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"Paired with the print book and the online resources found at esquivelbook.com, this is a highly recommended addition to audiobook biography collections everywhere" ESQUIVEL! www.slj.com/review/esqui...

Top 10 Audiobooks | 2018 These 10 audiobooks represent the best of November 2017 to October 2018 releases, with selections for all age groups and interests.

"This audiobook...is magical. Brian Amador’s narration, sound effects, mariachi band music & unusual instruments perfectly blend to support Wood’s text. Listeners are introduced to a theremin, a buzzimba, and an ondioline" says @slj.com of Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist www.slj.com/story/top-10...

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale - Live Oak Media

"This should be included in all library audio collections for young children" says @slj.com of our audio production of MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS liveoakmedia.com/books/mufaro...

The memorable and courageous story of nine teenagers in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 who helped "crack the wall" of segregation comes to life for young listeners in our audio production of the picture book by Eileen Lucas and narrated by Charles Turner liveoakmedia.com/books/cracki...

"Shabazz Larkin delivers a lively and joyful audiobook companion to his picture book all about appreciating bees." - AudioFile Magazine *Earphones Award Winner*

Put some #Stars in your ears with Shabazz Larkin's narration of his #picturebook THE THING ABOUT BEES

Follow up listening to TROMBONE SHORTY with 5 O'CLOCK BAND its companion offering another captivating look at the childhood of the celebrated contemporary jazz musician liveoakmedia.com/books/5-oclo...

That's tomorrow!

Just in time for #FatTuesday" next week!

Trombone Shorty - Live Oak Media

Narrated by Dion Graham & Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews TROMBONE SHORTY "represents this audiobook perfectly.... the vocal range of Graham's reading, and the lively music and animated soundscape" bring Andrews' "musical gumbo" to young listeners liveoakmedia.com/books/trombo...

What do audiophiles say about OVERGROUND RAILROAD? www.audiofilemagazine.com/podcast/8819...

"Narrator Shayna Small embodies Ruth Ellen, the young Black girl who is escaping life on a tenant farm for a new life in New York" in our production of OVERGROUND RAILROAD www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

Praise for FIVE STORIES came in from @ala-booklist.bsky.social "Each child’s story is narrated in a voice that evokes the family’s immigrant background, with a rich soundscape that translates the lavishly detailed illustrations to audio" www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

"The poems in HERE IN HARLEM were made to be performed...a chorus of voices from different eras and walks of life, full of joy and sorrow, pride and pain.... Thirteen talented narrators...bring utterly authentic emotions to their vocal performances" www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

28 DAYS by Charles R Smith Jr Read by Dion Graham William Jackson Harper Zainab Jah January LaVoy Robin Miles Lizan Mitchell Jonathan Earl Peck Carter Woodson Redwood | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Ma... AudioFile Audiobook Review: This history of black culture performed by a talented ensemble of eight voices is a listening treasure. Cleverly presented in 29 short episodes, the v

From @liveoakmedia.bsky.social 28 DAYS “performed by a talented ensemble of 8 voices is a listening treasure...presented in 29 short episodes, the verse & soundscape elucidate a chronological account of events & people who played small & monumental roles” www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

check out the full cast audiobook production too from @liveoakmedia.bsky.social

"The cast of Dion Graham, January LaVoy, Robin Miles, Lizan Mitchell...[& others] give variety & energy to each piece. They bring out the engaging...details, historical facts & accomplishments with clear-eyed honesty, curiosity, and often pride" in 28 DAYS www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

BAD GIRLS by Jane Yolen Heidi EY Stemple Read by Barbara Rosenblat Jane Yolen Heidi EY Stemple Monte Belmonte | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine AudioFile Audiobook Review: While a narration that is both elegant and playful might sound odd, that’s just what esteemed narrator Barbara Rosenblat brings to this work about 26

BAD GIRLS by Jane Yolen in #audio from @liveoakmedia.bsky.social “Barbara Rosenblat brings to this work about 26 women who, on first look, carried out unlawful deeds, but might have had other motives" - AudioFile www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

YouTube video by Cherokee Nation Cherokee Nation Stickball

Our #OdysseyAward title is about #CherokeeStickball Here's what that game looks like youtu.be/j5XXOEPCro0?...

OPINION: Banning books erases Native voices and experiences Book banning is not new. A small minority seeking to decide and limit what the majority can access and read has existed for millennia.

The book banning of Indigenous stories in libraries has impacts on readers| Removal of their stories continues the erasure of histories and contributions of Native Nations and their citizens

Thank you @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social for writing this Op-Ed

www.cherokeephoenix.org/opinion/opin...

Did you know we won the very first #OdysseyAward for #audiobook production for youth? And did you now we won the 2026 #OdysseyAward? Put it in your ears: CLACK, CLACK! SMACK! co-produced by @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social with Arnie Cardillo liveoakmedia.com/books/clack-...

Congratulations to @liveoakmedia.bsky.social !

We've won another #OdysseyAward! Congratulations @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social and cast!

Join us and all the #kidsbook community for the announcements from #ALA of the latest #YouthMediaAwards! Show time is 11 am ET www.ala.unikron.com

AMARA'S FARM and IMANI'S MOON are just 2 of several stories by JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD available in #audiobook formats

About JaNay Brown-Wood , Children's Author and Educator JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD, is an award-winning and New York Times Best-Selling children’s author, poet, educator, and scholar.

Meet JaNay Brown-Wood #kidsbook author of several of our #audio productions www.janaybrownwood.com/about/

Houndsley and Catina Cousin Wagster - Live Oak Media

Love Bunnicula? Did you know author James Howe also wrote Houndsley and Catina Cousin Wagster? And you can listen to it thanks to our production! liveoakmedia.com/books/hounds...

Storybooks online - free videos of children's and YA books Storybooks online - video online stories read by authors including Cressida Cowell, Sita Brahmachari, Malorie Blackman, Michael Rosen & more.

Online storybooks, author read-alouds, book trailers & compelling YouTube channels - our collection of useful video resources to help children get excited about picking a new book. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/st... #booktwitter

eBook - A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. "...school and public librarians will want to include this in their collections. The audio version...will be in great demand." - School Library Journal

Today's a good day to check out A PICTURE BOOK OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR narrated by Charles Turner in your library's #Overdrive collection www.overdrive.com/media/289980...

Join us online for 2026 Youth Media Awards held on Monday, January 26 beginning at 10 am CT www.ala.unikron.com

Many Doors, One Home: Apartment Living in Kids' Books - Publisher Spotlight For many decades, children’s picture books we see in North America that include realistic descriptions and/or illustrations of dwellings have largely featured homes that appear to be single family, of...

"Listen to...full-cast production performed by Eva Kaminsky, Carlotta Brentan, Robert Jimenez, Desiree Rodriguez, Albert M. Chan & @ellenweinstein.bsky.social, to hear from 5 child residents across as many generations" www.publisherspotlight.com/many-doors-o...