Children's audiobooks

Before the Ever After

By: Jacqueline Woodson

Narrated by: Guy Lockard

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD

WINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies.

For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone's hero. As a... Read more

Cog

By: Greg van Eekhout

Narrated by: James Fouhey

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Five robots. One unforgettable journey. Their programming will never be the same. Wall-E meets The Wild Robot in this middle grade instant classic about five robots on a mission to rescue their inventor from the corporation that controls them all. Cog looks like a normal twelve-year-old boy. But his name is short for “cognitive development,” and... Read more

The Sherlock Society

By: James Ponti

Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery in this first book in the action-packed and funny Sherlock Society middle grade series from New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award–winning author James Ponti!

Siblings Alex and Zoe Sherlock take their last name as inspiration when choosing a... Read more

Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

Narrated by: Hope Newhouse

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

May 2024 AudioFile Earphones Award Winner!From two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry comes this warm and resonant story of an unlikely friendship, which unfolds as a revelation on how we hold on to—and pass on—what matters most.Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well . . . in a little... Read more

Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

Narrated by: Cherry Jones

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother, and growing up.

It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley... Read more

The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

Narrated by: Allan Corduner

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller!

“Kate DiCamillo's dazzling first title in the Norendy Tales trilogy is brimming with wit, whimsy, and heart as it follows five puppets fulfilling their thrilling shared destiny.” – Shelf Awareness

Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends—a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an... Read more

Frankie & Bug

By: Gayle Forman

Narrated by: Stockard Channing

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2022 Audie Award Finalist

“Joyful, occasionally heartbreaking, deeply moving.” —R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poignant and powerful coming-of-age story that follows a young girl and her new friend as they learn about family, friendship,... Read more

Ophie’s Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won’t stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie, performed by Audible Hall-of-Famer Bahni Turpin.Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the... Read more

From the Desk of Zoe Washington

By: Janae Marks

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 Kids Indie Next List * Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of the Year * SLJ Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * Junior Library Guild Selection * Edgar Award Nominee * Four Starred Reviews * Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year * An Indie Bestseller *From debut... Read more

Clean Getaway

By: Nic Stone

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a timely middle-grade road-trip story through landmarks of the Civil Rights movement and the map they lay for contemporary race relations.

How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma:
Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED.
Fasten Your... Read more

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

By: Carlos Hernandez

Narrated by: Anthony Rey Perez

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Rick Riordan Presents a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence that poses this question: What would you do if you had the power to reach through time and space and retrieve anything you want, including your mother, who is no longer living (in this universe, anyway)?

In order to heal after his mother's death, Sal learned how to meditate. But... Read more

Sisters of Fire and Fury

By: Laura Bates

Narrated by: Robyn Holdaway

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

What if the knight destined to unite Britain was not King Arthur, but a woman? An epic Arthurian fantasy reimagining for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.​

'History will not remember you; it will crown him with glory. You will be forgotten, and the other women with you.'

Having won the battle against Mordaunt’s men and revealed themselves,... Read more

The Last Dragon on Mars

By: Scott Reintgen

Narrated by: Landon Woodson

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A boy living on Mars unexpectedly becomes a dragon rider in this first book in the sci-fi and fantasy mash-up The Dragonships series, sure to delight fans of Skandar and Eragon.

Keep your eyes down and your feet moving, or this planet will rust you.

That’s what Lunar Jones tells the other kids at the relocation clinic. All of them were born on... Read more

A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga

Narrated by: Michael Crouch

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Home comes an extraordinary story about two friends, a ghost, a missing painting, and a turtle named Agatha. The perfect next read for fans of The Swifts, Kate DiCamillo, and Erin Entrada Kelly. A painting has been stolen…!When Rami sees a floating... Read more

Buffalo Dreamer

By: Violet Duncan

Narrated by: Ashley Callingbull

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

An illuminating novel about the importance of reclaiming the past, based on the author’s family history

Summer and her family always spend relaxed summers in Alberta, Canada, on the reservation where her mom’s family lives. But this year is turning out to be an eye-opening one. First, Summer has begun to have vivid dreams in which she's running... Read more

Finding Hope

By: Nicola Baker

Narrated by: Kristin Atherton

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book in a warm and beautifully observed farm adventure series from Nicola Baker, star of Our Farm in the Dales. Perfect for readers 8+ and fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo, Dick King Smith and The Snow Foal. With stunning illustrations from Rachael Dean throughout.

When ten-year-old Ava moves to Whistledown Farm while her... Read more

Max in the House of Spies

By: Adam Gidwitz

Narrated by: Euan Morton

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

“Max in the House of Spies is everything you could hope for in a book,” -R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wonder, White Bird, and Pony

“Espionage! Secrets! Suspense! If you’ve ever dreamed of being a spy, this book is for you.” -Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Projekt 1065

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t... Read more

Once There Was

By: Kiyash Monsef

Narrated by: Nikki Massoud

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An Odyssey Award Finalist

A New York Times bestseller!
A Morris Award Finalist

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them meets Neil Gaiman in this “striking and heartfelt” (Kirkus Reviews) novel about an Iranian American girl who discovers that her father was secretly a veterinarian to magical creatures—and that she must take up his mantle, despite... Read more

Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One

By: Maggie Horne

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A “must-read for tweens and their parents"" (SLJ, starred review), this funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut follows 12-year-old loner Hazel Hill, who after one of her classmates is harassed online, devises a plan to catch the school's golden boy in the act. Seventh grader Hazel Hill is too busy for friends. No, really. She... Read more

How to Become a Planet

By: Nicole Melleby

Narrated by: Rachel Jacobs

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A Publishers Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2021
One of The Nerd Daily's “Anticipated Queer Book Releases You Can’t Miss in 2021”
One of Lambda Literary's “May’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature”

“Gorgeous.” —BuzzFeed

The two most important things to know about Pluto Timoney:  (1) she’s always loved outer space (obviously); and (2) her favorite... Read more

The Beast and the Bethany

By: Jack Meggitt-Phillips

Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this “wickedly funny” (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author), deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated tale of a hungry beast, a vain immortal man, and a not-so-charming little girl who doesn’t know she’s about to be eaten.

Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer,... Read more

On the Horizon

By: Lois Lowry

Narrated by: Lois Lowry

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII’s most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

Lois Lowry looks back at history through a personal lens as she draws from her own memories as a child in Hawaii and Japan, as well as from historical research, in this stunning... Read more

Coo

By: Kaela Noel

Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In this exceptional debut, one young girl’s determination to save the flock she calls family creates a lasting impact on her community and in her heart. Gorgeous and literary, this is an unforgettable animal story about friendship, family, home, and belonging. For readers who love books by Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Applegate.Ten years ago, an... Read more

The Serious Goose

By: Jimmy Kimmel

Narrated by: Jimmy Kimmel

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet a very Serious Goose in the audio edition of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's fun and funny picture book! There is nothing silly about this goose. You CANNOT make her laugh, so DON'T EVEN TRY!

Written and narrated by Jimmy Kimmel, this audiobook challenges young listeners to bring the silly out of a very Serious Goose. Inspired by Jimmy's... Read more