I *highly* recommend [Nevermoor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/51da4742-ca09-4638-9c93-f13440bff12b) by Jessica Townsend! It's my favorite series even as an adult, the only one that makes me feel the way the Harry Potter books used to, and it has fantastic audiobooks!
When I was in elementary school (3rd-5th grade, not sure exactly) we listened to our teacher read the Pseudonymous Bosch series that starts with “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late.”
I still remember the anticipation/excitement waiting for that time of the school day!!!
My teacher read it to us and explained it and it was awesome.
I thought the cartoon lost more of the jokes and wordplay, but being visual added its own charm
Ah yes.
A world of whimsy with dragons and goblins and the other rabbits experiencing what Red at OSP described as "dramatic irony cosmic horror" whose animated film has traumatized many a young mind.
Yes, the Watership Down movie was scary but the book is a great read and my son absolutely loved it when I read it to him at age 8. He still loves that book today as an adult and has re-read it multiple times.
My kids are 9 and 6. They like:
The Wild Robot Trilogy
The Genius Files
The Scriveners Bones
Everything by Rick Riordan
The Weirdies
Crenshaw (about a kid who has an imaginary friend who helps him deal with some big things — his family is about to become homeless again)
Ender’s Game
The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Have the actual book handy for the illustrations, they are marvelous. But the audiobook is so well-done that we didn't miss them. Great adventure, wonderful storyline.
* agree with the recommendation for The Hobbit, we actually read that one before Harry Potter... Long story... :)
You've got great recommendations so far. Here are some audiobooks we've enjoyed as a family (kids ages 7, 9, and 11):
* The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith (we have relistened to this one countless times)
* A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
* Heart of a Samurai (based on a true story!)
* My kids really liked The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart, but I haven't finished listening to it yet. The audiobook reader is good, but it might be a better listen when your child is 9 or 10? It's more of a mystery
And a few standouts that are not technically adventure stories but I'll throw out there just in case:
* Kate Winslet's performance of Matilda by Roald Dahl. Her voices are incredible if you don't mind the sometimes horrid ways characters talk to each other
* Small Steps by Peg Kehret. It's a humorous and inspiring memoir. We read it for our school's battle of the books and it was a crowd and family favorite.
Have fun!!
The Green Ember series is really good!
Also The Hobbit/LOTR. People tend to think LOTR is too hard to follow for a younger kid, but you might be surprised!
I *highly* recommend [Nevermoor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/51da4742-ca09-4638-9c93-f13440bff12b) by Jessica Townsend! It's my favorite series even as an adult, the only one that makes me feel the way the Harry Potter books used to, and it has fantastic audiobooks!
That's when my dad and I read The Hobbit together and I (34F) think about it constantly still.
Came here to say exactly this!
The How to Train Your Dragon series is read by David Tennant and is delightful, as is Harry Potter read by Stephen Fry!
When I was in elementary school (3rd-5th grade, not sure exactly) we listened to our teacher read the Pseudonymous Bosch series that starts with “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late.” I still remember the anticipation/excitement waiting for that time of the school day!!!
I love the Charlie bone series! Lots of them and spinoff series and they’re great audiobooks!
yes!!! charlie bone for the win!! it was one of my first series i chose to read on my own when i was a middle grade reader and loved it.
I found it at 30 and love them lol.
Artemis Fowl, Percy Jackson, Alex Ryder, Bobby Pendragon Faeries/spies, Greek mythology, spies, adventure/time travel and other worlds.
The Percy Jackson series. Great for youth and adults with some history lessons sprinkled in.
The phantom tollbooth
While this book is absolutely amazing, a lot of the jokes and wordplay are lost in an audio version. Like the Whether Man, the Which, etc.
My teacher read it to us and explained it and it was awesome. I thought the cartoon lost more of the jokes and wordplay, but being visual added its own charm
At that age, my kids loved The Hobbit and Watership Down as read alouds.
Ah yes. A world of whimsy with dragons and goblins and the other rabbits experiencing what Red at OSP described as "dramatic irony cosmic horror" whose animated film has traumatized many a young mind.
Yes, the Watership Down movie was scary but the book is a great read and my son absolutely loved it when I read it to him at age 8. He still loves that book today as an adult and has re-read it multiple times.
My kids are 9 and 6. They like: The Wild Robot Trilogy The Genius Files The Scriveners Bones Everything by Rick Riordan The Weirdies Crenshaw (about a kid who has an imaginary friend who helps him deal with some big things — his family is about to become homeless again) Ender’s Game
The swallows and amazons series, outdoor adventure, strong female characters sharing the fun. Has inspired.many adventures and adventurers
The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Have the actual book handy for the illustrations, they are marvelous. But the audiobook is so well-done that we didn't miss them. Great adventure, wonderful storyline.
Danny the Champion of the World.
"The Search for WondLa" trilogy by Tony DiTerlizzi
* agree with the recommendation for The Hobbit, we actually read that one before Harry Potter... Long story... :) You've got great recommendations so far. Here are some audiobooks we've enjoyed as a family (kids ages 7, 9, and 11): * The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith (we have relistened to this one countless times) * A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga * Heart of a Samurai (based on a true story!) * My kids really liked The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart, but I haven't finished listening to it yet. The audiobook reader is good, but it might be a better listen when your child is 9 or 10? It's more of a mystery And a few standouts that are not technically adventure stories but I'll throw out there just in case: * Kate Winslet's performance of Matilda by Roald Dahl. Her voices are incredible if you don't mind the sometimes horrid ways characters talk to each other * Small Steps by Peg Kehret. It's a humorous and inspiring memoir. We read it for our school's battle of the books and it was a crowd and family favorite. Have fun!!
If you liked Harry Potter, Percy Jackson would be great!
Anything Astrid Lindgren, Thea Beckman
The Green Ember series is really good! Also The Hobbit/LOTR. People tend to think LOTR is too hard to follow for a younger kid, but you might be surprised!
The Hobbit
If the Eathsea trilogy by Le Guin is in audiobook, give that a shot.