29 Best books to read for Pre-Schoolers
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Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Roll Call
- By: Molly Knox Ostertag
- Narrator: Katie Anvil Rich
- Length: 1 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAlley
- Publish date: November 29, 2022
- Language: English
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4.33(462 ratings)
4.33(462 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDFrom New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xanthe Bouma comes an all-new Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series! Middle school is a dungeon… At least, that’s how Jess seesFrom New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xanthe Bouma comes an all-new Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel series!
Middle school is a dungeon… At least, that’s how Jess sees it.
Luckily, she and her best friend Olivia know how to escape into the sprawling worlds of their own imaginations. The two friends have always loved making up stories, first with little kid games of make-believe, and more recently with the fantasy roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. When they play, Olivia runs the game as Dungeon Master and Jess is the solo party member, playing a take-no-prisoners, lone-wolf fighter of her own design named Sir Corius.
But when Olivia wants to add new players to their group, Jess finds herself struggling to share their game–and her best friend. Will their epic campaign withstand all this change, or has their adventure–and their friendship–finally come to an end?
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I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing
- By: A. D. Jameson
- Narrator: A. D. Jameson
- Length: 6 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: May 22, 2018
- Language: English
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3.38(254 ratings)
3.38(254 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDA. D. Jameson celebrates the triumph of geekdom in I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing, an insightful and irreverent journey through the science fiction, fantasy, and superhero pop-culture cinematic icons whose legions of fans have put them at theA. D. Jameson celebrates the triumph of geekdom in I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing, an insightful and irreverent journey through the science fiction, fantasy, and superhero pop-culture cinematic icons whose legions of fans have put them at the top of the box office over and over.
Star Wars, Marvel superheroes, The Lord of the Rings–properties that were once supposedly the domain of socially maladroit youth have become mainstream entertainment, enjoyed by enormous audiences and by more than a few film critics too. But there are those commentators who have decried the way in which serious adult cinema has seemingly vanished, with Hollywood dominated by mindless kiddie fare such as tent-pole-event movies, franchises, and endless remakes and reboots.
As a lifelong geek, A. D. Jameson blasts through the cliches that have always surrounded pop-culture phenomena: that fans are mindless followers who will embrace all things Spider-Man, regardless of quality; or that the popularity and financial success of nerd cinema represents the death of ambitious film-making. Instead, he makes a case for why genre films are worthy of serious critical attention–and shares his thoughts on where their true flaws lie.
Shining a new light on beloved classics, and exploding misconceptions as to their historical and intellectual value, I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing explores how the geek inherited the earth.
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King of the Bench: No Fear!
- By: Steve Moore
- Narrator: Maxwell Glick
- Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: March 28, 2017
- Language: English
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3.76(141 ratings)
3.76(141 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDFrom the nationally syndicated cartoonist of “In the Bleachers” comes a new, highly illustrated middle grade series about Steve, who plays the same position in every sport: bench-warmer. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and TimmyFrom the nationally syndicated cartoonist of “In the Bleachers” comes a new, highly illustrated middle grade series about Steve, who plays the same position in every sport: bench-warmer. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Timmy Failure, King of the Bench is an ode to teammates, underdogs, and bench-warmers everywhere.
Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. It’s just a fact. But this year, Steve and his friends are excited to try out for the Spiro T. Agnew Middle School baseball team. The only problem is, after watching another player get beaned by a fastball, Steve has developed a serious case of bean-o-phobia–the fear of getting hit by a pitch. If Steve ever wants to get off the bench and get in the game, he’s going to have to muster up some courage, and fast.
Oh, and if you’re wondering why Steve would write a book and tell total strangers all about the humiliating phobia that almost ruined his first year on the baseball team? Duh. It’s pretty much a rule that you spill your guts when you write a book about yourself.
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The Adventures of Barry & Joe
- By: Adam Reid
- Narrator: Adam Reid
- Length: 4 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 26, 2019
- Language: English
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3.45(95 ratings)
3.45(95 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDBrothers from different mothers, bromancing history to save us from Trump. These are the continuing adventures of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, time traveling superheroes in search of a brighter future for America. Moments after the inauguration ofBrothers from different mothers, bromancing history to save us from Trump.
