Free Audible Books for Kids

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Audible Stories

Free Audible Books

Audible has released a new free listening resource called Audible Stories. Audible Stories offers free audio book streaming aimed towards kids while schools are closed. The hundreds of audio books available are a good mix of popular and classic children’s fiction and nonfiction that are available to stream on your phone, tablet, or computer. No account or signup is needed, just click the Start Listening button and….start listening!

Books for Young Kids

For the smallest listeners, ‘Winnie the Pooh’ will be a hit. Same with the ‘Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter’. If you own these books your child can look at the pictures as the narrator reads. Another option is to set out crayons and paper and have the little one draw along with the book.

The Littlest Listeners section also has several music compilations such as ‘The Wheels on the Bus and Other Fun Songs’, ‘ABC Learn Your Alphabet with Songs and Rhymes’, and ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Bedtime Songs and Lullabies’. 

Here’s a screenshot of some of the children’s books offered:

Books for Older Kids

Here at A Little Library, we focus on books for the small ones, however, if you have older kids there are some great options in the Elementary, Tween, and Teen sections. Although the free streaming is for kids, there are also some good reads for adults in the Teen section and Literary Classics section. Here’s a screenshot of some of the book categories offered, notice all the foreign language sections!

Classics

If an older child has to read a classic for the upcoming school year, maybe get ahead of the game and listen to the book on tape! It’s a great idea for long car trips, or even short ones to the store. Before you know it, summer reading will be done.

Some classics offered are ‘Frankenstein’, ‘The Call of the Wild’, ‘My Antonia’, and ‘Pride and Prejudice’. I actually enjoyed reading these books as a teen, especially ‘Pride and Prejudice’, so they are prime options to start with if your kid is opposed to “boring” classics.

Foreign Languages

If you are homeschooling your child at this time, or plan to this fall, the audio books in different languages are a great way to expose kids to new sounds and pronunciations. The free streaming has a plethora of kid’s books in Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Mandarin Chinese. They even offer the first Harry Potter book in six different languages! (Harry Potter is our family favorite for long car rides!)

If you don’t already have an Audible subscription than Audible Stories is a great way to try out the service. At home I mostly prefer written words, but there is nothing better than enjoying an audio book in the car or while relaxing on the beach.

According to the Audible Stories website, this free service will continue until schools are open. With school openings in limbo across the country, I’m not sure how long this resource will last so check it out while you still can. Thanks for reading!

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