Audiobooks have been a part of my life for many years now.
I’m not one of those people who loved hearing teachers read from books in classrooms. That just wasn’t my thing. In that context, my mind wandered and I would find myself doing things like picking at the carpet. Later, I began to loathe hearing others read aloud. This comes directly from school when teachers would have less-than-smooth readers reading large swaths of text. (Hey, I know we learn by doing, but we’re talking about young me here….)
It wasn’t until I was in library school taking a children’s media class that I started to listen to audiobooks. You see, at the time I was working full-time, taking a full load of classes, and single momming my son. Oh, did I mention that school was about an hour away. I needed to get to get more bang from some of those hours.
So, I started listening to the kids books I needed to get through for class. Through this I learned that listening to books is a different skill than reading them.
Now, when Alex and I hit the road for a long trip, we pack some audiobooks.
Next time around, we’ll have these to choose from:
A Wrinkle in Time
Inkheart
From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler
Flora and Ulysses
How to Train Your Dragon
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
The Tale of Despereaux
Last time Alex and I took a trip, both of us endured a book that we thought the other was enjoying. I would like to avoid that in the future. I also want to remember what each of us thought about the books that we experienced together.
So, I made these cards for both of us to record our star reviews for these books.
What are your audiobook favorites?