Audiobooks For Family Car Rides – 2019 Edition
The holiday season is coming up fast, which means you’re probably looking at some long drives or flights to visit family and friends. Before you pull out of the driveway, consider downloading or buying these audiobooks that the whole family can enjoy and talk about for months to come.
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Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Other Words for Home focuses on the life of Jude, a Syrian girl sent to Cincinnati as a refugee to live with relative. While it deals with heavy topics, the overall tone is hopeful. If you read the physical book, you’ll notice that it’s written in verse, like poetry. However, narrator Vaneh Assadourian reads it smoothly, without stumbling over line breaks. The team at Common Sense Media says that it’s ideal for children aged 10 and up, and the book has a lot of positive role models and messages.
Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy
If you or your kids loved reading and watching Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’, add her first middle grade novel, Sweet Pea, to your audiobook list. Perfect for kids eight and up, the book navigates one girl’s life as she faces the divorce of her parents and the loss of a best friend. Don’t worry, though: Patricia “Sweet Pea” DiMarco has the support of her new best friend Oscar and a loveable cat named Cheese.
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Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
For another deep dive into a new culture, consider Lalani of the Distant Sea. Narrated by LuLu Lam, this middle-grade novel follows the story of Lalani Sarita as she heads across the ocean to find a cure for her mother’s fatal illness. The story borrows heavily from Filipino folklore as Lalani heads to Mount Isa in her boat. If you have a child that tends to be scared easily by monsters, the team at Common Sense Media says this might not be the book for them. In general, they recommend it for kids 10 and older.
Small Spaces Books by Katherine Arden
This year, Katherine Arden released Dead Voices, a creepy horror book for younger readers. If you want to give it a try, you should listen to the first book in the series first, 2018’s Small Spaces. It is about 11-year-old Ollie. She loves books, and rescues one from doom only to realize the story inside is spooky – and could be repeating itself in her hometown. Many indie book stores display this book with a “Nightlight Status” meter bookmark, but the team at Common Sense says that it should be fine for kids older than 10. The scares in the book aren’t gory, but they might make your kids avoid pumpkin patches and farms for a while.
No matter what audiobook, album, or podcast you and your family settle on, we hope your holiday season is full of safe rides, fun, and love.
Ratings Source: Common Sense Media
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