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8 Audiobooks Told Through Letters Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on September 21, 2018

Writing letters may be seen as a nostalgic form of communication, but it’s also one of the most intimate (plus, who doesn’t love opening their mailbox to find a handwritten letter just for them?). Read more

Tagged: Adjoa Andoh, Andrew Wincott, Annie Barrows, bookclub, Dear Committee Members, Donald Sturrock, Gabrielle Glaister, Here and Now, Imogen Wilde, J. M. Coetzee, Jeanne Marie Laskas, Jennifer Ryan, John Lee, jojo moyes, Julie Schumacher, Juliet Mills, Laura Kirman, letters, Love From Boy, Mary Ann Shaffer, Mike Grady, Paul Auster, paul boehmer, Rainer Maria Rilke, Roald Dahl, Robertson Dean, Rosalyn Landor, Rosanne Cash, sullivan jones, Susan Duerden, Susan Lyons, The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, The Dark Interval, the guernsey literary and potato peel society, The Last Letter from Your Lover, Thomas Judd, To Obama, Tom Clegg, Ulrich Baer

International Literacy Day: Listens for Story Lovers Submitted by Erin Murphy on September 7, 2018

Who are we if not lovers of stories? For International Literacy Day we’re sharing our favorite bookworms on audio. Read more

Tagged: Annie Barrows, Books for Living, Charlie Lovett, Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Fiona Hardingham, International Literacy Day, Jeff Harding, Jesse Bernstein, john bedford lloyd, Katarina Bivald, kate winslet, Lorelei King, Mary Ann Shaffer, Matilda, Roald Dahl, The Bookman's Tale, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, the readers of broken wheel recommend, Will Schwalbe

Stories of Grandparents for Listeners of All Ages Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on September 7, 2018

There are hundreds upon hundreds of stories about the influential relationship between parents and children, but what about grandparents? Oftentimes, grandparents have equally lasting effects on grandchildren. Read more

Tagged: A Fifty-Year Silence, A Long Way From Chicago, Allyson Ryan, Amandla Stenberg, Anna Dewdney, Bird, Crystal Chan, Cynthia Rylant, family travel, Georgette Perna, grandparents, J. Courtney Sullivan, Jennifer L. Holm, Lisa Wingate, Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa, maine, Melba Sibrel, Miranda Richardson, Miranda Richmond Mouillot, Richard Peck, Roald Dahl, Ron McLarty, Tending Roses, The Fourteenth Goldfish, the witches, When I Was Young in the Mountains

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6 Stories Featuring Fantastic Teachers Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on May 11, 2018

When you’re growing up, your teachers are some of the most influential adults in your life. Share the encouraging, caring, intelligent teachers in these beloved audiobooks with the young listeners you know. Read more

Tagged: Anne of Green Gables, Elise Primavera, family travel, Fish in a Tree, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale, Kate Burton, kate winslet, Katherine Kellgren, Kathleen McInerney, L.M. Montgomery, Lauren Davis, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Matilda, ms. rapscott's girls, Patricia Polacco, Roald Dahl, teacher appreciation week, teachers, thank you mr falker

9 Classics to Listen to During Children’s Book Week Submitted by Erin Murphy on May 1, 2018

From The Hundred Acre Wood to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, children’s books have been transporting us to incredible places for decades. Read more

Tagged: AA Milne, blueberries for sal, charlie and the chocolate factory, charlotte's web, children's book week, Classics, corduroy, don freeman, douglas hodge, dr.seuss, e.b. white, family travel, finola hughes, francess hodgson burnett, J.M. Barrie, jacqueline woodson, Jim Dale, judi dench, kelsey grammar, lynne thigpen, Melba Sibrel, Michael Williams, Mildred D. Taylor, Peter Pan, Roald Dahl, robert mcloskey, ROLL OF THUNDER HEAR MY CRY, Stephen Fry, THE CAT IN THE HAT, the secret garden

Roald Dahl Audiobooks Make Listening Together Easy Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on September 13, 2017

With school back in session, it’s important to engage in quality time as a family. Roald Dahl audiobooks are perfect for both children and adults alike. Read more

Tagged: Boy, Family Listening, family travel, fantastic mr. fox and other animal stories, Matilda, Roald Dahl, the witches

Keep Your Kids Reading this Summer with Audiobooks! Submitted by Victoria Tomao on July 7, 2017

Did you know that 85% of what we learn, we learn by listening*? And that 45% of our day, on average, is spent listening*? That is how important audio is, so why not include audiobooks in your children’s daily routine? Audiobooks are a great way to enjoy a family road trip, listen to required reading for school, or both!

Tagged: A-Z Mysteries, Anne of Green Gables, Audiobooks, Brothers Grimm, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, dr.seuss, family, family travel, Fish in a Tree, GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES, L.M. Montgomery, Magic Tree House, Mary Pope Osborne, Matilda, mr. men collection, One Fish Two Fish, Parenting, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes, rick riordan, road trip, Roald Dahl, Suess, summer reading, THE CAT IN THE HAT, Three-Ring Rascals, WHAT PET SHOULD I GET?

Celebrate Roald Dahl Day! Submitted by Kristen Luby on September 12, 2016

On September 13th celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the world’s most beloved authors. Learn more about Roald Dahl’s life, go behind-the-scenes in the audiobook studio in an exclusive video, listen to clips from these gloriumptious stories, and more. Read more

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Hear an extended audiobook clip from Roald Dahl’s THE BFG—now a major motion picture! Submitted by Kristen Luby on May 19, 2016

Attention: Human Beans!

Take a giant leap into the extraordinary world of Roald Dahl’s THE BFG. Complete with music and sound effects, young listeners will be enchanted by this engaging audiobook production, masterfully narrated by award-winning British actor David Walliams. Read more

Tagged: movies, Roald Dahl, THE BFG

Celebrate the Magic of Storytelling with Roald Dahl Audiobooks Submitted by Kristen Luby on September 11, 2015

On September 13, celebrate the birthday of one of the world’s most beloved authors. Go inside the audiobook studio in an exclusive video about the making-of these gloriumptious audiobooks. Read more

Tagged: family travel, Roald Dahl, Video

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