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3 weeks ago | 
slj.com | Terry Hong |Andrew Bauld
For young listeners who need a reminder that kindness matters and resilience is powerful, share these audio titles to provide inspiration, comfort, and even temporary escape. As 2025 progresses, we may all need more-than-the-usual anecdotal reminders that kindness matters, resilience is powerful, justice will triumph. Let these titles, all published this year, provide inspiration, comfort, and even temporary escape from the exhausting reality of damaging headlines and inequitable challenges.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
slj.com | Kathy Ishizuka |NCTE Excellence |Terry Hong
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates events told in the biblical Book of Esther. Hand these titles to young readers so they can share in the parties, costumes, and food that are all part of the festivities. Board BooksWho Brought the Hamantaschen? by Marcia S Gresko. illus. by Steve Mack. Lerner/Kar-Ben. ISBN 9798765620670. PreS–In this spare, colorful board book, smiling costumed children each bring a different fruit: “Leo brought yellow bananas to the Purim party.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
slj.com | Terry Hong |Edith Campbell |Emily Mroczek-Bayci |J. Caleb Mozzocco
by (text) & narrated by Kim Staunton . Oct. 2024. 14p. $6.99. ISBN 9781546120841. COPY ISBN K-Gr 3–“Long before a slave ship sailed,/ we shined like stars—/ brilliant and beautiful,” Oso opens.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
slj.com | Andrew Bauld |Terry Hong
Among this year’s outstanding listens—with publication dates from November 2023 to October 2024—are two picture books, two volumes of a graphic trilogy (they count as one entry), a head-smack must-read history, and several laugh-out-loud novels. Davis, Dana L. Fake Famous. narrated by Dana L. Davis. Brilliance Audio. ISBN 9781491596166. Gr 9 Up–Iowa farm girl Red can really sing, even when she falls in porcine excrement channeling pop star Zay-Zay.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Andrew Bauld |Terry Hong
Among this year’s outstanding listens—with publication dates from November 2023 to October 2024—are two picture books, two volumes of a graphic trilogy (they count as one entry), a head-smack must-read history, and several laugh-out-loud novels. Davis, Dana L. Fake Famous. narrated by Dana L. Davis. Brilliance Audio. ISBN 9781491596166. Gr 9 Up–Iowa farm girl Red can really sing, even when she falls in porcine excrement channeling pop star Zay-Zay.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
booklistonline.com | Terry Hong
FEATURE.
First published September 15, 2024 (Booklist).
If boarding cars, trains, ships, or airplanes aren’t exactly your thing but you’re still longing for travel, consider quelling your wanderlust with these aural adventures guided by babymooners, royalty, and—most memorably—refugees. The Bump. By Sydney Karger. Read by Ryan Spahn and Michael Urie. 2024. 9.5hr. Books on Tape, DD (9780593825624).
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
slj.com | Terry Hong |Andrew Bauld
Illustration by Stephanie Singleton Turning a book into an audiobook may seem like it wouldn’t be difficult. All you need is a story and a microphone…right? Not exactly. Making a great audiobook is no easy feat. It starts with identifying the ideal narrator. “Finding the right voice and someone who connects with the work and understands the intent is one of the biggest things,” says John Pels, editor and associate producer for Scholastic Audiobooks.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
slj.com | Andrew Bauld |Terry Hong
At the Stratford (CT) Library, children light up when they see read-alongs. In particular, says Caitlin Augusta, head of children’s services, kids who are emerging and disengaged readers love it when she brings out the read-along books from the collection. “They’re inviting and accessible,” Augusta says of the format, physical books with affixed electronic audio devices that play narration over a speaker or headphones.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
slj.com | Andrew Bauld |Terry Hong
HIRANANDANI, Veera. Amil and the After. narrated by Veera Hiranandani & Sid Sagar. Listening Library. Gr 4-6–Add either print or audio of Hiranandani’s companion title to 2019’s Newbery Award-winning The Night Diary—or better, both—to all shelves. KING, Coretta Scott with the Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynolds. Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King. narrated by January LaVoy. Macmillan Young Listeners.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
slj.com | Kara Yorio |Andrew Bauld |Terry Hong
From multiplayer matches to couch co-op adventures, sometimes two (or more) heads are better than one. Here are six multiplayer video games to add to your collection for building community in the library and at home. OverCooked! All You Can Eat ©2021 Ghost Town Games Multiplayer games come in many forms these days: Some pit opponents against one another in friendly competition, while others ask players to work together toward a common goal.
