Health & Family Audiobooks

A Gift for Hazel

Henry the goat knows his friend Hazel (a rabbit) so well that every gift he thinks to get her for her birthday is one she's already getting for herself. Finally he finds something at the last minute that turns out to be the perfect gift.

Susan E. Harris (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Germ's Journey

A germ's journey is filled with snuffles, sniffles, and sneezes. Pack your bags, and get ready to follow it! This is a perfect story for explaining the immune system to children at home or at school.The Follow It! series teaches children about an array of topics-from germs to legislative bills-with stories that are fun and easy-to-understand.

Thom Rooke, M.D. (Author), Jared Kaelber (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Garden Grows: Voices Leveled Library Readers

Highlights presents A Garden Grows written by Ellen Garin. Grandma and Miko plant a vegetable garden. Grandma teaches Miko how to take care of the plants. When the vegetables are ready, Grandma and Miko pick them and eat them.

Ellen Garin (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Game of Fox & Squirrels

Andre Norton Award finalist Jenn Reese explores the often thin line between magic and reality, light and darkness in her enchanting middle grade standalone. After an incident shatters their family, eleven-year old Samantha and her older sister Caitlin are sent to live in rural Oregon with an aunt they've never met. Sam wants nothing more than to go back to the way things were… before she spoke up about their father's anger. When Aunt Vicky gives Sam a mysterious card game called 'A Game of Fox & Squirrels,' Sam falls in love with the animal characters, especially the charming trickster fox, Ashander. Then one day Ashander shows up in Sam’s room and offers her an adventure and a promise: find the Golden Acorn, and Sam can have anything she desires. But the fox is hiding rules that Sam isn't prepared for, and her new home feels more tempting than she'd ever expected. As Sam is swept up in the dangerous quest, the line between magic and reality grows thin. If she makes the wrong move, she'll lose far more than just a game. Perfect for fans of Barbara O'Connor, Lauren Wolk, and Ali Benjamin, A Game of Fox & Squirrels is a stunning, heartbreaking novel about a girl who finds the light in the darkness... and ultimately discovers the true meaning of home. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company 'Brings to life, viscerally, what it is like to live in fear of abuse—even after the abuse itself is over. But there is magic here too, and the promise of a better future that comes with learning to let people who care about you into your world.' —Alan Gratz, New York Times-bestselling author of Refugee “A captivating and touching story… both whimsical and emotionally—sometimes frighteningly—compelling.” —Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor-winning author of Savvy 'Magically creative and deeply honest, A Game of Fox & Squirrels merges games and grimness in a fantasy tale that tells the truth.' —Elana K. Arnold, Printz Honor-winning author of Damsel and A Boy Called Bat

Jenn Reese (Author), Sarah Franco (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Galaxy of Sea Stars

Eleven-year-old Izzy feels as though her whole world is shifting, and she doesn't like it. She wants her dad to act like he did before he was deployed to Afghanistan. She wants her mom to live with them at the marina where they've moved instead of spending all her time on Block Island. Most of all, she wants Piper, Zelda, and herself-the Sea Stars-to stay best friends as they start sixth grade in a new school. Everything changes when Izzy's father invites his former interpreter's family, including eleven-year-old Sitara, to move into the marina's upstairs apartment. Izzy doesn't know what to make of Sitara, with her hijab and refusal to eat cafeteria food, and her presence disrupts the Sea Stars. But in Sitara, Izzy finds someone brave, someone daring, someone who isn't as afraid as Izzy is to use her voice and speak up for herself. As Izzy and Sitara grow closer, Izzy must make a choice: stay in her comfort zone and risk betraying her new friend or speak up and lose the Sea Stars forever. A Galaxy of Sea Stars is a heartwarming story about family, loyalty, and the hard choices we face in the name of friendship.

Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo (Author), Laura Knight Keating (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Friend to Everyone

This book is about a young girl, Alycia, who moved to a different town and had to finish sixth grade in a new school. In her old school she had known and liked everyone, and everyone liked her. But in this new school, she has to start over meeting new students and making new friends. Alycia's struggles to fit in teach her a valuable lesson.

Ruth Siburt (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Friend Like Vole

Cute story about appreciating friends with different interests and overcoming fear.

