Showing 1–26 of 26 titles
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Before She Was Harriet
With a musical score and sound effects carefully tailored to each beautiful spread of the picture book, Sisi Aisha Johnson, January LaVoy, Lisa Renee Pitts, & Bahni Turpin take turns painting scenes from Harriet Tubman's life with their passionate, engaging reading.- Biography, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781430131205
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Children of Blood and Bone
Bahni Turpin's powerful narration, voiced through three distinct perspectives, weaves a story of grit and determination in the face of persecution in this epic fantasy.- Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781529015201
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The Christmasaurus
Paul Shelley's whimsical narration delights with a tale of a dinosaur, a young boy in a wheelchair, and the magic of Christmas.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Middle, Younger
- ISBN: 9781984838094
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Du Iz Tak?
With a multigenerational cast, sound effects, and an expressive musical accompaniment, this simple-text picture book explores the wonders of imagination and creativity in nature. -
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
The roo-roo, bzzz, and zowww of instruments jump off the page as Brian Amador's lyrical narration creates a story in stereo-sound about Esquivel's innovative and creative musical career. -
For Every One
Reynolds performs the speech he wrote prior to his success as a writer, emotionally conveying the shared journey, struggles, and dreams of those who have faced harsh realities.- Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 1126210964
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The Griffin's Feather: Dragon Rider #2
A fantastical soundscape layered with Marc Thompson and Cornelia Funke's theatrical narration brings listeners along on this epic adventure to save the last Pegasus.- Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Middle
- ISBN: B07GJV6ZJF
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The Journey of Little Charlie
Talented storyteller Michael Crouch portrays the tensions of the Pre-Civil War North and South through a wide variety of character voices and tones.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9780804168021
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Lu
Guy Lockard brings Lu's competitive nature, attitude, and ego off the page through quick wit, expert pacing, and engaging interpretations of the friends and adults in Lu's life.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781508246176
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Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
Seamlessly shifting between Spanish and English, Cartaya reads his own novel about entrepreneurial Marcus Vega searching for his father in his homeland of Puerto Rico with emotion and understanding.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780525625575
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Monstrous Devices
With great aplomb and distinct accents, Allan Corduner throws listeners, along with the main character Alex, into a world in which robots are alive, ancient magical powers can come to life, and Alex's grandfather eats too many sweets.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9780525638629
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Nanette's Baguette
Trixie Willems, along with Mo and Cher Willems, exuberantly perform the rhyming trials and tribulations of Nanette trying to get a baguette home to her mother.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781338243321
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Nate Expectations
Federle's narration of his own character's return to his small town nails the deadpan humor and sarcasm of Nate's first-person voice.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781508261124
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The Night Diary
Priya Ayyar lends her voice talent to Nisha and other characters in this moving story of a young girl's search for home, identity, and a hopeful future in a tumultuous partitioning of India.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9780525530442
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On Bird Hill
Jane Yolen's narration conveys a sense of exploration, while gentle music and sound effects add to the feeling of wonder in her sparse picture book.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781430127987
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The Parker Inheritance
In pursuit of the mysterious Parker inheritance, author Varian Johnson takes readers down a trail of clues spanning three generations of fear and discrimination in the American South. Narrator Cherise Boothe evokes an appropriate sense of time and place with her compelling cast of characters and authentic range of emotions. -
The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo performs her original slam poetry novel with expert pacing, nuanced emotion, and a natural blend of English and Spanish to share Xiomara's struggle to discover her place in the world. -
Quidditch through the Ages
With timely sound effects and Andrew Lincoln's variety of accents and light tone, even non-Harry Potter fans will be drawn into this humorous “textbook” about a fictional sport.- Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781526603029
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Rebound
With rhythmic narration, Ron Butler relates Charlie's emotional journey from sullen to happy as he processes his father's death with help from his grandparents and basketball.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781980003922
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Spin: The Rumpelstiltskin Musical
This delightful written-for-audio children's musical combines Jim Dale's grandfatherly narration and a full cast of singing performers to draw the listener into a witty re-imagining of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780062851734
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Sunny
Through deft use of pacing and tone, Guy Lockard captures Sunny's frenetic energy and wika-wika wordplay.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9781508246145
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They All Saw a Cat
John Lithgow's gentle propulsive narration and a distinct musical accompaniment ferret out the major characteristics of each animal encountered by a cat as it strolls and surveys the world.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781338230406
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Tight
Torrey Maldonado's dynamic Brooklyn accent perfectly suits his story of Bryan, as he struggles with finding the right friends, set against the backdrop of the city streets and projects.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Older
- ISBN: 9780525638810
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We Found a Hat
Ambient sounds and gently strummed guitar music pull listeners into the dry, western, desert setting, while Johnny Heller and Christopher Curry voice two old tortoise friends.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781338243086
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The Wild Robot Escapes
A plethora of sound effects and Kathleen McInerney's “mechanical” narration set the scene for Roz the robot's episodic odyssey to find her son, Brightbill.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2019
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781478996651