10 Best Offering Free Audio Books for Kids Aged 5-10

In this blog, we will explore some of the best offering free audio books for kids aged 5-10. With the rise of technology, audiobooks have become an increasingly popular way for children to engage with literature. They can be listened to during car rides, before bed, or just as a way to relax and unwind. By listening to stories, children can develop their listening and comprehension skills, as well as their imagination and creativity.

Paying attention to book recordings can assist jokes around with further developing their listening abilities, jargon, and understanding. All in all, investigate these get your children snared on the delight of reading.So, why not exploit these assets and make perusing a fun and pleasant experience for your youngsters?

1.The Story of Miss Moppet        Audible Audiobook  

Beatrix Potter (Author), Gale Van Cott (Narrator), Alpha DVD (Publisher)

Ages: 5 - 7 years

The Story of Miss Moppet is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. The story tells of a cat who captures a mouse, and toys with him until he escapes. This version is published in the Audible Enhanced audiobook format.

2.Charlotte's Web          Audible Audiobook

E. B. White (Narrator, Author), George Plimpton (Narrator), Listening Library (Publisher)

Ages: 5 - 9 years

Since its publication in 1952, Charlotte's Web has become one of America's best-loved children's books. For fifty years, this timeless story of the pig named Wilbur and the wise spider named Charlotte who saved him has continued to warm the hearts of readers everywhere. Now this class, a 1953 Newbery Honor Book, comes to life in a delightful unabridged recording, read lovingly by the author himself.
Also included is a retrospective essay by noted scholar Peter F. Neumeyer, read by George Plimpton, that gives an additional overview of the development and publication of the novel and its creators.

3.The Boxcar Children: The Boxcar Children Mysteries, Book 1

Aimee Lilly (Narrator), Gertrude Chandler Warner (Author), Oasis Audio (Publisher)

Ages: 6 - 9 years

The Boxer Children-One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Can they find a home where they can stay together as a family?

4.Living Things and Nonliving Things: A Compare and Contrast Book

Kevin Kurtz (Author), Tyler Stoe (Narrator), Arbordale Publishing, LLC (Publisher)

Ages: 4 - 9 years

Living Things and Nonliving Things -Author Kevin Kurtz poses thought-provoking questions to help listeners determine if things are living or nonliving. For example, if most (but not all) living things can move, can any nonliving things move? As part of the Compare and Contrast series, this is a unique look at determining whether something is living or nonliving.

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5.John Henry: Rabbit Ears: A Classic Tale (Spotlight)

Brad Kessler (Author), Denzel Washington (Narrator), Rabbit Ears Entertainment, LLC (Publisher)

Ages: 4 - 10 years

Denzel Washington reads this larger-than-life tale about the African-American hero who was born with a hammer in his hand. Join John Henry on a scenic journey from cotton country to the wilderness, where he finds men of all colors working together to build a great railroad. In no time, John Henry becomes king of the railroad camps by driving more steel than any man alive. And, in an exciting contest that pits man against machine, he single-handedly out-performs a new-fangled steam drill. This rousing tale delivers an inspirational message about pride and perseverance. A musical score by B.B. King adds a strong blues beat to the excitement. Ages four and up. Part of the award-winning Rabbit Ears series, American Heroes and Legends.

Rabbit Ears stories open a door to the world of great literature. These are timeless and beloved stories that have delighted generations, and continue to offer powerful lessons for today's audiences. Listeners of all ages will explore faraway lands and cultures through folktales. You will walk alongside heroes of long ago legends. And discover master storytellers such as Beatrix Potter, Hans Christian Andersen, and Rudyard Kipling. Great stories. Great family memories. Get the entire Rabbit Ears library!

6.Turtles in My Sandbox

Jennifer Keats Curtis (Author), Donna German (Narrator), Arbordale Publishing (Publisher)

Ages: 3 - 10 years

Imagine finding turtle eggs in your sandbox! When a mother diamondback terrapin lays eggs in a young girl's sandbox, the girl becomes a "turtle-sitter" to help the babies safely hatch. She raises the teeny hatchlings until they become big enough to fend for themselves in the wild. Then, with the help of experts, she releases them. Along the way, she learns about these unique animals and that she has made an important contribution to their survival.

The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes terrapin fun facts and a turtle habitat craft.