These are the continuing adventures of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, time traveling superheroes in search of a brighter future for America.
Moments after the inauguration of our 45th President, best friends Barack Obama and Joe Biden were escorted to a secret lab run by the world’s greatest scientists. They were asked to take off all their clothes and hold very still in a fetal position until they felt a painful tingling sensation. Then they vanished. They would awake to find themselves apart, and inside their younger bodies–driven to find each other and change history for the better. Their faithful guide on this journey is Samuel L. Jackson, a brilliant actor from the present who appears in the form of an augmented reality that only they can see and hear. And thus, they find themselves leaping through time, striving to right injustice wherever they find it, looking for a world which they can proudly call home.
This audiobook is a love letter to cheesy science fiction and the two men who can still be counted on to inspire us–an adventure that will melt your snowflake brain and give you hope for humanity at the same time.
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The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrator: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 13 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: October 06, 2009
- Language: English
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3.99(10603 ratings)
3.99(10603 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USD“I’ll swap you my dad,” I said. “Oh-oh,” said my little sister. What if you wanted your best friend’s two goldfish so much that you’d swap anything for them, even your father? What if your mother came“I’ll swap you my dad,” I said.
“Oh-oh,” said my little sister.What if you wanted your best friend’s two goldfish so much that you’d swap anything for them, even your father?
What if your mother came home and found out what you’d done?
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish is a hilarious adventure and was the first book for younger readers from the acclaimed author and illustrator of the New York Times best-sellers The Wolves in the Walls and Coraline. Chosen as one of Newsweek magazine’s Best Children’s Books of the Year, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish is beloved by readers of all ages. This new edition features brand-new jacket art and an afterword by the author on the origins of this unique and wonderfully funny story.
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The Gay Agenda
- By: Ashley Molesso
- Narrator: Ron Butler
- Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 28, 2020
- Language: English
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3.72(309 ratings)
3.72(309 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDA joyful celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s development, history, and culture, packed with facts, trivia, timelines, and charts, and featuring 100 full color illustrations. Compiled and designed by queer power couple and illustratorsA joyful celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s development, history, and culture, packed with facts, trivia, timelines, and charts, and featuring 100 full color illustrations.
Compiled and designed by queer power couple and illustrators extraordinaire, Ashley Molesso and Chessie Needham, founders of the popular Brooklyn stationery company Ash + Chess, The Gay Agenda is an inviting and entertaining guide that pays tribute to the LGBTQ+ community. Filled with engaging descriptions, interesting facts, helpful features–such as historical queer icons and events and LGBTQ+ acronym definitions–this fabulous compendium illuminates the transformation of the community, highlighting its struggles, achievements, landmarks, and contributions. It also salutes iconic members of the LGBTQ+ community–the celebrities, politicians, entrepreneurs and ordinary citizens who have made a notable impact on gay life and society itself.
The Gay Agenda is a nostalgic look back for older generations, an archive for younger people, and a helpful introduction for those interested in learning more about the community and its contributions. From James Baldwin and Emma Goldman to Marsha P. Johnson and Jodie Foster; the Pink Triangle and the Rainbow Flag to Stonewall and the AIDS crisis; Matthew Shepard and Pulse Nightclub to Sodomy Laws and Obergefell; Drag and Transitioning to The L Word and The Kinsey Scale, Freddie Mercury and Ellen Degeneres to Laverne Cox and David Bowie, this magnificent digest is a keepsake honoring all LGBTQ+, and the ongoing fight to gain–and maintain–equality for all.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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Dragon Haven
- By: Robin Hobb
- Narrator: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 19 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 07, 2020
- Language: English
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4.11(24809 ratings)
4.11(24809 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.006.99 USD“A full master of the epic fantasy.”—Tulsa World One of the world’s most acclaimed fantasists, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to the world of her popular “Tawny Man” trilogy with Dragon“A full master of the epic fantasy.”
