Health & Family Audiobooks

You Can Make a Friend, Pout-Pout Fish!

Turn little pouts into big smiles with You Can Make a Friend, Pout-Pout Fish! an audiobook, featuring the characters and settings you love from Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna's New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series. The Pout-Pout Fish is feeling down in the dumps—he does not have a friend at school to play with. But how does he make a friend? Will it be hard to do? With the help of some undersea creatures, Mr. Fish realizes that maybe making friends isn't so scary. A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Dan Hanna, Deborah Diesen (Author), Fred Berman (Narrator)

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You Can Read, Pout-Pout Fish!

You Can Read, Pout-Pout Fish! is about learning to read featuring the star of Deborah Diesen's New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series. Pout-Pout Fish is learning to read! With his teacher’s help, he meets some letters, some words, and some books. Reading is fun—that is, until he meets a really big word... Turn little pouts into big smiles with this new series perfect for young listeners. A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Deborah Diesen (Author), Fred Berman (Narrator)

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You Can!: Words of Wisdom from the Little Engine That Could

The classic character that has inspired generations of children to believe in themselves will now inspire readers of every age in this book filled with encouraging words of wisdom. Everybody needs a little downtime for maintenance. There will always be obstacles you don't anticipate. Wake up ready for an adventure. The Little Engine That Could is one of the most popular and enduring children's stories of all time, and for more than eighty-five years, this classic character has encouraged readers to try their hardest to achieve their dreams. This story of determination and inspiration has now been reimagined in a charming, illustrated gift book that will speak to readers no matter what the age and no matter what the challenge. This is the perfect gift for graduation, and for everyone who may need to be reminded, 'You Can!'

Charlie Hart, Watty Piper (Author), Ulka Simone Mohanty (Narrator)

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You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox Amber Brown

Amber Brown is one very excited third grader. She is going to visit her Aunt Pam in London! Amber is all set for the best vacation ever. Until she gets the chicken pox! Amber Brown is itchy and bored. Is her vacation ruined?

Paula Danziger (Author), Alicia Witt (Narrator)

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You Can't Wear Underpants!: a Chant-Along, Shout-It-Loud Book!

For the big, grownup boys out there, the potty masters in training, You Can't Wear Underpants! is a cry (the big-boy kind!) of toilet triumph and persevering underpants pride. Each turn of the page reveals an infant, animal, toy or other object obviously not suited for big-boy underpants: 'No... YOU can't wear underpants!' Each facing page beams with the brilliance of a self-proud, underpant-wearing hero: 'I wear big-boy underpants!' Underpants-wearer or not, all readers will be singing and rejoicing in the household's new mantra—all day long! You Can't Wear Underpants! is a perfect companion to the potty training process at all stages, serving up read-aloud, chant-along fun and motivation, inspiring even the most reluctant to join the celebration and excitement of dropping the diapers and embracing the BIG boy underpants and true toilet independence.

Justine Avery (Author), Christian Stoner (Narrator)

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You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!

Alex Gino, the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of George, is back with another sensitive tale based on increasingly relevant social justice issues. Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister Emma is born Deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. A big fantasy reader, Jilly connects with another fan, Derek, who is a Deaf Black ASL user. She goes to Derek for advice but doesn't always know the best way to ask for it and makes some mistakes along the way. Jilly has to step back to learn to be an ally, a sister, and a friend, understanding that life works in different ways for different people, and that being open to change can make you change in the best possible ways.

Alex Gino (Author), Alex Gino, Blythe Auffarth, Cherise Boothe, Em Eldridge, Katharine Lee Mcewan, Marc Samuel, Maxwell Glick, Miebaka Yohannes, Nora Hunter, Rachel Jacobs, Sisi Johnson, Taylor Meskimen (Narrator)

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You Don't Want a Unicorn!

Be careful what pet you wish for in this hilarious audiobook from bestselling author Ame Dyckman. When a little boy throws a coin in a well asking for a pet unicorn, he has no idea what kind of trouble he's in for. Unbeknownst to him, unicorns make the absolutely worst pets: they shed, they poke holes in your ceiling, and they make a big mess. This rollicking story shares all of the ways a pet unicorn can ruin your life, and is sure to have listeners in stitches.

