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October 15, 2009

Recommended Audio Books

Audio books are a great way to introduce children to wonderfully classic stories, especially when they are a captive audience such as on long car trips. Below is a collection of some of our favorites.

To purchase or to get more information on a particular selection, click on the title or the picture of the cover.

For a complete list of audio books, click on Complete Audio Books (CD). Let us know your favorites.


Audio Books


For Children of All Ages

The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and narrated by Eric Idle
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl and narrated by Eric Idle
The BFG by Roald Dahl and narrated by Eric Idle
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke and narrated by Brendan Fraser
The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame and narrated by Steven Mclaughlin
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling and narrated by Boris Karloff
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and narrated by Ian Richardons, Claire Bloom, Anthony Quayle
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and narrated by Kate Burton
The Railway Children by E. NEsbit and narrated by Renee Raudman
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling and narrated by Jim Dale
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling and narrated by Jim Dale
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Axkaban by J. K. Rowling and narrated by Jim Dale
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling and narrated by Jim Dale
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling and narrated by Jim Dale
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling and narrated by Jim Dale
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling and narrated by Jim Dale
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle and narrated by Christopher Cazenove
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers and narrated by Sophie Thompson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and narrated by Patrick Fraley
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain and narrated by Patrick Fraley
Charlotte's Web written and narrated by E.B. White
Trumpet of the Swan written and narrated by E.B. White
The Castle In The Attic written and narrated by Elizabeth Winthrop
Little House In the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder and narrated by Cherry Jones
Little House On the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and narrated by Cherry Jones
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder and narrated by Cherry Jones
Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and narrated by Cherry Jones
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder and narrated by Cherry Jones
By The Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder and narrated by Cherry Jones
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder and narrated by Cherry Jones


For Older Children (10 and up)

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt and narrated by Melissa Hughes
The Cay by Theodore Taylor and narrated by Michael Boatman
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien