![]() ![]() Familiar reading voices like Meryl Streep, Claire Danes, and Amy Poehler only sweeten the deal. Calypso by David Sedaris 31 at AUDIBLE Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe This spring I listened to Patrick Radden Keefe’s extraordinary, excoriating. There are several fantastic books to choose from, and lucky for your kids, many of them are available in audiobook. If you happen to be on a road trip with the kids, we have plenty of family-friendly choices too. From Matilda to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Our list of best books to read or a pick from our curated Front Porch Book Club is always a great place to start narrowing down your search, but this list has some perfect-on-audiobook selections (Matthew McConaughey's memoir narrated by the actor himself? Yes, please!). Remember, you’re dealing with unpredictable pint-sized people, so your plan may not go exactly as you’d imagined. Gone are the days of switching out the CDs for your books on tape-now you just download them to your phone. Watch those expectations It’s fun to dream about and anticipate an upcoming family trip, but be sure to keep one foot grounded in reality. The list of audiobooks is practically endless, and there's truly something for everyone. Each a tale of whimsy and adventure brought to life through talented voice actors like Jim Dale, Kate Winslet, Neil Patrick Harris, and more, these imaginative listensfan favorites, classics, and newcomers alikeare sure to be loved. Once you've exhausted all of the car games, you might be looking for another form of entertainment. What a great list Others that the whole family will enjoy are: Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (amazing full cast audio), The One and Only Ivan, and The Mysterious. ![]() ![]() ![]() You know the feeling: You're driving down the highway, watching the country pass by, and singing along to your favorite songs, and then you look at your GPS and realize you have hours (and hours) left to drive. Not only is it a beautiful story that actually restored my faith in the American dream, but her voice is like butter.There's nothing quite like hitting the open road for a summer road trip. Even though we werent quite ready to show the original. Nineteen-hour audiobooks generally feel too daunting to me, unless the author and narrator is Michelle Obama telling her life story, from growing up on the South Side of Chicago as a gifted and talented student to meeting her hot shot, cigarette-smoking law intern, Barack Obama, and eventually moving to the White House. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book One) by Lemony Snicket, read by Tim Curry Lemony Snicket’s series of books about the forever unlucky Baudelaire children is deliciously narrated by Tim Curry, who does the readings for all 13 of the books in this series. The Wizard of Oz is a classic that we thoroughly enjoyed as an audiobook on a recent family road trip. (There’s a reason that books on tape were such a thing!) Whether you’re in the market for a twisty thriller or a moving biography a collection of uproariously funny essays or a steamy new novel, here are seven books to enjoy on your way to wherever it is you may be going. Music helps, of course, as do games-but nothing can entertain and edify quite like a good audiobook. Yet the problem of making untold hours in the car actually fun is a persistent one. Vistabule is here with some of our favorite audiobooks for road trips. Finding ways to entertain yourself and your passengers is the key to a successful trip. Summer is road-trip season the time to fill up your trunk, roll down your windows, and have a bit of an adventure. Have a road trip planned this summer There’s so much to love about the open road, but there’s no denying that spending hours in the car can get a little tedious. ![]()
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