Trying to find the best audiobooks for 5 year olds? You’ve come to the right place. With any of the books below, your child is sure to stay occupied and learn a thing or two along the way!
The Little Ghost Who Didn’t Like to Be Scary: A Halloween Picture Book
Isla Wynter, et al.
Trying to figure out what’s right and what’s wrong isn’t always easy, but that’s the situation that a ghost named Layla is in. She knows she’s supposed to scare people, but she simply doesn’t want to! She’d rather just play with her friends and have some fun. Now, with Halloween approaching she has an important decision to make, but she’s trying her best not to be your typical scary ghost.
Join Layla as she tries to figure out what to do and does her best to follow her heart because she knows this is the right thing to do. A fun, quirky audiobook that kids of all ages will love.
Mother Bruce
Ryan T. Higgins, et al.
Bruce is a bear that loves to keep to himself and eat eggs – lots of them. But when his latest batch of eggs turns out to be a group of goslings, he finds himself surrounded by some quirky new friends and a little more attention than he’s used to. When he tries to get the geese to go south, they won’t budge, and now he has to figure out what to do next.
A cute and funny story with a great message, and one your children will want to listen to over and over again.
The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Jon Scieszka, et al.
The winner of many prestigious awards, The Stinky Cheese Man combines unique characters and introduces children to stories such as The Really Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Bowling Ball, and Jack’s Bean Problem. From Cinderumpelstiltskin to Little Red Running Shorts and many others, the author provides kids with lively and memorable characters that they’ll be talking about to their friends for quite some time.
Listen in with your child and learn why this book is so unique and unforgettable.
Donna Kennedy, et al.
These bats are small and usually stick to themselves in a tree, but when the goblins decide to have a party and the witch attempts to be the best-dressed guest at the event, she tries to enlist the help of these three lowly bats. What will the bats do? Will they leave their comfortable tree to help the witch out, or will the witch have to be much nicer to get the results she’s after?
This is a great Halloween-themed audiobook that kids will enjoy until the very end, and it teaches them some important life lessons in the process.
Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas
Jane O’Connor, et al.
Taking place during the magical season of Christmas, this book tells the story of a little girl named Nancy and her expectations of the upcoming holiday. She even buys a gorgeous tree-topper with her own money, and she can’t wait to see what Christmas Day brings! When things don’t happen as she planned them to, however, she’s unsure what to do next.
Sometimes, a little decorating can go a long way, which is just one of the lessons learned in this heartwarming and unique tale.
What Color is Your Day? The Color, Feel, Play Series, Book 1
Camryn Wells, et al.
The power of this book lies behind its ability to teach children how to deal with the myriad of emotions that most of us experience on a daily basis. Since children often cannot express their emotions, but can relate to colors, the author uses those colors to teach children skills that can help them express themselves better so they can improve both physically and emotionally.
The perfect book for preschoolers, it can also be appreciated by kids of many different ages, thanks to the many important lessons it teaches us all.
How Did I Catch a Unicorn?
Steve Herman, et al.
This is a great book to teach young children about strong emotions and anger management. Kids love unicorns, but unicorns do not like angry kids, so the book starts with that approach to teach kids how to deal with their emotions in a positive and productive way. It goes into detail about why we sometimes feel the way we feel, and it teaches kids techniques to help them calm down so they can catch more unicorns!
Written by a best-selling children’s author, this is a fabulous book that is invaluable in the way it deals with a touchy subject.
The Kissing Hand
Audrey Penn
Little Chester Raccoon is getting ready to start school, but he’s scared. When he shares this with his mother, she teaches him about the kissing hand, which is a family secret that helps him deal with the situation at hand. With lessons about a lot of situations that young children experience – including separation anxiety – this book is a great tool for teaching kids that they are not alone in what they are feeling.
Help your child learn to feel less alone by letting him or her listen to this great audiobook. The perfect tool to helps kids overcome numerous emotions and anxieties.
The Tractor Who Wants to Fall Asleep: A New Way of Getting Children to Sleep 3
Carl-Johan Forssen Ehrlin, et al.
If you’re having problems getting your young child to fall asleep, this book can be a big help. Tractor Alex takes a trip around the farm and introduces children to Sleeping Apples, Yawning Carrot, and Half-Asleep Leon, among other characters, so that they have an easier time calming down and falling asleep. If you are interested in reclaiming bedtime, this is the perfect book for your family.
After all, a trip around the farm can be awfully relaxing, giving your kids the tools they need to fall asleep much quicker and easier.
Stellaluna
Janell Cannon
Stellaluna is a fruit bat who is out looking for food with her mother when they are attacked by an owl. She is then taken in by the owl’s family and must learn to adapt and act like an owl instead of a bat. She tries to fit in with her new family, but right as she is acclimating to her new life, she is reunited with her bat family and learns that she has been taught a very valuable lesson.
This is the perfect book to teach kids that even though we’re all different, we’re still the same on the inside.
Jeff Child, et al.
Casper and Izabelle are alley cats who get along sometimes and sometimes fight. When Izabelle sends Casper out on a dangerous mission, he runs into several interesting characters, including strange objects and explosive monsters, as well as a bunch of other cats who are bickering over the right thing to do. One of the two alley cats is always lying, but it is up to the listener to determine which one that is!
An interesting book with many valuable lessons, this is a great audiobook that your child will never forget.
Bedtime Stories for Kids: Fun Time Series for Beginning Readers
Uncle Amon, et al.
The perfect children’s storybook, Bedtime Stories for Kids offers numerous stories that will have your kids waiting impatiently for the next story to begin. Perfect for listeners who travel or who are simply enjoying some quiet time, this book never gets boring because there are so many stories to enjoy, and you can enjoy them over and over again!
Let your young child enjoy a series of bedtime stories that they’ll want to listen to for a very long time.
You Are My Happy
Hoda Kotb
Written by famous broadcaster Hoda Kotb, this book is a great way for parents and kids to spend time together, complete with ideas for bedtime routines that provide the perfect ending for a perfect day. It features the adventures of a mama bear and her cub as they cuddle at the end of the day and share important things with each other before each of them goes to bed.
Even if your day hasn’t been perfect, it can be made a whole lot better by spending some time with this great audiobook. Settle in with your child for a little quiet and reading time, and you’ll quickly notice that your child is more relaxed and calm, making it easier for them to fall asleep.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr., et al.
Available in many formats and even more languages, this book has been a staple in many children’s book collections for more than 40 years. It is even made out of nice thick paper so it is meant to last for many years to come. Children instantly come to love Brown Bear and his adventures, but the book has a lot of liveliness in it in addition to the words on the page.
If you’re looking for the perfect bedtime story for your young child, this classic will never let you down. Kids never seem to get bored with it, and both you and your child will quickly learn to love all of the animals within its pages.
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