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.
Audiobook
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
Presenting a thrilling new voice in children's literature-a witty, gripping adventure story featuring a boy and his not-so-tame djinni. Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hotshot wizard named Simon...
The Book Thief
Zusak, Markus.
Audiobook
DON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.   The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul...
His Majesty's Dragon Temeraire Series, Book 1
Novik, Naomi.
Audiobook
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious...

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