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Top 10 Kids & Family audiobooks

The best kids and family audiobooks for road trips, bedtime and screen-free afternoons. Updated October 21, 2026.

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Kids & Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan · narrated by Jesse Bernstein

“Greek gods, sea monsters, and a quest. All you have to do is sit there. Heroic!”

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Kids & Family
Matilda
by Roald Dahl · narrated by Kate Winslet

“Matilda loves reading. We still love Matilda. Let Kate Winslet do the reading part for you.”

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Kids & Family
The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown · narrated by Kate Atwater

“A robot learns to live in the woods. Even robots know listening beats reading. Beep boop!”

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Kids & Family
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen · narrated by Peter Coyote

“Brian survives the wild with one hatchet. You survive story time with zero books. Brave!”

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