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.
Paper Book
A funny, moving, old-fashioned fairy tale in three parts for young readers.Here, reader, is the tale of a tiny, sickly mouse with unusually large ears; a mouse who takes his fate into his own hands. It is the tale of a beautiful, flaxen-haired princess, who laughs often, and makes everything around...

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 Bartimaeus Series, Book 1
Stroud, Jonathan.
Paper Book
The Book Thief
Zusak, Markus.
Paper Book
HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books...
His Majesty's Dragon Temeraire Series, Book 1
Novik, Naomi.
Paper Book
Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the 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. As Napoleon's tenacious infantry rampages across Europe and his armada lies...

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