Sara Matson (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Flicker of Courage

Printz Award Honoree and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti debuts in middle grade with a tongue-in-cheek hero's journey set in a town full of magic, mayhem, lighthouses... and evil. The story takes place in a world much like ours, but at the same time not at all like ours, in which Vlad Luxor--a capricious, vain, infantile tyrant--rules over a town with an iron fist. He's an emperor with no clothes, but woe is the person who points that out--they could wind up turned into a squirrel or lizard or who knows what! For in this world, the evil leader also has magic, which he uses to punish anyone who speaks out against him. But in every classic tale with a despicable villain, there must also be a truly noble hero--in this case, four of them! Henry, Apollo, Pirate Girl, and JoJo must be their most brave and clever to break the spell Vlad Luxor has cast on Apollo's brother, Rocco. For we can't have Rocco remain a naked lizard for the rest of his life, now can we?

Deb Caletti (Author), Kristen Sieh (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Flash of Fireflies

A magical middle grade book about family, friendship and finding your place, with a delicate touch of magic. Perfect for 10 year olds and fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Michelle Harrison and Kiran Millwood-Hargrave and The Girl Who Speaks Bear. Hazel’s new life in England should have been the stuff of fairy tales; after all her Great Aunt’s cottage looked just like a gingerbread house, with a magical garden and whispering fireflies promising quests and adventures. But as Hazel struggles to deal with the challenges of the everyday world –⁠ making friends, missing her family –⁠ she also learns that every fairy tale has a dark side. And there are terrifying creatures that lurk in the shadows . . .

Aisha Bushby (Author), July Namir (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Fistful of Feathers: A Story from Guys Read: Funny Business

It's here: Volume One of the official Guys Read Library. Jon Scieszka's Guys Read initiative was founded on a simple premise: that young guys enjoy reading most when they have reading they can enjoy. And out of this comes a series that aims to give them just that. Ten books, arranged by theme, featuring the best of the best where writing for kids is concerned. Each book is a collection of original short stories, but these aren't your typical anthologies'each book is edgy, inventive, visual, and one-of-a-kind, featuring a different theme for guys to get excited about. Funny Business is based around the theme of'what else'humor, and if you're familiar with Jon and Guys Read, you already know what you're in store for: ten hilarious stories from some of the funniest writers around. Before you're through, you'll meet a teenage mummy; a kid desperate to take a dip in the world's largest pool of chocolate milk; a homicidal turkey; parents who hand over their son's room to a biker; the only kid in his middle school who hasn't turned into a vampire, wizard, or superhero; and more. And the contributor list includes bestselling author, award winners, and fresh new talent alike: Mac Barnett, Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo (writing with Jon Scieszka), Paul Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex, and David Yoo. Guys Read is all about turning young readers into lifelong ones'and with this book, and each subsequent installment in the series, we aim to leave no guy unturned.

David Yoo (Author), John Keating (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Fine White Dust

How much do you have to give up to find yourself? When Pete first sets eyes the Man, he's convinced he's an ax murderer. But at the revival meeting, Pete discovers that the Man is actually a savior of souls, and Pete has been waiting all his life to be saved. It's not something Pete's parents can understand. Certainly his best friend, Rufus, an avowed athiest, doesn't understand. But Pete knows he can't imagine life without the Man. So when the Man invites Pete to join him on his mission, how can Pete say no -- even if it means leaving behind everything he's ever loved?

Cynthia Rylant (Author), Keith Nobbs (Narrator)

Audiobook

A Fine White Dust

For 13-year-old Peter Cassidy, each summer day is just like the one before it-mowing lawns for spending money and hanging out with his best friend. But one startling afternoon, a newcomer hitchhikes into town, promising joy and excitement to everyone who comes to the local church. During revival services, Pete sits riveted to the pew, held fast by the hypnotic rhythm of the "Preacher Man's" voice. And when the "Man" turns his piercing blue eyes on him, Pete feels as if his inner-most being were laid bare before the world. Suddenly he is poised to leave his secure, familiar life to follow this saver of souls. But is the stranger what he claims to be? In this Newbery Honor Book, acclaimed author for young people Cynthia Rylant paints a stirring portrait of a teenaged boy learning some difficult truths about religious beliefs and human nature. Pete's moving story of disappointment and hope memorably unfolds with Jeff Woodman's dramatic narration.

Cynthia Rylant (Author), Jeff Woodman (Narrator)

Audiobook