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Welcome to the world of children's audiobooks! Audiobook offerings for children and teens have never been richer. Let AudioFile guide you with upcoming titles, award winners, interviews with top children's authors and narrators, and audiobook recommendations for all age groups, from picture book read-alongs to young adult novels to choices that the whole family can listen to together.

This blog has moved This blog is now located at http://audiofilemagazinefamilylistening.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here.  0 Comments Author Interview: Derek Landy Author Derek Landy has had a stutter since the age of 3, and though it has improved with age, when he was young, he could never voice his wit. When Landy began to write, he invented intelligent, confident characters like Skulduggery Pleasant who talked with a speed equaled by the swiftness of their comebacks. "Everything I couldn't do in speech I did in writing," he says. Read more  0 Comments Featured Narrator: Susan Ericksen ALMOST ASTRONAUTS won the 2010 Siebert Medal as well as AudioFile's Earphones Award. Susan Ericksen skillfully performs this compelling account of thirteen female pilots, known as the "Mercury 13," who attempted join the U.S. space program in the 1950s and '60s. "Nothing is more pleasurable than when you know that an author has an ear--that they hear the words, not just write them," Susan says. "As a narrator, you can tell the difference." Read More  0 Comments Upcoming Release: Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green, David Levithan, read by MacLeod Andrews, Nick Podehl Two teenage boys, both named Will Grayson, find a world of humor and heart (and even music) as their worlds overlap in this clever novel written by a duo of popular YA authors. Release date: April 6, 2010 Browse more Children's New Releases Here Browse more Young Adult New Releases Here  0 Comments More Titles & Features All Ears! SoundReviews AudioFile magazine's editors and reviewers share reviews of selected family-friendly titles using sound clips to illustrate why these audiobooks are worth your listening time. Read More 2010 ALA Audiobook Awards Odyssey Award and Honors ALSC Notable Children's Recordings YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 10 Reasons Kids Learn With Audiobooks Some of the best evidence that audiobooks are a great addition to the school curriculum. [PDF]. Read More Current Children's Reviews Find AudioFile's most current children & Family Listening audiobook reviews, updated weekly. Read More