Re: [LM_NET] Audio booklist recommendations

[Mary Burkey <mburkey@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>]

A great place to begin your search for audiobook recommendations is ALSC's
"Notable Children's Recordings" list. Each year approximately 20 titles
recommended for ages 0-14 are named to this list which includes audiobooks,
music, & storytelling. You can find this year's list along with those of
past years here: http://tinyurl.com/b3k7f

 

YALSA has a Selected Audiobooks list for ages 12-18 that is found here
http://tinyurl.com/49s4h

 

The Audie Award  http://tinyurl.com/33hq9e  & the Grammy Award for
Children's Spoken Word http://www.grammy.com/ are two yearly awards given by
audio producers.

 

In January 2008, the very first Odyssey Award will be awarded by the
American Library Association, This is a joint award sponsored by ALSC,
YALSA, and Booklist Magazine that will recognize the best audiobook produced
for young listeners age 0-18. There will be a single gold medal winner and
possible honor titles. This is an exciting new recognition on the same level
as the Caldecott & Newbery Awards; find more information here:
http://tinyurl.com/2ugzkz

 

There is a wonderful magazine, AudioFile, that focuses solely on audiobooks.
There are many titles for children & young adults reviewed in each issue.
Plus, the magazine's website has past reviews and a section called
Audiopolis, where you may listen to podcasts on titles and hear clips of
audiobooks:  http://tinyurl.com/2munvs 

AudioFile also has a complete list of audiobook producers on their website
that includes web address - use this to request catalogs from companies or
to visit producer websites, where you may listen to audio clips of titles:
http://tinyurl.com/2lxqov 

 

Most of the standard library journals, including SLJ, Horn Book, Booklist,
VOYA, KLIATT, & Book Links, carry audiobook reviews. 

 

You may also want to check your public library's website and see if they are
members of a downloadable audiobook consortium. For the price of a small MP3
player (now available for under $30), you can download titles using your
public library card for evaluation purposes. At this time, iPod users must
purchase titles through iTunes & Audible, as the iPod encoding is not being
licensed to companies who provide downloads to libraries.

 

I hope this helps!

 

Mary Burkey

Chair, Odyssey Award for Best Audiobook

Liberty Middle School

Columbus, Ohio

 


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