Ame Dyckman (Author), Ame Dyckman (Narrator)

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You Don’t Know Me like That

She dishes celebrity dirt no one else dares. But now, Maya Morgan is about to get a taste of her own medicine. Gossip show Rumor Central has gone beyond Miami to national syndication, so now’s the time for Maya Morgan to really make her brand blow up. But things start to blow up in her face when a superfan takes over her online life, trashing her reputation and putting her gossip future at risk. Now Maya will need every down-and-dirty move—and a little help from her frenemies—to manage this disaster and save everything she’s dished so hard to get. “Sit up and pay attention—Maya Morgan will knock your socks off.”—Earl Sewell, author of The Keysha Diaries

ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Author), Danella Scalock (Narrator)

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You Go First

Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go First is an engaging exploration of family, bullying, spelling, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships. Her perfectly pitched tween voice will resonate with fans of Kate DiCamillo's Raymie Nightingale. Twelve-year-old Charlotte Lockard and eleven-year-old Ben Boxer are separated by more than a thousand miles. On the surface, their lives seem vastly different -Charlotte lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while Ben is in the small town of Lanester, Louisiana. Charlotte wants to be a geologist and keeps a rock collection in her room. Ben is obsessed with Harry Potter, presidential history, and recycling. But the two have more in common than they think. They're both highly gifted. They're both experiencing family turmoil. And they both sit alone at lunch. Over the course of a week, Charlotte and Ben -online friends connected only by a Scrabble game -will intersect in unexpected ways, as they struggle to navigate the turmoil of middle school. This engaging story about growing up and finding your place in the world by the Newbery Medal winning author of Hello, Universe and the winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature will appeal to fans of Rebecca Stead and Rita Williams-Garcia.

Erin Entrada Kelly (Author), Amielynn Abellera (Narrator)

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You Got This!: Unleash Your Awesomeness, Find Your Path, and Change Your World

Everyone is talking about the entrepreneur, animator, eco-designer, and girls' rights activist Maya Penn. Her TEDWomen Talk has been viewed over 1,200,000 million times (and is one of the top 15 TEDWomen Talks of all time). Now this amazing teenager has written an inspirational handbook for teens and young adults to help them discover their passions and maximize their full potential for a creative, successful life.Maya Penn is a remarkable teen entrepreneur who has given three TED Talks, created her own eco-friendly fashion line, developed animated films, and appeared on The View with Whoopi Goldberg. She has even been name-checked by bestselling authors Gabrielle Bernstein, Steve Harvey, and Eve Ensler. All while still in middle school! Although Maya is extraordinary in many ways, and her success is a testament to her own creativity, passion, and fearlessness-these are traits that can be cultivated in all of us. In You Got This! Maya shares her incredible journey to becoming an artist, designer, philanthropist, and business owner. She provides a creative blueprint for teens and young adults, along with the tools she used to build an authentic, exciting, and connected life, and offers creative prompts for cultivating success. So let your creativity and passion flow freely and watch as your world transforms-it all starts with you!

Maya S. Penn (Author), Maya S. Penn (Narrator)

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You Hold Me Up

This vibrant picture book, beautifully illustrated by celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, encourages children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in their everyday actions.

Monique Gray Smith (Author), Dolores Greyeyes Sand, Heather Gould (Narrator)

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You Hold Me Up / ê-ohpiniyan

This vibrant picture book, beautifully illustrated by celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, encourages children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in their every-day actions. Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about Reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with their friends, classmates and families. This is a foundational book about building relationships, fostering empathy and encouraging respect between peers, starting with our littlest citizens. Orca Book Publishers is proud to offer this book as a dual-language (English and Plains Cree) edition. This accessible audiobook features alternate text descriptions of images, including the cover.

Monique Gray Smith (Author), Dolores Greyeyes Sand, Heather Gould (Narrator)

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