—Tulsa WorldOne of the world’s most acclaimed fantasists, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to the world of her popular “Tawny Man” trilogy with Dragon Haven–the second book, following Dragon Keeper (“Imaginative, literate, and compassionate from first page to last” —Booklist) in an epic adventure about the resurgence of dragons in a world that both needs and fears them. Hobb, whose Soldier Son Trilogy (Shaman’s Crossing, Forest Mage, Renegade’s Magic) has won raves from critics, fans, and peers alike, returns to the Rain Wilds with Dragon Haven, and readers of Raymond Feist, Terry Brooks, and Lois McMaster Bujold will eagerly follow.
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Hiddensee
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrator: Steven Crossley
- Length: 10 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 31, 2017
- Language: English
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3.16(3515 ratings)
3.16(3515 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIn this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved New York Times bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymakerIn this imaginative novel rooted in the rich soil of early-nineteenth-century German Romanticism, beloved New York Times bestselling author Gregory Maguire twins an origin legend of the famous Nutcracker with the life of Drosselmeier, the toymaker who carves him.
Gregory Maguire’s novels have been called “bewitching,” “remarkable,” “extraordinary,” “engrossing,” “amazing,” and “delicious.” Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in Wicked, Wonderland in After Alice and Dickensian London in Lost, Maguire now takes us to the Black Forest of Bavaria and Munich of the Brothers Grimm and E. T. A. Hoffman. Hiddensee recreates the backstory of the Nutcracker, reimaging how this entrancing creature came to be carved and how it magically guided an ailing little girl named Klara through a dreamy paradise on a snowy Christmas Eve. It also brings to life the mysterious godfather Drosselmeier–the ominous, canny, one-eyed toymaker made immortal by Petipa and Tchaikovsky’s ballet–who presents the once and future Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter.
But Hiddensee is not just a retelling of a classic story. Maguire discovers in the flowering of German Romanticism a migrating strain of a Hellenic mystery-cult, and ponders a profound question: how a person who is abused by life, short-changed and challenged, can access secrets that benefit the disadvantaged and powerless. Ultimately, Hiddensee, offers a message of hope. If the compromised Godfather Drosselmeier can bring an enchanted Nutcracker to a young girl in distress, perhaps everyone, however lonely or marginalized on the eve of a winter holiday, has something precious to share.
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Pete the Cat and the Itsy Bitsy Spider
- By: James Dean
- Narrator: James Fouhey
- Length: 2 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 07, 2019
- Language: English
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3.55(238 ratings)
3.55(238 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.001.99 USDPete the Cat’s cool adaptation of the classic children’s song “Itsy Bitsy Spider” will have have young listeners laughing and singing along. The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain…. As thePete the Cat’s cool adaptation of the classic children’s song “Itsy Bitsy Spider” will have have young listeners laughing and singing along.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain….
As the itsy bitsy spider struggles, Pete and his friends know just what to do to help out!
Fans of James Dean’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat will love rocking out with Pete.
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Juniper & Thorn
- By: Ava Reid
- Narrator: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 11 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 21, 2022
- Language: English
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3.74(4902 ratings)
3.74(4902 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDFrom highly acclaimed, bestselling author Ava Reid comes a gothic horror retelling of The Juniper Tree, set in another time and place within the world of The Wolf and the Woodsman, where a young witch seeks to discover her identity and escape theFrom highly acclaimed, bestselling author Ava Reid comes a gothic horror retelling of The Juniper Tree, set in another time and place within the world of The Wolf and the Woodsman, where a young witch seeks to discover her identity and escape the domination of her abusive wizard father, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Catherynne M. Valente.
A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites.
Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the city’s amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart.
As Marlinchen’s late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her father’s rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.
