Recommended Children's Audio Book Series
A great way to expose your children to audio books is to get some of these award
winning titles in audio books series. Book Series are great because they have proven that they are
entertaining enough to continue to produce books with the same characters and the same environments...
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic

The Chronicles of
Narnia
For decades, CS Lewis' book series The Chronicles Of Narnia has had children bumping their
heads into the backs of old cupboards looking for a winter wonderland populated by fauns, centaurs and talking
beavers. This series of popular favourites will extend the imagination beyond its limits and is well worth a
listen.
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The Oz
Collection
Parent's Choice Award Winner, Golden Headset Award Winner
Reviewed by David Baker – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Website.
The Wonderful World of Oz Audio Theatre Production by Colonial Radio Theatre is a marvelous
collection … featuring the first five stories in the Oz series: The Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of
Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, and The Road to Oz.
The Colonial Radio Players do a good job in bringing to life the Oz characters. Amy Strack
has a youthful, yet intelligent voice which is great for Dorothy. Leigh Ann Price does an equally fine job with
Princess Ozma, with her regal and playful voice. With sound effects, characters come to life as they had never have
before, most notably Tik-Tok and the Musicker. The sound effects of Nick Chopper walking is entirely
convincing.
Listening to the stories reveals fresh insights into some of the characters. In Ozma of Oz,
the Nome King is portrayed more as a trickster than an evil villain. In The Road to Oz, Button Bright is not an
annoying little boy, but an inquisitive youth who asks about things by repeating the familiar phase, "Don't
know."
It is fascinating to listen to "L. Frank Baum" as he reads the introduction to each of the
stories. One can hear his frustration in not being able to write other stories, when his "loving tyrants" cry out,
"Oz! Oz! More about Oz!" Baum can't even write an Oz story without Dorothy because, "It isn't a real Oz story
without her."
The Wonderful World of Oz Audio Theatre Production will make a nice addition to any Oz
collector's collection.
From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Website,
http://www.eskimo.com/~tiktok/index.html
Pendragon
Imagine what it would be like to discover you aren't the person you thought you
were.
"That's what happened to Bobby Pendragon. He was living the life of a normal 14 year old
guy, until his Uncle Press came by one night to say: "I need your help." From that moment on, nothing was the same.
He and his uncle were swept off on a series of adventures that would take them through both time and space. Their
mission? To protect the territories of Halla from a demon named Saint Dane, a cold-blooded villian who wants
nothing less than the destruction of all humanity. The only force standing in Saint Dane's way is a mysterious
group of people called...Travelers." D.J McHale
Noble
Warriors
From Booklist
Gr. 6-9. If one were to categorize fantasies with respect to religion, Nicholson's first entry in his new Noble
Warriors series would side with C. S. Lewis, not Philip Pullman: its 16-year-old hero vows to protect his
compassionate, monotheistic religion from destruction, even as his rejection by its exclusive sect of warrior-monks
tests his faith. Seeker's quest brings him to the culturally distinct city of Radiance, where evildoers plot to
send a suicide bomber into the Noble Warriors' stronghold. Tight plotting and numerous perspectives, including
those of a devout shepherd girl, a not-quite-reformed bandit, and Seeker's elder brother (a shamefully defrocked
Noble Warrior), lend the novel a cinematic breadth perfectly consistent with Nicholson's background as a Hollywood
screenplay writer. Less appealing is the often heavy-handed moralizing, particularly apparent in the portrayal of
Radiance's mercenary citizens, who offer human sacrifices to prove their wealth and status. All the same, readers
with a strong belief in their own god may welcome a novel that depicts such unswerving devotion in young people,
and fans of Nicholson's Wind Singer trilogy will find many of its same attractions reincarnated here. Jennifer
Mattson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
'Scales' The
Dragon
When Sam Luckett rescues a young dragon from the bars of the baby swings, he and his
companions in Class 4 soon discover that there is only one certainty: with a friend like ‘Scales’ things can never
be the same again!
Described as ‘Harry Potter for the under-8s’, this best-selling book filled with June Counsel’s extraordinary
characters is brought superbly to life and features specially written music.
The adventures of Sam and Scales continue in A DRAGON IN SPRING TERM and A DRAGON IN SUMMER.
Parallel
Worlds
In the first book of Matthew Peterson's Parallel Worlds series (Paraworld Zero), Simon
Kent, a 12-year-old orphan boy from Earth, meets an odd girl named Tonya who strands them on a parallel world
called Pudo. There, Simon befriends a teenager from each of the conflicting groups who live on the strange
planet...
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Action&Adventure
The Oracle
Trilogy
In the first part of a trilogy set in an ancient arid land, a young priestess puts her own
life in danger to find a very special child...
Robin
Hood
An action adventure read by Richard Armitage, who plays Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood, and
featuring Robin and his loyal band of brothers, as seen in the hit BBC TV series.
Tarzan of The
Apes
Tarzan calls upon jungle beasts to help him find his kidnapped son.
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Classics, Under 10's, Over 10's and Horror & Ghost
Stories
Enchanted
Tales
Fairy tales told in the elaborate CRT style! Lush music, hundreds of sound effects and the
incredible Colonial Radio Players bring this classic stories to life. Join the "Teller of Tales" as he wanders over
brooks, meadows, forests and glens searching for enchanted tales to tell. Listen to this series of classics
including Jack in the Beanstalk and Snow White.
Land of
Elyon
Alexa and her friends must venture farther than they've ever gone before - confronting
giants, bats, ravenous dogs, and a particularly ghoulish mastermind in order to bring back peace.
The Fliss Morgan
Mysteries
During a school trip, Fliss Morgan discovers that there is an evil secret lurking behind
the door of Room 13 of the Crow's Nest Hotel...
Ulysses
Moore
The first in an action-packed new series full of mysteries, puzzles, and codes – in the
tradition of Chasing Vermeer and The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Dark Claw - The
Saga
Far away in a distant galaxy, the battle between Kat and Muss is about to begin, for one
evil Kat, Dark Claw, is intent on destroying the entire Muss civilisation! It is time for the brave young Muss
warriors, Onlee One, Hammee and Chin Chee, to put their unique powers to the test... This great saga follows the
exploits of Onlee One and his friends as they battle to save the whole muss civilisation from Dark Claw. Why does
Dark claw hate the muss so? Why is Onlee Ona an orphan and why can't he unblock his nose. What is the guiding paw?
All theses questions and more are answered in Dark Claw - The Saga.
Town and Country
stories
Four of Shoo Rayner's well loved stories about the town and the country.
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10's
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Ghost Stories
What other gems can you find in our children's audio book collection? You can
either browse it online or download our Childrens Audio Book Catalog.
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