![]() ![]() Louise Erdrich is a well-known poet, novelist, and children’s book author. ![]() If you have a reader obsessed with Minecraft, then Morgan’s book may be a good choice. Quest for the Diamond Sword by Winter Morgan It also starts with a stuck chicken-in case magic and music aren’t enough to draw you in. This middle grade fantasy fuses music and magic. The Mystwick School of Musicraft, by Jessica Khoury More anthropomorphic animals and their entanglements with one another in this one. Loya wrote and narrates these stories for readers big and small. Tio Conejo (Uncle Rabbit) and Other Latin American Trickster Tales by Olga Loya This story of ShimChong and her father melds sorrowful and sweet elements. The Blind Man’s Daughter, A Korean Folktale You may also like this story in which two anthropomorphic cats fall in love and lead rather complicated inner lives. This fairytale was new to me I liked the fantastical elements in it. The Boy Who Liked to Draw Cats, A Japanese Folktale It also has an Oni (a kind of ogre in Japanese folklore) that may or may not want to eat our protagonist of advanced age. This one has a talking Jizo statue that speaks in exactly the way I would imagine it to. The Old Woman Who Lost her Dumpling, A Japanese Folktale It’s not quite as nostalgic for me as Momotaro the Peach Boy, but it is in the same vein. The end may surprise you if you’re expecting a “happily ever after,” although it does have one, in a certain way. ![]() This is the story of a talented boatman and his love interest. ![]() There is palace intrigue, the ocean makes a few important appearances, and of course there are princes. This book tells the story of how the delicious fruit came to Vietnam. The Watermelon Prince, A Vietnamese Folktale Experimenting with these free audiobooks for kids will hopefully lead you and your listeners to something enjoyable. It is also hard for me to predict what I will and won’t enjoy, and apparently I am not alone in that. I am whatever the opposite of reluctant is when it comes to audiobooks and even so, some just do not work for me. To me, this seems especially important if you are trying to hook more reluctant readers on audiobooks. ![]()
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