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The Book Eaters
- By: Sunyi Dean
- Narrator: Katie Erich
- Length: 13 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: August 02, 2022
- Language: English
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3.71(12637 ratings)
3.71(12637 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USD“Katie Erich’s riveting and emotionally rich realization of Dean’s strange and vivid world makes this an entrancing listen from start to finish; we hope to hear much more from author and narrator alike.” – The Seattle“Katie Erich’s riveting and emotionally rich realization of Dean’s strange and vivid world makes this an entrancing listen from start to finish; we hope to hear much more from author and narrator alike.” – The Seattle Times
“Katie Erich narrates Devon with the voice of a true storyteller, providing a mesmerizing performance that communicates the devastating harshness and rich emotionality of Devon’s journey….Beautiful and intense, it is a must-listen.”- Library Journal
This program includes a bonus conversation between the author and narrator about the novel, family, and neurodivergency.Sunyi Dean’s The Book Eaters is “a darkly sweet pastry of a book about family, betrayal, and the lengths we go to for the ones we love. A delicious modern fairy tale.”– Christopher Buehlman, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author
“Katie Erich’s Northern English accent transports listeners to the windswept Yorkshire moors in this atmospheric fantasy about a woman on the run.”- AudioFile on The Book Eaters
Truth is found between the stories we’re fed and the stories we hunger for.
Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book’s content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionaries.
Devon is part of The Family, an old and reclusive clan of book eaters. Her brothers grow up feasting on stories of valor and adventure, and Devon–like all other book eater women–is raised on a carefully curated diet of fairy tales and cautionary stories.
But real life doesn’t always come with happy endings, as Devon learns when her son is born with a rare and darker kind of hunger–not for books, but for human minds.
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
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The Council of Animals
- By: Nick McDonell
- Narrator: Nick McDonell
- Length: 3 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: July 20, 2021
- Language: English
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3.59(1163 ratings)
3.59(1163 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDThis program is read by the author. From national bestselling author Nick McDonell, The Council of Animals is a captivating fable for humans of all ages–dreamers and cynics alike–who believe (if nothing else) in the power of timelessThis program is read by the author.
From national bestselling author Nick McDonell, The Council of Animals is a captivating fable for humans of all ages–dreamers and cynics alike–who believe (if nothing else) in the power of timeless storytelling.
“‘Now,’ continued the cat, ‘there is nothing more difficult than changing an animal’s mind. But I will say, in case I can change yours: humans are more useful to us outside our bellies than in.'”
Perhaps.
After The Calamity, the animals thought the humans had managed to do themselves in. But, it turns out, a few are cowering in makeshift villages. So the animals–among them a cat, a dog, a crow, a baboon, a horse, and a bear–have convened to debate whether to help the last human stragglers . . . or to eat them.
Rest assured, there is a happy ending. Sort of.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
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King of the Bench: No Fear!
- By: Steve Moore
- Narrator: Maxwell Glick
- Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: March 28, 2017
- Language: English
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3.76(141 ratings)
3.76(141 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDFrom the nationally syndicated cartoonist of “In the Bleachers” comes a new, highly illustrated middle grade series about Steve, who plays the same position in every sport: bench-warmer. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and TimmyFrom the nationally syndicated cartoonist of “In the Bleachers” comes a new, highly illustrated middle grade series about Steve, who plays the same position in every sport: bench-warmer. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Timmy Failure, King of the Bench is an ode to teammates, underdogs, and bench-warmers everywhere.
Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. It’s just a fact. But this year, Steve and his friends are excited to try out for the Spiro T. Agnew Middle School baseball team. The only problem is, after watching another player get beaned by a fastball, Steve has developed a serious case of bean-o-phobia–the fear of getting hit by a pitch. If Steve ever wants to get off the bench and get in the game, he’s going to have to muster up some courage, and fast.
Oh, and if you’re wondering why Steve would write a book and tell total strangers all about the humiliating phobia that almost ruined his first year on the baseball team? Duh. It’s pretty much a rule that you spill your guts when you write a book about yourself.
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A Bear Called Paddington
- By: Michael Bond
- Narrator: Stephen Fry
- Length: 2 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: HarperFestival
- Publish date: March 29, 2005
- Language: English
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4.23(76781 ratings)
4.23(76781 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDThe classic novel about Paddington–who’s now a major movie star! Paddington Bear had traveled all the way from Peru when the Browns first met him in Paddington Station. Since then, their lives have never been quite the same . . . forThe classic novel about Paddington–who’s now a major movie star!