7.Peter Pan              Audible Audiobook

Lily Collins (Narrator), J. M. Barrie (Author), Audible Studios (Publisher)

Ages: 4 - 11 years

There are few characters in literature more iconic than J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Originally introduced in 1902 in another Barrie novel (The Little White Bird), Peter's story was expanded as a standalone novel in 1911 and since then has been memorably adapted for the movies, for television, and for stage.

Now, actress Lily Collins (The Blind Side, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones) brings new, youthful energy to Peter's magical adventures - her performance capturing the innocence and wonder of Barrie's original tale. Through Collins' voice you'll rediscover your favorite characters: Captain Hook, the Darlings, Tinker Bell, The Lost Boys, and a tick-tocking crocodile. And you'll fly along with Peter through Neverland - a place full of magic and adventure; a place where no one gets old.

8.Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8              Audible Audiobook

Mary Pope Osborne (Narrator, Author), Listening Library (Publisher)

Ages: 4 - 8 years

 
This audio collection includes:

· Dinosaurs Before Dark: Jack and his younger sister, Annie, stumble upon a tree house filled with books. Before Jack and Annie can figure out the mystery of the tree house, it whisks them back to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark, or will they be become a dinosaur's dinner?

· The Knight at Dawn: Peacocks for dinner and boys in skirts. That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House transports them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. They find themselves in the middle of an enormous castle and can hear the beginnings of a feast underway in the Great Hall. But Jack and Annie aren't exactly welcome guests!

· Mummies in the Morning: Jack and Annie don't need another mummy. But that's what they get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt after reading a book on the same subject. There they find themselves in a pyramid face to face with a long dead queen named Hutepi. Will Jack and Annie be able to help her, or will they end up as mummies themselves?

· Pirates Past Noon: It's a veritable treasure trove of trouble when the Magic Tree House carries Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, and dangerous pirates! Will they discover the hidden buried treasure, or will they face the possibility of walking the plank?

· Night of the Ninjas: Have you ever met a real live ninja? Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Japan in search of enchantress Morgan le Fay. When they arrive, they find themselves in the cave of a ninja master. Will they learn the secrets of the ninja? Or will the evil samurai warriors get them first?

· Afternoon on the Amazon: Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them back in time to a South American rain forest in search of the elusive Morgan le Fay. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost on the Amazon River. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house before they are trampled by stampeding killer ants?

· Sunset of the Sabertooth: The Ice Age is very cool...for two kids in bathing suits! Jack and Annie nearly freeze when the Magic Tree House whisks them back into the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure - not even a sabertooth tiger!

· Midnight on the Moon: Three...two...one...blast off! The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to the moon - and the future. Their mission? To find the last "M" thing that will free Morgan from the spell. Can they do it before the air in their oxygen tank runs out? Will the mysterious moon man help them? And why is Peanut the mouse acting so strange?

9. Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul 2: Character-Building Stories for Kids

Jack Canfield (Author), Megan Hayes (Narrator), Mark Victor Hansen (Author), Audible Studios (Publisher)

Ages 6-10

This book, designed for kids ages 6-10, features true, character-building stories for kids to enjoy alone or with their parents.

Being a kid can be trying and confusing - a newfound exposure to the real world, confusion as to what's right and wrong, learning about friendships and making important choices for the first time. Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul 2 is a special book designed just for kids on the verge of becoming preteens.
Written by kids and adults reminiscing about their childhood, this book features true stories that exemplify character-building traits such as acceptance, honesty, kindness, responsibility, forgiveness, bravery and perseverance.

10.Beauty and the Beast              Audible Audiobook

Andrew Lang Editor (Author), Roscoe Orman (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

Ages: 3 - 12 years

Beauty and the Beast-Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that he was enormously rich. As he had, however, six sons and six daughters, he found that his money was not too much to let them all have everything they fancied, as they were accustomed to do.

But one day, a most unexpected misfortune befell them. Their house caught fire and was speedily burnt to the ground, with all the splendid furniture, the books, pictures, gold, silver, and precious goods it contained. However, their father received the news that one of his ships, which he had believed to be lost, had come safely into port with a rich cargo. All the sons and daughters at once thought that their poverty was at an end. Only the youngest daughter had any doubt but that they would soon again be as rich as they were before. Only Beauty did not ask for anything.
Her father, noticing her silence, said "And what shall I bring for you, Beauty?" "The only thing I wish for is to see you come home safely," she answered. Her father was pleased, but as he thought that at her age she certainly ought to like pretty presents, he told her to choose something. "Well, dear father," she said, "as you insist upon it, I beg that you will bring me a rose...."