Hear that? Awesome Audio Books from the Children's Room: PlayAways
An aid in finding recorded books from the Juvenile collection at Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library Main Branch.
New and Young Readers
Knuffle Bunny and Other Stories about Families by
Knuffle bunny / written by Mo Willems ; read by Mo Willems and daughter Trixie Willems -- That new animal / written and read by Emily Jenkins -- Three cheers for Catherine the Great / written by Cari Best ; read by Ekaterina Gordeeva -- I love you like crazy cakes / written by Rose Lewis ; read by Mia Farrow -- Elizabeth's doll / written by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen ; read by Lynn Whitfield.
ISBN: 9781605149455Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Realistic and Humor Fiction
Big Nate Lives It Up by
Big Nate is living it up! When Nate's asked to befriend a new student, he's all for it--until he actually MEETS the kid. Is Nate stuck with a fun sponge? Or will his new buddy be the life of the party? For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Meet BIG NATE, P.S. 38's record-setting ringleader and definitely NOT the teacher's pet.
ISBN: 9781467600019Publication Date: 2015-03-10
Holes by
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
ISBN: 9780739371039Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Return to Gone-Away by
Eleven-year-old Portia and her family return with cousin Julian to the site they visited the previous summer, this time to take possession of a large Victorian house, unoccupied for fifty years and full of treasures and secrets
ISBN: 9781598959864Publication Date: 2007-04-01
Historical Fiction and Classic
All-of-a-Kind Family by
Meet the All-of-a-Kind  Family -- Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie -- who live with their parents in New York City at the turn of the century. Together they share adventures that find them searching for hidden buttons while dusting Mama's front parlor and visiting with the peddlers in Papa's shop on rainy days. The girls enjoy doing everything together, especially when it involves holidays and surprises. But no one could have prepared them for the biggest surprise of all! From the Trade Paperback edition.
ISBN: 9780385732956Publication Date: 2005-08-23
By the Great Horn Spoon! by
A gentleman's gentleman from Boston flees to the wilds of California during the Gold Rush and becomes a hero.
ISBN: 9781598957891Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Charlotte's Web by
Since its publication in 1952, "Charlotte's Web" remains one of the most cherished children's stories of all time. Now this classic is available with an adorable gold-tone necklace and spider web charm. A new generation of readers will delight in this heartwarming tale of friendship, hardship, and one courageous little farm girl
ISBN: 9780060006983Publication Date: 2002-05-01
Number the Stars by
It's 1943 Copenhagen and the Jews of Denmark are being "relocated"; so Annemarie Johansen';s best friend, Ellen, moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. When Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission, she must find the courage to save her friend's life.
ISBN: 9780440403272Publication Date: 1990-08-01
Titanic by
The final instalment in Gordon Korman's thrilling adventure trilogy, set aboard the unluckiest ship of all. From bestselling author Gordon Korman, the conclusion to the thrilling adventure aboard the unluckiest ship of all. The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable - the largest passenger steamship in the world, one of the biggest and most luxurious ships ever to operate. For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, the Titanic is full of mysteries - whether they're to be found in the opulent first-class cabins and promenade decks or the shadows in the underbelly of the ship. Secrets and plans are about to be revealed - only now disaster looms, and time is running out. The four of them need to find the truth, unmask the killer... and try not to go down with the ship.
ISBN: 9780545123334Publication Date: 2011-09-01
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 by
Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent." When Byron gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is blown up. AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOK AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK AN IRA YOUNG ADULT'S CHOICE A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK NAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS "Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves. That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham -- 1963." --NPR From the Hardcover edition.
ISBN: 9780440414124Publication Date: 1997-09-08
Mystery, Suspense, Adventure, Fantasy/Sci-Fi
The City of Ember by
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly clear writing and fascinating, original characters.
ISBN: 9780739370971Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Inkheart by
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a book-binder. But her father has a deep secret-- he posseses an extraordinary magical power. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to her father's past. Who is this sinister character and what does he want? Suddenly Meggie is involved in a breathless game of escape and intrigue as her father's life is put in danger. Will she be able to save him in time? Cornelia Funke, the enormously talented author of the international best-seller THE THIEF LORD, brings readers another spellbinding tale of adventure and magic.
ISBN: 9780439531641Publication Date: 2003-10-01
The Outcasts by
They are outcasts. Hal, Stig, and the others - they are the boys the others want no part of. Skandians, as any reader of Ranger's Apprentice could tell you, are known for their size and strength. Not these boys. Yet that doesn't mean they don't have skills. And courage - which they will need every ounce of to do battle at sea against the other bands, the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race. The icy waters make for a treacherous playing field... especially when not everyone thinks of it as playing. John Flanagan, author of the international phenomenon Ranger's Apprentice, creates a new cast of characters to populate his world of Skandians and Araluens, a world millions of young readers around the world have come to know and admire. Full of seafaring adventures and epic battles, Book 1 of The Brotherband Chronicles is sure to thrill readers of Ranger's Apprentice while enticing a whole new generation just now discovering the books.
ISBN: 9781616570439Publication Date: 2011-11-01
Pieces and Players by
Thirteen pieces of valuable art have been stolen. The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. And it's not just Mrs. Sharpe who's acting suspiciously--there's a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up. From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING VERMEER, Blue Balliett, comes an all-new Calder mystery.
ISBN: 9781467696821Publication Date: 2015-04-02
The red pyramid by
After their father's "research experiment" at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
ISBN: 9781441865502
The Tale of Despereaux by
Kate DiCamillo, author of the Newbery Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, spins a tidy tale of mice and men where she explores the powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous nature of love, hope, and forgiveness. Her old-fashioned, somewhat dark story, narrated Dear Reader-style, begins within the walls of a castle, with the birth of a mouse. Despereaux Tilling, the new baby mouse, is different from all other mice. Sadly, the romantic, unmouselike spirit that leads the unusually tiny, large-eared mouse to the foot of the human king and the beautiful Princess Pea ultimately causes him to be banished by his own father to the foul, rat-filled dungeon. The first book of four tells Despereaux's sad story, where he falls deeply in love with Princess Pea and meets his cruel fate. The second book introduces another creature who differs from his peers--Chiaroscuro, a rat who instead of loving the darkness of his home in the dungeon, loves the light so much he ends up in the castle and in the queen's soup. The third book describes young Miggery Sow, a girl who has been clouted so many times that she has cauliflower ears. Still, all the slow-witted, hard-of-hearing Mig dreams of is wearing the crown of Princess Pea. The fourth book returns to the dungeon-bound Despereaux and connects the lives of mouse, rat, girl, and princess in a dramatic denouement.
ISBN: 9780739371053Publication Date: 2008-08-01
A Wrinkle in Time by
Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?
ISBN: 9780440498056Publication Date: 1998-05-11