Paddington Bear had traveled all the way from Peru when the Browns first met him in Paddington Station. Since then, their lives have never been quite the same . . . for ordinary things become extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved.
First published in 1958, A Bear Called Paddington is the first novel by Michael Bond, chronicling the adventures of this lovable bear. Paddington has charmed readers for generations with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures. This brand-new edition of the classic novel contains the original text by Michael Bond and illustrations by Peggy Fortnum.
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A Bear to Share
- By: Jessica Alba
- Narrator: Jessica Alba
- Length: 8 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: October 26, 2021
- Language: English
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3.98(102 ratings)
3.98(102 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.000.99 USDBusiness leader, actor, and Baby2Baby ambassador Jessica Alba and Baby2Baby co-CEOs Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein deliver the important message of giving back from an early age through this tender and delightful story. Tiana loves herBusiness leader, actor, and Baby2Baby ambassador Jessica Alba and Baby2Baby co-CEOs Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein deliver the important message of giving back from an early age through this tender and delightful story.
Tiana loves her teddy bear, Bach. She doesn’t mind that he’s a little worn and somewhat torn. So when her mother suggests she make room for a new bear, Tiana can’t believe her ears!
Will Tiana have to lose the one bear she really loves? Or will she find room in her heart for two?
Find out in this endearing tale about a young girl who learns the importance of letting go and giving back.
A girl with a big heart who loves her teddy bear, her family, and her best friend, Tiana will appeal to any child trying to understand what it means to give back to others.
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A Game of Fox & Squirrels
- By: Jenn Reese
- Narrator: Sarah Franco
- Length: 6 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: October 13, 2020
- Language: English
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4.17(975 ratings)
4.17(975 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDAndre Norton Award finalist Jenn Reese explores the often thin line between magic and reality, light and darkness in her enchanting middle grade standalone. After an incident shatters their family, eleven-year old Samantha and her older sisterAndre Norton Award finalist Jenn Reese explores the often thin line between magic and reality, light and darkness in her enchanting middle grade standalone.
After an incident shatters their family, eleven-year old Samantha and her older sister Caitlin are sent to live in rural Oregon with an aunt they’ve never met. Sam wants nothing more than to go back to the way things were… before she spoke up about their father’s anger.
When Aunt Vicky gives Sam a mysterious card game called “A Game of Fox & Squirrels,” Sam falls in love with the animal characters, especially the charming trickster fox, Ashander. Then one day Ashander shows up in Sam’s room and offers her an adventure and a promise: find the Golden Acorn, and Sam can have anything she desires.
But the fox is hiding rules that Sam isn’t prepared for, and her new home feels more tempting than she’d ever expected. As Sam is swept up in the dangerous quest, the line between magic and reality grows thin. If she makes the wrong move, she’ll lose far more than just a game.
Perfect for fans of Barbara O’Connor, Lauren Wolk, and Ali Benjamin, A Game of Fox & Squirrels is a stunning, heartbreaking novel about a girl who finds the light in the darkness… and ultimately discovers the true meaning of home.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
“Brings to life, viscerally, what it is like to live in fear of abuse–even after the abuse itself is over. But there is magic here too, and the promise of a better future that comes with learning to let people who care about you into your world.” —Alan Gratz, New York Times-bestselling author of Refugee
“A captivating and touching story… both whimsical and emotionally–sometimes frighteningly–compelling.” —Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor-winning author of Savvy
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“Magically creative and deeply honest, A Game of Fox & Squirrels merges games and grimness in a fantasy tale that tells the truth.” —Elana K. Arnold, Printz Honor-winning author of Damsel and A Boy Called Bat -
Arnold Lobel Audio Collection
- By: Arnold Lobel
- Narrator: Mark Linn-Baker
- Length: 57 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: October 20, 2009
- Language: English
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4.29(24 ratings)
4.29(24 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDGrasshopper wanted to go on a journey. “I will find a road,” he said. “I will follow that road wherever it goes.“ Here are four of your favorite Arnold Lobel stories together in one audio collection! From Owl’sGrasshopper wanted to go on a journey. “I will find a road,” he said. “I will follow that road wherever it goes.“
Here are four of your favorite Arnold Lobel stories together in one audio collection! From Owl’s surprising house-guest to the small pig’s quest for the perfect mud puddle, Arnold Lobel’s stories are filled with one-of-a-kind characters, and more than a little silliness too.
