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Spring’s Freshest Listens for Your Zodiac Sign March 18, 2022

Spring invokes all kinds of lovely mental images: tulips sprouting from the ground, parkas being tucked away for another 6 months, and baby bunnies taking their first hops READ MORE

Tags: Astrology, book club, crafters, Horoscopes, Spring Equinox, zodiac

Image featuring the covers of SAMANTHA HELPS A FRIEND, COURTNEY CHANGES THE GAME, CORINNE, MAKENA: SEE ME, HEAR ME, KNOW ME, WILLA'S WILDNERNESS CAMPOUT, and THE CARE AND KEEPING OF YOU 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

American Girl® Comes to Audio: More Than 50 Classic and New Titles! March 18, 2022

Listening Library will partner with American Girl on an audiobook publishing program that will bring more than 50 classic and new American Girl titles to audiobook listeners beginning in June 2022. READ MORE

Tags: American Girl, Audiobook News, Family Listening, The Care and Keeping of You

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Fun Family Listens for a Fantastic Spring Break March 16, 2022

School’s out! Whether your family is loading up the car to get out of dodge or catching some sun in the local park, we’ve got the listens that will turn any spring break into an adventure. READ MORE

Tags: Family Listening, family listens, family travel, Road Trips, spring, Spring Break

Heroes Make Us Great: Kids’ Audiobooks for Women’s History Month March 1, 2022

We celebrate women who inspire us all year round, but especially in March. This Women’s History Month, show the kids in your life how amazing women are with audiobooks READ MORE

Tags: Family Listening, International Women's Day, Women's History Month 2022, Women’s History Month

Lunch Lady Series: The First Helping and The Second Helping

Sloppy Joes & Justice: Hear The Lunch Lady Series on Audio February 23, 2022

The lunch lady serves you yummy food to keep your energy up at school, but that’s not all that she does! READ MORE

Tags: Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Kate Flannery, Lunch Lady

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A Full Audiobook Cast Brings The New York Times Bestselling THE 1619 PROJECT to Life February 23, 2022

The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning “1619 Project” issue brought history into powerful focus by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our American national narrative. READ MORE

Tags: Amplify Black Voices, Antiracism, Black History Month, book club, Born on the Water, Family Listening, Full Cast, Full Cast Recording, New York Times bestseller, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Picture Books, The 1619 Project

Picture Books on Audio that Amplify Black Voices + Change Sings Cover

Picture Books on Audio That Amplify Black Voices February 18, 2022

Whether you’re preparing your little one for school, introducing affirmations into your daily routine, or looking for imaginative bedtime stories that delight, nurture, and build self-esteem, press play on audio picture books written and read by best-selling, award-winning Black authors and narrators. READ MORE

Tags: Amplify Black Voices, Family Listening, Picture Books

This Is the Author S7 E4 Image of Nancy Redd, Matthew Swanson, Adam Rubin

On the Podcast: Nancy Redd, Matthew Swanson, and Adam Rubin February 10, 2022

In this episode, meet Webby Award-winning on-air host and bestselling author Nancy Redd, author of Bedtime Bonnet, co-creator (with Robbi Behr) of the Cookie Chronicle series Matthew Swanson, author of Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection, and bestselling picture book author Adam Rubin, author of The Ice Cream Machine. READ MORE

Tags: Adam Rubin, Bedtime Bonnet, Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection, Family Listening, Matthew Swanson, Nancy Redd, Picture Books, read by the author, The Ice Cream Machine, This is the Author

This Is the Author Season 7 Episode 2 Images of Gaby Melian, Erica Martin, Ruth Behar

On the Podcast: Gaby Melian, Erica Martin, and Ruth Behar February 4, 2022

In this episode, meet chef Gaby Melian, author of Food-Related Stories, young adult author and poet Erica Martin, author of And We Rise, and anthropologist Ruth Behar, author of Tía Fortuna’s New Home. READ MORE