Audiobooks that are better than the original

Updated April 13, 2023
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The Tale of Despereaux Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread
DiCamillo, Kate.
Ebook
This is the story of Desperaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl with a simple, impossible wish. These characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon,...

This may be a children's book, but come closer, listener, let me tell you a truth: there is light in the world, and dark, and you would be best to let some of this light into your heart.

The Amulet of Samarkand
Stroud, Jonathan.
Paper Book
The djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by a young apprentice, Nathaniel, to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician, Simon Lovelace. Chaos and action ensue but the apprentice and the djinn save the day.
The book thief
Zusak, Markus
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME * A NEW YORK TIMES READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY * A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY The extraordinary, beloved novel about the...
Temeraire
Novik, Naomi.
Paper Book
Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the global adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during the turbulent time of the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Will Laurence has been at sea since he...

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