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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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