Arnold Lobel’s beloved Level Two I Can Read classics are perfect for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.
This audio collection includes:
- Grasshopper on the Road
- Owl at Home
- Small Pig
- Uncle Elephant
The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book.
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Bathtime for Chickies
- By: Janee Trasler
- Narrator: Therese Plummer
- Length: 3 minutes
- Publisher: HarperFestival
- Publish date: June 23, 2015
- Language: English
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3.76(91 ratings)
3.76(91 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USDIt’s bathtime for the Chickies! With engaging rhymes and endearing illustrations, Janee Trasler’s books are perfect for babies and toddlers to enjoy. In this playful and helpful book, parents and children will find that Pig, Cow, Sheep,It’s bathtime for the Chickies! With engaging rhymes and endearing illustrations, Janee Trasler’s books are perfect for babies and toddlers to enjoy.
In this playful and helpful book, parents and children will find that Pig, Cow, Sheep, and Chickies make bathtime lots of fun!
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Berenstain Bears Under the Sea
- By: Mike Berenstain
- Narrator: Lance Rubin
- Length: 10 minutes
- Publisher: HarperFestival
- Publish date: April 19, 2016
- Language: English
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4.01(153 ratings)
4.01(153 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.000.99 USDThe Berenstain Bears dive under the ocean to discover life below the waves! The family meets flying fish, dolphins, sharks, and giant squid while getting a close-up look at undersea plants in this remarkable learning adventure. This 8×8The Berenstain Bears dive under the ocean to discover life below the waves! The family meets flying fish, dolphins, sharks, and giant squid while getting a close-up look at undersea plants in this remarkable learning adventure. This 8×8 paperback picture book takes young readers on the trip of a lifetime with their favorite bear family.
For more than 50 years, the Berenstain Bears have been delighting children around the world. This latest installment will add to a growing legacy of excellence in children’s literature.
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Bernard Pepperlin
- By: Cara Hoffman
- Narrator: Gary Furlong
- Length: 2 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: September 17, 2019
- Language: English
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3.74(86 ratings)
3.74(86 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USD“Bernard and his newfound friends–revolutionary rats, wise-cracking cats, and coffee-chugging squirrels, to name a few–will delight and inspire readers of all ages!” –Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Medal-winning author of“Bernard and his newfound friends–revolutionary rats, wise-cracking cats, and coffee-chugging squirrels, to name a few–will delight and inspire readers of all ages!” –Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Medal-winning author of Hello, Universe
The drowsy Dormouse from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is transported to modern-day New York City for the adventure of a lifetime in this middle grade novel that’s perfect for fans of Stuart Little and written by critically acclaimed author Cara Hoffman.
When a girl in a blue dress crashes the Mad Hatter’s eternal tea party, the sleepy Dormouse feels more awake than he has in a long time. He wishes he could follow her and be a part of her adventure.
And as luck would have it, a surprising twist of fate sends the Dormouse on an adventure of his own, where he must not fall asleep. For he is destined to save a magical world outside Wonderland, and it will take all his courage–and a few new friends–to do it.
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Buen dia, buenas noches
- By: Margaret Wise Brown
- Narrator: Hayley Cresswell
- Length: 2 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
- Publish date: October 17, 2017
- Language: Spanish
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3.67(17 ratings)
3.67(17 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USDUn libro completamente nuevo de Margaret Wise Brown, la autora best seller de Buenas Noches, Luna, cobra vida con las imagenes del ilustrador best seller #1 del New York Times, Loren Long, quien ilustro el libro del del presidente Barack Obama A tiUn libro completamente nuevo de Margaret Wise Brown, la autora best seller de Buenas Noches, Luna, cobra vida con las imagenes del ilustrador best seller #1 del New York Times, Loren Long, quien ilustro el libro del del presidente Barack Obama A ti te canto.
