Top 10 Best Audiobooks for Children [Top 10] [2024 Update]

What are the best audiobooks for kids? For example for children of 7 years, 6 years, 5 years, older or younger? For example, should you choose Frog, Ties and Trijntje, Jip and Janneke, De Gruffalo or a Disney audio story? Here you will find our best recommendations.

Best audiobooks for kids

Are you looking for a good audiobook? Discover the best audiobooks for children in our top 10 now. We start our recommendations with the top 10 best Audiobooks for Children of all time. This list has been updated this year, including all the recent titles.

Best Audiobooks for Children	Author
The Restless Girls	Jessie Burton
George’s Marvellous Medicine	Roald Dahl
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone	J.K. Rowling
The Jungle Book: The Mowgli Stories	Rudyard Kipling
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls 2	Francesca Cavallo, Elena Favilli
Noughts and Crosses	Malorie Blackman
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them	J.K. Rowling, Newt Scamander
Zog	Julia Donaldson
Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales	Beatrix Potter
Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete BBC collection	A. A. Milne

The updated top 10 list: the best audiobooks for children

The Roald Dahl Audio Collection: Includes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James & the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Enormous Crocodile & The Magic Finger

This audiobook is one of our favorites, because the stories are being told by the author himself. It includes five of Roald Dahl’s classics.

James Herriot’s Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Animal Tales James Herriot’s Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Animal Tales 

James Herriot is a country vet and tells the stories in this audiobook himself. He will captivate your children by telling them all about the farmyard and the animals and people that live on the farm.

Children of Blood and Bone

When magic is taken away from Zélie and her maji people, she goes on a quest to bring back the magic that was lost. She really needs to fight hard, because the crown prince would like for magic to be gone from their lives forever.

My Fox Ate My Homework

Joe goes to a new school and is bullied from day one. At home, he is bothered by a talking fox that seems to get him into trouble all the time. Now his mother could lose it all, but can he help her?

Frog and Toad Audio Collection

We like this collection, because all four ‘Frog and Toad’ books are in this audio version. It includes: ‘Frog and Toad Are Friends’, ‘Frog and Toad All Year’, ‘Frog and Toad Together’, and ‘Days with Frog and Toad’.

Tales of Beatrix Potter 

Anyone should have this classic in his or her (audiobook) collection. Beatrix Potter’s most famous character is probably Peter Rabbit, but this audiobook also includes 17 other stories.

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Can a mouse enjoy his motorcycle? Yes, he can. Ralph, a young mouse, does so when he travels to a human friend who is staying in a room in a hotel.

Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours

This audiobook is not for children according to us, but it might be a good idea for adults who need some advice on how to parent their children. It covers many elements of a child that grows up, from how to deal with tantrums when they are young, to how to set an allowance later on in your child’s life.

The Secret Lake

Stella and Tom are troubled by their neighbor’s dog disappearing all the time. When he finally returns, he is all wet. Then they find a boat, and with this boat they are able to travel through a tunnel to a secret lake. What is on the other side of the tunnel?

Bedtime Stories for Kids: Fun Time Series for Beginning Readers 

This could be the perfect audiobook for your little ones. It can come in handy at times when you would like to keep your child occupied in the best possible way. Of course, it is always better to listen to this audiobook together with your children.