Showing 1–24 of 24 titles

• List: Notable Children's Recordings
• Genre: Audiobook
• Award year: 2020

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  5 O'Clock Band

  By Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Bill Taylor, Dion Graham (Narrator)

  Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews' stellar musical score and Dion Graham's warm voicing embody the New Orleans soundscape of Trombone Shorty's childhood.

  • Autobiography, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781430143918
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  Bernard Pepperlin

  By Gary Furlong (Narrator)

  Gary Furlong's dynamic performance captures myriad memorable characters in this Alice in Wonderland spin-off.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780062988065
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  The Bridge Home

  By Padma Venkatraman

  With heartbreaking feeling and distinct voices, Padma Venkatraman narrates her story of four children finding love and support on the streets of contemporary India.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9781984845092
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  Charlotte's Web

  By E.B. White, Full Cast (Narrator)

  Meryl Streep's quiet narration frames this classic tale, headlined by Kirby Heyborne's naive Wilbur and January LaVoy's brilliant Charlotte.

  • Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle, Younger
  • ISBN: 9781984843258
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  Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat: The Spacedog Cometh #3

  By Johnny Marciano, Emily Chenoweth, Full Cast (Narrator)

  Through believable voicing of a displeased evil warlord alien cat, an amenable golden retriever spy, and naive humans, this installment of Klawde's adventures rockets to life.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle, Younger
  • ISBN: 9780593106334
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  Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

  By Jason Reynolds, Full Cast (Narrator)

  An all-star cast of narrators bring humor to ten stories depicting the detours taken on the way home from school.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781987186574
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  The Magic of Letters

  By Tony Johnston, Marc Thompson (Narrator)

  Marc Thompson pulls the listener into the magical world of language, emphasizing the energy and feeling of blending sounds together.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780823441594
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  Mango, Abuela, and Me

  By Meg Medina, Full Cast (Narrator)

  This family-led narration enhances the tale of a Spanish-speaking abuela moving in with her young English-speaking granddaughter and their journey to learn each other's languages.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781430131304
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  Max and the Midknights

  By Lincoln Peirce, Full Cast (Narrator)

  Kristen DiMercurio leads an amazing full cast production filled with standout characters, pointed jokes, medieval music, and humorous sound effects.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780525636038
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  New Kid

  By Jerry Craft, Full Cast (Narrator)

  Adapted from a powerful graphic novel about a boy who finds himself one of only a few students of color in his private school, this full-cast audio creates a vivid auditory landscape.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9780062885326
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  On the Come Up

  By Angie Thomas, Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin skillfully captures Bri's struggle to balance her family's hardships with her aspiration to be a rapper.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781538496831
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  Potato Pants!

  By Laurie Keller, Full Cast (Narrator)

  A full cast uses hilarious voicing and sound effects to take listeners on a rollicking good time during this epic attempt by a potato to purchase a pair of pants.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781250107237
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  Redwood and Ponytail

  By K.A. Holt, Tess Netting (Narrator), Cassandra Morris (Narrator)

  Two voices, two girls, and two perspectives, combine to powerful effect in this novel in verse about middle school, first love and self-discovery. Through dynamic and expressive performances, Morris and Netting, supported by a Greek chorus of classmates, capture the yearning, confusion, and intensity found within the hearts of two girls.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020, Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2020 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 1141414544
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  Roller Girl

  By Victoria Jamieson, Full Cast (Narrator)

  The acclaimed graphic novel about Astrid's adventure into the world of roller derby is brought to life with a full cast, exemplary sound effects, and well-curated music.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781984882356
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  Song for a Whale

  By Lynne Kelly, Abigail Revasch (Narrator)

  Abigail Revasch's narration honors the linguistic beauty of American Sign Language in this poignant story of Iris, a deaf girl who records a song for a whale unable to communicate with other whales.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020, Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2020 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 1139652413
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  To Night Owl from Dogfish

  By Holly Goldberg Sloan, Meg Wolitzer, Full Cast (Narrator)

  Told through emails and other correspondence, Cassandra Morris and Imani Parks lead a full cast in a funny and relatable tale of two girls determined to keep their fathers from dating.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9781984838353
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  Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

  By Kwame Mbalia, Amir Abdullah (Narrator)

  Amir Abdullah excels at performing a large cast of mythical characters, embodying everyone from the powerful John Henry to the hysterical Gum Baby, as young Tristan has to figure out how to save the world.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9780593149584
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  The Wall in the Middle of the Book

  By Jon Agee, Everest de Montebello (Narrator), Marc Thompson (Narrator)

  Sound effects, music, and dynamic narration enhance this story of a young knight who believes his side of the wall is safer than the other.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781430143734
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  The Way You Make Me Feel

  By Maurene Goo, Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator)

  Emily Woo Zeller's attitude-filled narration draws listeners into Clara's world as she is stuck working on a food truck all summer with her mortal enemy.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781977312600
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  We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

  By Traci Sorell, Full Cast (Narrator)

  Take a journey through the four seasons. Narrated by a carefully chosen cast from the Cherokee community, this dynamic production utilizes music and sound effects to create an audio landscape that delivers a rich family-focused introduction to contemporary Cherokee language, culture, and customs.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020, Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2020 (Honor Title)
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781430143772
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  We're Not from Here

  By Geoff Rodkey, Dani Martineck (Narrator)

  Dani Martineck captures the Mifunes' precarious situation with well-timed comic relief as the family, seeking asylum on Planet Choom, tries to change the minds of its hostile hosts.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020, Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2020 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781984832894
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  When the Ground Is Hard

  By Malla Nunn, Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin beautifully voices the emotional ups and downs of a teen girl at a 1960s Swaziland boarding school as she learns about her past and finds her true self.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781984890689
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  The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic

  By Cressida Cowell, David Tennant (Narrator)

  David Tennant's spellbinding performance masterfully brings to life a witch boy, a warrior girl, and an assortment of magical creatures on a quest to stop a terrible evil.

  • Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781489461780
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  The Word Collector

  By Peter H. Reynolds, Guy Lockard (Narrator)

  A wonder-filled performance by Guy Lockard set against a musical score captures a young boy's discovery of the magic and transformative power of words.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781338567168