Cuando sale el sol y el dia comienza, el conejito dice buen dia a todas las cosas familiares. A las aves del cielo y las abejas en sus colmenas, a todos uno por uno. Y cuando el sol comienza a ocultarse, es hora para que el conejito diga buenas noches. Buenas noches, gatito. Buenas noches, osito. Buenas noches, personas de todo el mundo.
Este texto nunca antes publicado de la querida autora Margaret Wise Brown utiliza su forma caracteristica de escribir del clasico Buenas noches, Luna que ha arrullado a generaciones de ninos antes de dormir. Combinado con las ilustraciones maravillosas de Loren Long, esta historia ofrece a los lectores confort en el mundo reconfortante del conejito.
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Cats vs. Robots #1: This Is War
- By: Margaret Stohl
- Narrator: Johnny Heller
- Length: 5 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: September 04, 2018
- Language: English
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3.65(160 ratings)
3.65(160 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USD#1 New York Times bestselling author Margaret Stohl and Lewis Peterson’s hilarious middle grade debut has it all: robot overlords, secret feline agents, and earthling humans who are in for a real catastrophe. With examples of why coding is fun#1 New York Times bestselling author Margaret Stohl and Lewis Peterson’s hilarious middle grade debut has it all: robot overlords, secret feline agents, and earthling humans who are in for a real catastrophe.
With examples of why coding is fun and other STEM applications cleverly woven into this fun and thoughtful story about looking beyond binary terms, this is the perfect novel for fans of House of Robots and The Tapper Twins.
The Robot Federation and the Feline Empire have been at war for eons. And now that fight is coming to a tiny primitive planetoid…Earth. The mission for both cats and robots: retrieve the Singularity Chip. With it, cats can live past their nine lives, and robots are granted eternal battery life.
Meanwhile, twin siblings Max and Min Wengrod are as different as can be. Min always gets good grades, and she loves to read and build robots. Max hates school, and prefers to play games and spend time online with friends.
When Max rescues two kittens and is determined to keep them, Min is horrified that these furballs could ruin her chances at the Battle of the Bots competition. But with hidden forces at play in their own house, and the larger war between cats and robots fast approaching, will the twins be able to put aside their differences before they get caught in the crossfire?
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Cats vs. Robots #2: Now with Fleas!
- By: Margaret Stohl
- Narrator: Johnny Heller
- Length: 5 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: October 22, 2019
- Language: English
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4.33(27 ratings)
4.33(27 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USD#1 New York Times bestselling author Margaret Stohl and Lewis Peterson are back for book two in the hilarious middle grade series! Book one of the Cats vs. Robots series was praised for its “mix of tech and kitties, STEM and heart” by#1 New York Times bestselling author Margaret Stohl and Lewis Peterson are back for book two in the hilarious middle grade series!
Book one of the Cats vs. Robots series was praised for its “mix of tech and kitties, STEM and heart” by the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.
In book two, the intergalactic war between the Feline Empire and Robot Federation has escalated to the brink of war. Cats and robots are preparing to converge on Earth and battle it out for the Infinity Engine. And the inventors and safekeepers of that powerful weapon? The Wengrod family.
Max, Min, their parents, and cousin Javi, all know the stakes are higher than ever as the fate of their planet rests on their shoulders.
The family creates an elite swarm of robotic fleas to attempt infiltrating both sides and halt attacks, but will peaceful persistence be enough? Will they ever rescue their friend Obi? Will Huggs and his sidekick, Vice President Parker P. Pants (VP P.P. Pants), with all their power and influence, prevail in the end?
Margaret Stohl and Lewis Peterson bring hilarity, heart, and the case for tolerance in the second book of the Cats vs. Robots series!
