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sherryvdh
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I'm on a quest to find some appropriate audiobooks for a road trip with my nieces (8 and 11) in July. I want something exciting/interesting for both of them. The older one loves fantasy (she's making her way through HP atm), but the younger of the 2 can be sensitive with monsters, ghosts, etc. I've got a couple ideas, but will be previewing the content ahead of time just in case. Any recommendations???
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Cinfhen Maybe @Lmstraubie or @LibrarianRyan can offer some suggestions ??!?!? 6y
glitterkitty459 I haven't listened to this one on audio but how about 6y
LibrarianRyan @Cinfhen thx. Bun ocular is fun. The dog thinks the bunny is a vampire but it‘s not graphic. The color is being drained from veggies. Really cute. For some laughs try Clementine. If you can find it The Secrets of Droon. And The Spiderwick chronicles. Check out Cornelia Funke. She has some early chapter fantasy that would read well for the 2 but still be interesting to the 12. Or Inkheart (which is a bit dry in the middle). Red wall. The Warriors. 6y
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LibrarianRyan Zoo at the edge of the world (I may not have that exactly correct). Menangie. Cabinet of curiosities. The secret zoo. Sorry if my titles and spelling g may be a little off. 6y
ravenlee Chris Grabenstein‘s Lemoncello Library series is really fun (but I didn‘t do the audio version). No ghosts or monsters, but lots of kids who love to read. And if they like realistic fiction, the Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall is all about sisters. (edited) 6y
sherryvdh @LibrarianRyan Omg so many great rec's in there! Thanks Ryan! @ravenlee @glitterkitty459 thank you! I have so much to look at now! 💕 6y
LibrarianRyan @ravenlee I second Ravenlee. Also Book Scavenger, and I just finished To night owl from Dig fish and LOVED IT 6y
Cinfhen I knew @LibrarianRyan would have recs for you!!!!!! She‘s awesomesauce 💕 6y
CoffeeK8 If you need something for filler. My kids (9 & 3) love the Wow in the world podcast. Science and humor from PBS 6y
sherryvdh @CoffeeK8 Interesting! I'll definitely look into that. My 6 year old might like it too. (Though he's not coming in the car with us. I'm always looking for new content for him.) 6y
sherryvdh @Cinfhen Thanks Cindy. She's pretty fantastic! 6y
Lmstraubie I'd have to add Matilda by Roald Dahl narrated by Kate Winslet (she was fantastic!) and the Wizard of Oz narrated by Anne Hathaway (also fantastic) 6y
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sherryvdh
Hoopla | Harry Stein
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So, it looks like one of the libraries I use has started to use Hoopla. What are the advantages over Overdrive? Are there any? Is it buggy?
My other library is still using Overdrive, so I'll have to keep both on my phone either way. Just wondering if Hoopla is worth the download. I don't know if they are dropping Overdrive or not at this point.
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DGRachel Hoopla doesn‘t have limits on the number of people who can check out an item. If it‘s in their database, you can check it out right away, assuming you have not exceeded the monthly limit of items your library allows you to check out through them. My library pays to license six check outs per patron per month, but this varies by library. 6y
thereadingowlvina I'm using both Overdrive and Hoopla on my phone. I find that Hoopla has more and better titles than Overdrive. But my library (Calgary) only allows 3 checkouts per month. 6y
rubyslippersreads I get 14 checkouts per month, which is great. And they have some movies and TV shows, which I can watch via the Hoopla app on my TV. Books are a bit buggy; I can‘t make the font as big as I‘d like, and illustrated books sometimes have blank pages. Also, sometimes when you come to the end of a chapter, you have to close and reopen the book to go to the next chapter. But overall, I like it—and it‘s free. 😄 6y
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sherryvdh @DGRachel @thereadingowlvina @rubyslippersreads Thanks for all the feedback! Looks like I have 5 checkouts a month. The selection is so much better than overdrive so far! Can't wait to dig in deeper, since all I have had time for was a cursory glance! 6y
thereadingowlvina @rubyslippersreads Wow! 14 checkouts is a lot. Lucky! 😁 6y
Reviewsbylola My library has both. The selections between the two rarely overlap. I am so grateful for hoopla because the wait times for titles on OD thru my library are ridiculous. Usually 3-4 months, even for books that aren‘t new releases. 6y
LibrarianRyan @Reviewsbylola With over drive your library can only give you access to those books that they have purchased for their digital collection. With Hoopla the patron has access to 100% of the titles in Hoopla and the library pays by use rather than buying the entire file. There are advantages and disadvantages for the library. For you. It‘s all good. Download it. 6y
Reviewsbylola Yeah I have both and I like both. My library has a lot of books through OD and a lot of digital copies, there‘s just also apparently a lot of patrons using OD too. @LibrarianRyan 6y
LibrarianRyan @Reviewsbylola sorry about that. I didn‘t mean to tag you. That was for @sherryvdh New phone is a little touchy. And I completely agree about the OD wait vs Hoop wait. But some of the publishers won‘t seek to Hoop our there might be more available. Especially older titles. 6y
Reviewsbylola No problem! 😃 @librarianryan 6y
sherryvdh @Reviewsbylola @LibrarianRyan Thanks! The wait times on overdrive can be crazy, so its definitely a perk that it won't be an issue with hoopla. 6y
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451Degrees
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And this just happened!! Love the number 7 so this is super sweet! Thanks to all you wonderful #Littens out there 🙂 Y'all make the world a better place with your kindness and compassion! 😘❤ #quadruple7 #litsyknowsbest

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451Degrees Thanks all☺☺❤ 8y
Laalaleighh 7 is my favorite number too! 8y
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