Kids Life

Bill Bryson's hilarious memoir of growing up in middle America in the Fifties, complete, unabridged and read by the author. Born in 1951 in the middle of the United States, Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Bryson is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24 carat memoir gold.

Get ready for another emotional rollercoaster with Riley and all her Emotions! Based on Disney and Pixar’s smash hit, Inside Out 2, this audio story dives deep into the newly minted teenager’s mind exploring characters both familiar and new.

If you want the kids in your life to be good with money, have them listen to this audiobook. Teaching kids about money isn't easy. So let Scott Pape, the Barefoot Investor, do it for you! His titles have sold millions of copies and counting... and now he's written a guidebook you can hand straight to KIDS! No, seriously, this is one audiobook kids will WANT to listen to. Scott takes them on an epic money ADVENTURE – with fun projects, rewards and inspiring stories from 45 kids. Kids will roll up their sleeves, get their hands dirty, and learn the value of a buck the old-fashioned way.

Olaf, Arendelle’s adorable snowman, loves to read. One day, an unexpected message leads Olaf and his friends Anna, Kristoff, and Sven on a quest for a place known as Haus Biblio, described as a “sea of stories”. This Audible Original spans the group’s journey to Haus Biblio as they cross over mountains, search for monsters under bridges, and have conversations with friendly sheep. During his travels, Olaf makes new friends and hears lots of exciting stories along the way.

Struggles with bedtime? Looking for a fun way to teach your child emotional resilience? Bedtime Stories with Calming Meditations for Kids is your answer!

Are your children truly prepared for the real world? Schools teach maths, science, history, and how to pass a test. But what about reading a room, handling a bully, saying no under pressure, staying safe online, or thinking clearly in a crisis? You already know which lessons matter most in real life.

The growing influence of technology and frenzied pace of society can make it difficult for kids to “flip the switch” at bedtime, quiet the mind, and fall asleep. The three meditations in this audiobook combine years of mindfulness research with professionally written and recorded sleep meditations engineered to peacefully lull your child to sleep.

Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world’s most celebrated scientists had regular-kid problems just like you. Stephen Hawking hated school and preferred to spend his free time building model airplanes, inventing board games, and even building his own computer. Jane Goodall got in trouble for bringing worms and snails into her house. And Neil deGrasse Tyson had to start a dog-walking business to save up money to buy a telescope.

Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker that his family sent him to reform school. Race-car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her “girls can’t drive”. And football superstar Peyton Manning was forced to dance the tango in his school play.

Do you ever find yourself snapping at your child… and then immediately feeling guilty? It happens in a moment. A long day, a small comment, and suddenly you’ve raised your voice — again. You didn’t plan to. You don’t want to be that kind of parent. But in real life, staying calm feels harder than it should. And after it happens, it feels like something breaks —the connection, the trust, the moment you wish you could take back. I know this feeling well. I’m a mother of five, and I’ve lived through both sides of it —the yelling, the regret, and the slow process of learning a better way.

This book combines the power of positive potty habits with calming nighttime routines. These sweet, silly, and heart-centered stories help toddlers build confidence on the toilet and drift off to sleep with smiles—not struggles.

Discover the secret life of trees with this nature and science book for kids: Can You Hear the Trees Talking? shares the mysteries and magic of the forest with young listeners, revealing what trees feel, how they communicate, and the ways trees take care of their families. The author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben, tells kids about the forest internet, aphids who keep ants as pets, nature’s water filters, and more fascinating things that happen under the canopy.

Reputed to have killed his first man at the age of 12, William Bonney went on to gun his way into Western legend as Billy the Kid. When he was finally shot himself at the age of 21, the Kid was famous throughout the country as the boy who, so he boasted, had killed a man for every year of his life. This is the story of William Bonney as told by the lawman who ended his notorious career.

'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neither an affliction nor a superpower. It's just the blueprint for who I am. There is no cure, but that's absolutely fine by me. To cure me of my autism would be to cure me of myself.' During the first...

Our preteen years, ages nine to 13, can present some of the most difficult times in our young lives, a period of tremendous physical and emotional change. We're eager to leave the "kid" stage, yet we're uncertain about what adolescence will bring; we start hearing the familiar refrain "wait until you're older" far too often. Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul is a companion guide for these transitional years.

Imagine your child meeting life's challenges not with a "meltdown," but with a quiet, confident "I've got this." Every parent wants to raise a child who feels secure, capable, and resilient. But finding the right words can feel awkward, or worse, it sounds like you're reading from a script. Written by Psychologist Claudia Johnson, this audiobook bridge the gap between "standard" parenting and meaningful emotional development. It provides a natural, age-appropriate way to nurture a Growth Mindset without ever sounding forced.

Every activist started out as a kid‚ and in some cases, they were kids when their activism began! But even the world's greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems‚ often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., loved fashion and argued with his dad about whether or not dancing was a sin. Harvey Milk had a passion for listening to opera music in different languages. Dolores Huerta was once wrongly accused of plagiarizing in school.

Continue to have and grow your life, Mom—for your sake and your kids’. When did being a good mom come to mean giving up everything that used to make you … you? That’s the question millions of 21st-century mothers grapple with every single day as they parent in our madly kid-centric...

Middle school isn’t hard because of lockers. It’s hard because your friend group can change overnight, your phone can explode with drama at 10: 43 PM, and you’re expected to act “fine” while your brain is running worst-case scenarios on repeat. Middle school can feel like living inside a social pop quiz every day, where the rules keep changing and everyone else seems to get the answer key.

Bloomsbury presents The Austen Girls by Lucy Worsley, read by Sarah Ovens. Would she ever find a real-life husband? Would she even find a partner to dance with at tonight’s ball? She just didn’t know. Anna Austen has always been told she must marry rich. Her future depends upon it. While her...