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Top 6 Audio Books for Kids: What Your Kids Want to Listen to 2019

Kids should be exposed to books as early as possible, and a great way to do that is by letting them listen to audio books for kids.

Audio books are a great option for kids for multiple reasons. It’s important to get kids to read more but carrying around a whole bunch of books isn’t always practical. With audiobooks, they can have access to hundreds of audio books for kids all at once.

Another perk of audiobooks is that they can help kids with more difficult books, whether it’s the subject matter that’s difficult or the reading level. Difficulty reading is one of the reasons so many kids (and even adults) aren’t fans of books. However, when reading is made easy, books can become a passion.

Anyone who wants this for their kids should definitely check out the top trending books for kids and start downloading right away!

6 Trending Audio Books for Kids to Check Out in 2019

Here are just a few of the top trending audio books for kids that will engage, entertain, and educate kids of all ages.

1. The Jungle Book: The Mowgli Stories  

The Jungle Book is hotter than ever, with two live-action films being released one right after the other. Parents can give their children the gift of the original stories with the audio book.

For anyone who wants a break from real life, The Jungle Book is a wonderful place to start. It’s an adventure and coming-of-age story that’s complete with talking animals. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Download Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle to immerse yourself in a world full of wonder.

2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

It’s hard to believe that anyone still hasn’t read the Harry Potter series, especially children. The reality is, though, that these books are so popular, people want to read them over and over.

Providing access to the audio book version of the Harry Potter books is something special. Yes, the movies were pretty awesome, but with a book, a child’s imagination is allowed to go wild. They can sit back, close their eyes, and imagine all the magic in a way that’s unique to them.

Stephen Fry and Jim Dale have both had the opportunity to narrate the books. Is one better than the other? It depends on who is asked – there’s a whole Reddit thread devoted to the topic.

3. George’s Marvelous Medicine

Anyone looking for a comedy should try this Roald Dahl, which comes with a disclaimer at the beginning: Don’t try this at home – it could have dangerous consequences.

George is a young boy who is tired of his grandmother’s bullying antics. He replaces her medicine with a concoction he’s cooked up and the results are incredible. George was expecting to perhaps gross his grandmother out, but the medicine he made makes her grow as tall as the house.

What happens next? Download the book now to find out!

4. Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School

While the title may be a mouthful, it’s a cute premise that children will love.

Two dogs are great at their job – keeping varmints from getting into the house. However, these two loveable pets decide to go above and beyond when they realize that their little human boy, Stewart, keeps coming home from school full of anxiety.

The dogs take action. They decide to go to school with Stewart, but they have to get creative because, of course, dogs aren’t allowed in school. So, they disguise themselves by wearing a trench coat and trick everyone into believing that they’re a new student at the school.

Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School is a fun, light-hearted, creative look at the power of friendship. 

5. The Adventures of Captain Underpants

This is the first novel in the Captain Underpants series. It came out in the late 90s and has been popular with kids ever since.

The story centers around two fourth graders who get into trouble for pulling pranks on the football team. Their principal blackmails them into doing chores for him and extra homework with video evidence of them pranking the football team. At one point, the boys are able to hypnotize their principle, turning him into everything from a chicken to a monkey.

Eventually, they turn him into Captain Underpants, who becomes a crime-fighting superhero of sorts who eventually fights Dr. Diaper.

Will the kids turn Captain Underpants back into their principal? Will the football team ever get hold of the blackmail video?

6. Northern Lights: His Dark Materials Trilogy

Fantasy is an exciting genre for young and old alike. Northern Lights is trending right now, in part because it’s being made into a motion picture starring James McAvoy.

Lyra is a young girl who is living in a parallel universe. In this universe, the souls of people are transformed into animals, including armor-bearing polar bears. In this story, there’s an evil plot to poison her uncle and her best friend is kidnapped. Lyra will, of course, go after the culprits and attempt to save her friend.

Northern Lights is the first book in a series that is full of mystery, danger, and adventure.

Audio Books Should Be an Important Part of Every Child’s Life

Books have been shown to make people happier and more empathetic to their fellow human beings. A book can also spark creativity through the exercise of the imagination. Therefore, why wouldn’t parents want to encourage their kids to read more books?

By giving a child a book, an adult opens worlds to them that they never would’ve known about. Just imagine a world where no one knew who Mr. Darcy or Elizabeth Bennet was, or who didn’t know that R.O.U.S.’s were Rodents of Unusual Size in the Fire Swamp of The Princess Bride.

Books not only allow readers to escape real life for a bit – they actually help them understand people and circumstances. This kind of education is imperative for everyone, but particularly children, who, as cliché as this is going to sound, are the future.

Audio books are a great way to add more books into the lives of children and will entertain them and provide them with valuable lessons that will follow them into adulthood. Are you curious about what other audio books might entertain your kids? Check out our juvenile fiction section, as well as our young adult section for even more options

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