The Best Children’s Audiobooks of 2020

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AudioFile’s best children’s audiobooks of 2020 and family listening list includes something for kids of all ages, from the littlest listeners to middle-school children looking for an engrossing listen. What unites them all are excellent productions and the ability of narrators and authors to transport listeners and empathize with the lives of others. We hope you and your family listen and discover new audiobooks to love.

The Best Audiobooks of 2020

Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market

Story by Raul the Third

Read by Gary Tiedemann

Ages 4-7 | Length: 21 mins.

Publisher: Dreamscape | ASIN: B0844WG2LS

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When Stars Are Scattered

Story by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Read by Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi, Robin Miles, Ifrah Mansour, Bahni Turpin, Hakeemshady Mohamed, Sadeeq Ali, Dominic Hoffman, Christine Avila, Dion Graham, and a Full Cast

Ages 8+ | Length: 3.75 hrs

Publisher: Listening Library | ASIN: B082L6NP28

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Before the Ever After

Story by Jacqueline Woodson

Read by Guy Lockard

Ages 8+ | Length: 3.75 hrs

Publisher: Listening Library | ASIN: B085QNHTR6

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Overground Railroad

Story by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Read by Shayna Small, Dion Graham, and Lesa Cline-Ransome

Ages 4-6 | Length: 14 mins

Publisher: Listening Library | ASIN: B08G8XGBW7

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King and the Dragonflies

Story by Kacen Callender

Read by Ron Butler

Ages 8+ | Length: 5 hrs.

Publisher: Scholastic Audiobooks | ASIN: B07ZG11HPL

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