In today's episode, I'm answering several of your questions about audio books for kids. Let's talk favorite narrators, whether audio books hold you children back from learning to read on their own, and more.



In this episode, you'll hear:



how to choose winning narratorswhether it's holding our kids back to let them listen to lots of audiohow I handle books in a serieswhether or not to assign books during quiet reading timewhen your husband is not a big reader







Listener Guide:



4:58Choosing audio book narrators11:19Are we holding our kids back by using audio books?17:19What are your thoughts on introducing higher level books to young kids? 22:10How do you handle reading aloud books from a series?26:44Should I assign books for my son to read during quiet time?29:58What to do when your husband isn't a reader33:48Let the Kids Speak



Quotes to remember:



"There is no greater impetus or motivation for (a child) to want to be a reader than to love stories." - Sarah Mackenzie



"There's really nothing so powerful to help your child become a reader for life as to fall in love with the regular habit of free, voluntary reading." - Sarah Mackenzie



Links from this episode:



RAR PremiumRAR #66: Do Audio Books Count as Read-Alouds?OverdriveLibbyAudible DealsThe Great Big Audible Q and ARAR #141: Why Re-Reading is Possibly the Best ReadingRAR #154: When Your Child Doesn't Love Reading (this is what I meant when I suggested Episode 153... it's actually Episode 154, about how most of your child's reading should be free, voluntary reading)



Some of my favorite narrators:



Jim DaleKatherine KellgrenCherry JonesHugh BonnevilleStephen FryMeryl StreepMorgan FreemanGlenn CloseJack Nicholson



Some of my favorite audio books for kids:




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