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Chester
- By: Syd Hoff
- Narrator: Dan Bittner
- Length: 8 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: February 24, 2015
- Language: English
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3.75(237 ratings)
3.75(237 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USDChester, a wild horse who wants to be tame, comes to the city looking for a home. -
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #1: Wolf Brother
- By: Michelle Paver
- Narrator: Ian McKellan
- Length: 6 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: March 29, 2005
- Language: English
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4.2(20589 ratings)
4.2(20589 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USD“Fantasy adventure on a grand scale, with a wealth of wilderness lore and convincing characterizations.” —Booklist Fans of Fablehaven and City of Ember will devour Michelle Paver’s bestselling fantasy series about one“Fantasy adventure on a grand scale, with a wealth of wilderness lore and convincing characterizations.” —Booklist
Fans of Fablehaven and City of Ember will devour Michelle Paver’s bestselling fantasy series about one boy’s epic fight against evil and the wolf who guides him.
Six thousand years ago. Powerful mages stalk the land, threatening to destroy all the forest clans. According to legend, only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat them. Their journey together takes them through perilous terrain and into dangers they never imagined. Torak and Wolf are terrified of their mission. But if they do not battle to save their world, who will?
“Torak’s coming-of-age tale will keep the pages turning.” —Publishers Weekly
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Cinders and Sparks #1: Magic at Midnight
- By: Lindsey Kelk
- Narrator: Shaina Summerville
- Length: 2 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: April 13, 2021
- Language: English
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3.96(31 ratings)
3.96(31 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDCinders & Sparks is a fresh, funny, and fabulous take on Cinderella for everyone who loves series like Whatever After and Grimmtastic Girls. Cinders isn’t supposed to know how to do magic. Her dog, Sparks, isn’t supposed to talk.Cinders & Sparks is a fresh, funny, and fabulous take on Cinderella for everyone who loves series like Whatever After and Grimmtastic Girls.
Cinders isn’t supposed to know how to do magic. Her dog, Sparks, isn’t supposed to talk. And they’re definitely not supposed to go to the fancy palace ball….
But with a fairy godmother named Brian, do we really think that’s going to stop them?
Bestselling author Lindsey Kelk makes her children’s debut with the first book in a ridiculously entertaining trilogy filled with adventure, talking dogs, and pure comic silliness. Perfect for readers age 8-12.
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Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp
- By: Syd Hoff
- Narrator: Lewis Grosso
- Length: 4 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: February 24, 2015
- Language: English
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3.85(490 ratings)
3.85(490 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USDReaders first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair are together again in an adventure sure to please beginning readers and happy campersReaders first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair are together again in an adventure sure to please beginning readers and happy campers alike.
Danny’s going to camp–and he’s taking the dinosaur! Whether he’s racing, rowing, or hiking, this gigantic camper is a huge hit!
Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp is a Level One I Can Read book that is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
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Days With Frog and Toad
- By: Arnold Lobel
- Narrator: Arnold Lobel
- Length: 27 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 20, 2008
- Language: English
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4.28(22266 ratings)
4.28(22266 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.005.99 USDFrog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad’s birthday, and share the shivers when Frog tells a scary story. Most of all, they have fun together–every day of the year. Days with Frog and Toad is aFrog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad’s birthday, and share the shivers when Frog tells a scary story. Most of all, they have fun together–every day of the year.
Days with Frog and Toad is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.
The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor (Frog and Toad Together), a Caldecott Honor (Frog and Toad Are Friends), ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book.
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Drip, Drop
- By: Sarah Weeks
- Narrator: Sarah Uncredited
- Length: 6 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: August 05, 2008
- Language: English
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3.74(117 ratings)
3.74(117 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USDA Junior Library Guild Selection Drip! Drop! Plip! Plop! “Oh, no!” cried Pip Squeak. “I’ve got a leak!” A nighttime rainstorm sends Pip Squeak scrambling to catch the drips pouring through his leaky roof. But the dropsA Junior Library Guild Selection
Drip! Drop!
Plip! Plop!
“Oh, no!” cried Pip Squeak.
“I’ve got a leak!”
A nighttime rainstorm sends Pip Squeak scrambling to catch the drips pouring through his leaky roof. But the drops just won’t stop, and soon it’s wetter inside the house than out!
Sarah Weeks’s spirited story and Jane Manning’s dazzling pictures will delight beginning readers as they follow Pip Squeak’s comic adventure to the very last drop!
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