With holidays over and back to school time just around the corner, Audible.com.au shares two of their top ten lists for young learners.
The lists, which include classics like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan and Matilda, are a great way for young learners to listen to curriculum content together as a family, or before they go to sleep, when little eyes are tired after a big day of school.
Books being read aloud can also develop listening skills and help young children learn punctuation, enunciation, and emphasis. Not only that but, younger children can understand language above their reading age and learn new words and advanced constructs when listening to a story.
Top 10 Audiobooks for Young Learners (Preschool to Year 1)
1. Peppa Pig: Once Upon a Time
Written by Ladybird, Narrated by John Sparkes
2. Classic Magic: Possum Magic And Other Stories
Written by Mem Fox, Narrated by Mem Fox
3. Hairy Maclary: A Collection of 9 Favourite Stories
Written by Lynley Dodd, Narrated by Kyle Pryor
4. The Gruffalo
Written by Julia Donaldson, Narrated by Hal Hollings
5. The Peter Rabbit Collection
Written by Beatrix Potter, Narrated by Emma Messenger
Written by Judith Kerr, Narrated by Geraldine McEwan
7. Winnie the Pooh (Dramatised)
Written by A. A. Milne, Narrated by Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks, Geoffrey Parlmer, Judi Dench, Finty Williams, Robert Daws, Michael Williams
8. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Written by Bill Martin, Eric Carle, Narrated by Gwyneth Paltrow
Written by Ian Falconer, Narrated by Edna Everage
10. Alfie Gets in First and Other Stories
Written by Shirley Hughes, Narrated by Roger Allam and Roy McMillan
Top 10 Audiobooks for Young Learners (Stage 1-2)
1. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Written by Lewis Carroll, Narrated by Scarlett Johansson
Written by Kate Di Camillo, Narrated by Graeme Malcolm
Written and Narrated by Jacqueline Harvey
Written by Rudyard Kipling, Narrated by Bill Bailey, Richard E. Grant, Colin Salmon, Tim McInnerny, Bernard Cribbins, Celia Imrie, Martin Shaw
5. Peter Pan
Written by J. M. Barrie, Narrated by Lily Collins
6. Matilda
Written by Roald Dahl, Narrated by Kate Winslet
7. The BFG
Written by Roald Dahl, Narrated by David Walliams
Written by L. M. Montgomery, Narrated by Kate Burton
Written by Robin Klein, Narrated by Felicity Price
10. The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
Written by C.S. Lewis, Narrated by Maurice Denham, Richard Griffiths, Martin Jarvis, Sylvester McCoy, John Sessions, Fiona Shaw and Timothy Spall