Here in Scotland we’ve already started the October half term break. We’re spending the first half on a staycation in Scotland and for the second half we’re driving to The Netherlands to visit family. For the girls, they’ve lived most of their lives abroad so they are used to long journeys and because of this we’ve built up quite a fair selection of audio CDs. I thought it would be fun to share with you some of our favourites.
1. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (narrated by Sophie Aldred) – An absolute classic and beautifully read.
2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle (narrated by Gwyneth Paltrow) – Florence loves this book! It’s one of her current favourite bedtime reads and when we’re travelling she loves listening to it as she follows along with the book.
3. Mr Wolf’s Pancakes written and narrated by Jan Fearnley – Such an entertaining read and again the girls love following along with the book.
4. Mr Gum by Andy Stanton (narrated by Kate Winslet) – A brilliant series! Such silly stories and Kate Winslet reads them with such wonderful energy!
5. My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards (narrated by Jan Francis) – This was one of my favourite books as a child and I’m thrilled when Helena chooses to listen to this one. Jan Francis impressively reads this story and captures the naughty antics of the little sister perfectly.
6. Gangsta Granny written and narrated by David Walliams – Such a fun book and the audio book has Helena hooked.
7. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverley Cleary (narrated by B D Wong) – I used this book as a class reader a while back and rather selfishly bought this for the girls as I wanted to listen to it in the car. They do love it and Helena is keen to read more Beverley Cleary books now.
8. The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton (narrated by Kate Winslet) – Helena has just started reading the Enid Blyton books and I was so pleased to see Kate Winslet also reads this one. I could listen to her voice all day long!
9. The Just so Stories by Rudyard Kipling (narrated by David Thorn) – Most of our audiobooks I buy or are rented from the public library, but I downloaded this one on the iPod because I loved the narrators voice and couldn’t find a hard copy of it at the time. Both of the girls are smitten with these stories. Florence doesn’t understand the morals yet behind each story but she stills loves hearing about how the whale got his throat.
9. The Borrowers by Mary Norton (narrated by Rowena Cooper) – A new one for this journey which we’re all excited to listen to. We haven’t read the book yet so I’m intrigued to see what Helena thinks of it.
We have listened to loads more we love, like the Winnie the Pooh series, Pippi Longstocking and a few by Dick King-Smith. I’m always on the look out for new audio books so please share any you love to listen to below!
Happy holidays and safe travels!
Vanessa xx
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