spy rings, took down gangsters, and created the CIA's first cryptology unit. Her story came to light when her secret papers were finally declassified in 2015. From thwarting notorious rumrunners with only... Read more

Zoey and Sassafras: Wishypoofs and Hiccups

By: Asia Citro

Narrated by: Janina Edwards

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Oh dear … when Pip shows up with a new look that’s just as much of a surprise to him as to Zoey and Sassafras, the trio knows something strange is happening in the forest. They retrace Pip’s steps only to see another magical friend change right before their eyes! It’s up to the team to figure out what is happening and how to change the magical... Read more

The Dragon and the Stone (The Dream Keeper Saga Book 1)

By: Kathryn Butler

Narrated by: Shannon McManus

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Even though she's only 12 years old, Lily McKinley already feels the weight of the world's brokenness. She's seen it in her mother's exhaustion, her grandmother's illness, and the cruelty of Adam, the bully at her school. But most tragically, she experienced it two months ago when her father died in a terrible accident.  As an artistic... Read more

How Do Birds Sing a Duet?

By: Clayton Grider

Narrated by: Andrea Emmes

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever wondered how birds know when to fly south for the winter? This introduction to bird behavior explores how and why woodpeckers peck, how pelicans fly without flapping their wings, why birds sing, and more. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each written in a format that encourages audiences to ask... Read more

How to Catch a Dragon

By: Adam Wallace

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The How to Catch kids are off again, this time trying to catch a dragon as they chase him through Chinese New Year celebrations! In China during the Spring Festival, otherwise known as Chinese New Year, the wily dragon will have to avoid trap after trap as the kids run through paper lanterns, red envelopes, fireworks, and more! Dragons are a... Read more

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

By: Jeanne Birdsall

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.

The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get... Read more

Delores Thesaurus

By: Jessica Lee Hutchings

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Dolores loves collecting words! Come join her on an adventure that celebrates the joy of language. This light-hearted and word-driven story encourages listeners to expand their vocabularies as they follow a charming Dolores on an endearing adventure. Read more

How Do Seesaws Go Up and Down?

By: Jennifer Shand

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever wondered how seesaws go up and down or how screws stay secure in walls? Beginning concepts of mechanical engineering, including levers, wedges, inclined planes, and more, are explored in this newest engaging addition to the How Do series. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each presented in a format... Read more

Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrated by: LeVar Burton

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s #1 New York Times bestselling guide to the cosmos, adapted for young listenersFrom the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time, celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces. Astrophysics for Young People in... Read more

The Berenstain Bears School Days Collection

By: Mike Berenstain

Narrated by: Jill Blackwood & Kate Russell

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Head back to school with the Berenstain Bears! With stories about starting school, new students, rumors and gossip, and settling disagreements, this treasury is perfect for children beginning a new school year or right in the middle of one.The Berenstain Bears School Days Collection includes: School Time Blessings Stand Up to Bullying The Truth... Read more

The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone

By: Jaclyn Moriarty

Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Bronte Mettlestone is ten years old when her parents are killed by pirates. This does not bother her particularly: her parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby. She has been raised by her Aunt Isabelle, with assistance from the Butler, and has spent a pleasant childhood of afternoon teas and riding lessons. Now, however, her... Read more

Look Both Ways

By: Jason Reynolds

Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, Bahni Turpin...

Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!

UK Carnegie Medal winner
A National Book Award Finalist
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019
A Time Best Children’s Book of 2019
A Today Show Best Kids’ Book of 2019
A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019
A School Library... Read more

Mushroom Rain

By: Laura K. Zimmermann

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

What can smell like bubblegum, glow neon green at night, be poisonous and yet still eaten by humans, and even help create rain? The answer is mushrooms! From their hidden networks underground to the fruiting body above, mushrooms can do incredible things. But don't call them plants—mushrooms are fungi. They're more closely related to animals... 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

Little Excavator

By: Anna Dewdney

Narrated by: Mark Turetsky

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

What could possibly be as appealing as Anna Dewdney's llamas? Anna Dewdney's trucks! The Big Rigs are working hard at the construction site when Little Excavator rolls up, eager to help. But Little Excavator isn't big enough to CHUG CHUG CHUG! like the Dump Truck as it loads dirt to lug or MOUND MOUND MOUND! like the 'Dozer as it pushes up the... 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 Skull

By: Jon Klassen

Narrated by: Fairuza Balk & Jon Klassen

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Young Listeners

In a big abandoned house on a barren hill lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can... Read more

Hatchet

By: Gary Paulsen

Narrated by: Peter Coyote

Length: 3 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

13-year-old Brian Robeson learns to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed with his hatchet and resourcefulness. Read more

Interrupting Chicken

By: David Ezra Stein

Narrated by: Andrew Watts

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

David Ezra Stein is an accomplished author of children's books and has been honored with the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. In Interrupting Chicken, Papa warns little red chicken not to interrupt as he sets about reading their nightly bedtime stories-but the eager chicken just can't help warning the fairy-tale characters about the dangers... Read more

The Lightlings

By: R. C. Sproul

Narrated by: R. C. Sproul

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Lightlings, Dr. R.C. Sproul weaves an allegorical tale that captures the essence of the biblical story of redemption in a manner that will fascinate and delight children. A race of tiny beings known as lightlings are a picture of humanity as they pass through all the stages of the biblical drama – creation, fall, and redemption. In the... Read more