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Our Favorite Audiobooks for Kids


We love audiobooks at our house. Since we strive to be as screen free as possible, we let our kids listen to audiobooks as much as they want. They listen to them during naptime/quiet time during the day, and at night when they are going to sleep.
 I've always been picky about what books I read to my littles and let them listen to--no twaddle allowed, only living books for us. (Look up Charlotte Mason--she is totally homeschool goals.) I've always loved old books--there are no substitutes for the classics. I love hearing my little people use old turns of phrase and colloquialisms in their everyday conversations. It's adorable. I like to give them books that fuel their imaginations and it thrills me when I overhear them reenacting the stories they listen to.

We use Audible for our audiobooks. There are so many classic stories to choose from, as well as some fabulous new stories. (For dramatized stories, we use Apple Music and listen to Focus on the Family Radio Theatre's productions. My kids LOVE The Secret Garden, Little Women, Ben Hur, and the first five Narnia stories. (The last two are still a bit much for them, so they will be able to listen to them when they are older.))

The Jesus Storybook Bible  by Sally Lloyd-Jones
 This is our favorite Bible storybook. It is narrated by David Suchet (who is the voice of Aslan in the Radio Theatre Narnia series). This is such a sweet retelling of the Bible and how Jesus has been reaching for and loving us and wanting to bring us back to Him. This is a favorite at bedtime.

A Really-Truly Princess, by Amanda Kastner
This is a very sweet book about a little princess who has a vivid imagination. It struck a chord with my very imaginative girls and is requested often. There is a very sweet family dynamic throughout the book as Rosalynn learns what it means to be a really, truly princess.

Winnie The Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young, by A.A. Milne
Narrated by Peter Dennis, these are at the top of our favorites list. Having grown up with the classic Disney Winnie-the-Pooh videos, hearing the original stories have been a delight.

Beatrix Potter: the Complete Tales
I love how each story is narrated by a different person in this edition. My kids love the tales of Benjamin Bunny, Peter Rabbit, Mrs Tiggywinkle, plus a whole host of others we weren't familiar with.


James Herriot's Treasury for Children, narrated by Jim Dale
I've always been an avid fan of James Herriot's vet tales from the pre-warII days in Yorkshire, so I was thrilled to discover his children's book. My mother bought a beautifully illustrated edition of this book for one of my girls, and then we found it on Audible. We have lots of stuffed animals named after the characters in this book now.

Next on our wishlist is The Wind in the Willows, The Little House on the Prairie series, and Stuart Little.

Hopefully this short list will give you a place to start and you and your little people will enjoy these stories as much as we have.
What are some of you and your children's favorite books? Let me know in the comments! We are always looking to expand our library.
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