Audio Books for boys
and girls too but really thinking about M here.
Just going to make a list of books that he’s enjoyed on audio cd’s and have a list I can refer to with ideas on some to try. Will welcome any comments 
tried and tested and recommended by M age 8:
Alex Rider: The Six Missions
Silverfin (Young Bond)
Harry Potter (he’s listened to The Philosophers Stone
The Twits
Blitzed
On a list to try:
Stig of the Dump
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Swallows and Amazons
Tom’s Midnight Garden
Five Children and It
The Iron Man
The Water Horse
Artemis Fowl
The Fox-busters
Magnus Powermouse
Wind in the Willows (BBC Audio)
Indian in the cupboard
The Box of Delights
Ok that will do for now, will go and get some links sorted and have a think about some more. Came up with loads of ideas last night and now can’t remember that many!
Small likes Just William?
Comment by Jax — March 10, 2009 @ 8:48 pm
thanks - he listened to a load of those a year or so ago. Not sure if he rated them which is why they weren’t in the first list! He’s listened to loads really but isn’t all that helpful on what he likes and dislikes!
Comment by Administrator — March 10, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
Joe has been listening to a BBC radio version of The Hobbit recently and enjoying that …
Comment by Sarah — March 10, 2009 @ 9:42 pm
We had months and months of The Hobbit and LOTR here with Violet - how anyone can go to sleep to the sound of orcs in battle, I don’t know. And the Iron Man we had out of the library so long I could have bought it at least twice over with the fine.
Ernest likes Ordinary Jack (apparently these Bagthorpe stories are well-known!) and loves The War Diaries of Alistair Fury. Atm he and Buttercup are back to Stormbreaker again
There’s a CD of spy or detective stories by Terry Deary that we’ve had form the library a few times - that goes down well
Comment by Alison — March 10, 2009 @ 10:40 pm
i love the bagthorpes!!! sb enjoyed 5 children and it and the phoenix and the carpet. got a story collection from the book people she likes too - black beauty etc
Comment by HelenJ — March 10, 2009 @ 11:19 pm
The Water Horse book is really different (much better) than the film.
Books we have enjoyed here are the Harrys (which is what started her audio book obsession) and Roald Dahl’s Four Favourite Stories (although they are abridged which I didn’t realise when I got it, he reads them himself though which Aprilia thought was pretty cool for some reason) and Stories 4 Cool Kids which is a short story collection. We had one of the Unfortunate Events out from the libraray a while ago too, very dramatically read but no good for bedtimes!
Comment by tbird anni — March 11, 2009 @ 8:09 am
I’ve just got Coraline from audible.co.uk (we have a 2 credit a month subscription) at the kids’ request - will let you know if they enjoy it; I think it is going to be scary!
Comment by Alison — March 11, 2009 @ 10:12 am
Thanks everyone, will look into those. Just getting from the library at the moment as he never listens more than once so it’s a bit expensive to keep buying.
Comment by Administrator — March 11, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
We get ours from the library too, but all of mine will listen to the same thing over and over and over and over and over again!
Comment by Alison — March 11, 2009 @ 10:06 pm