Article • 16 December 2024

Audiobooks Perfect for Kids

The best audiobooks for kids to get your little ones reading more.

Want to get your kids reading more? Try audiobooks. Whether you play them on the drive to school or while you’re cooking dinner, audiobooks can introduce more books to your child – especially if they have a hard time sitting down to read.

	The Gavin Bishop Treasury Gavin Bishop A very special collection of 10 classic children's stories by the multiple-award-winning New Zealand author Gavin Bishop, with music and production by Tom Rainey. Read by the acclaimed Gavin Bishop, this enhanced audio collection will entrance families of all ages and sizes and is the ideal inducement to snuggle up together.
	Dear Moko Dr Hinemoa Elder Māori child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder has shaped her beloved and best-selling book Aroha into this special collection of whakataukī and whakatauakī for mokopuna of all ages.
	Hot Mess: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney In Hot Mess, book 19 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is in for a particularly awkward summer with his whole family. This sidesplittingly relatable summer story is the funniest Wimpy Kid book yet!
	The Astromancer Witi Ihimaera A lively story from Witi Ihimaera that reveals the tradition of Matariki. The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar.
	Hairy Maclary Treasury Lynley Dodd The Hairy Maclary Treasury is the complete collection of Hairy Maclary's mischievous and mad adventures, which children will love to listen to over and over. Listen to the complete collection of Hairy Maclary's mischievous and mad adventures read by Kyle Pryor, with each story introduced by Lynley Dodd!
	Kensy and Max 1: Breaking News Jacqueline Harvey Introducing Kensy and Max – an action-packed spy-adventure series for girls and boys from bestselling author Jacqueline Harvey!
	Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers with an exciting new interior design and cover look. This is the audiobook edition of Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, read by Chris O'Dowd.
	Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Rick Riordan Half boy. Half God. All Hero. The audio edition of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief, is read here by the actor Jesse Bernstein.
	The Whale Rider Witi Ihimaera A classic novel that became a classic film, read by the author. An international bestseller that was made into a multiple award-winning film. Read by the author, Witi Ihimaera.

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