The Kids Audiobook 99 Cent Sale
One of my favorite sources for audiobooks (both for adults and kids!) is LibroFm.
I have a whole post about how it works and why I like it here, if you’re curious, but the short answer is that LibroFm is basically an alternative to Audible that supports independent bookstores (you can choose which bookstore you want your membership to benefit).
Right now, LibroFm has a Kids Sale going on with hundreds of audiobooks on sale for as low as 99 cents! I snapped up several of these sale audiobooks for my kids and I was delighted what a good selection they had (without it being completely overwhelming).
A couple of great things about LibroFm:
- The files are not locked (unlike Audible), so you can do whatever you want with them including make your own Yoto cards! (Directions on how to do that here).
- You don’t have to be a member to access sales. Audible usually locks their sales so you have to be a Premium member to have access to their sales, but LibroFm sales are open to anyone.
- You own the audiobooks forever. No membership required – once you buy the audiobook, it’s yours forever.
Here are some of my favorite books from the LibroFm Sale (and you can see all the sale titles here). These are perfect for listening to in the car during road trips or errands, or listening to before bedtime or during quiet time – they’re all 99 cents!
Favorite picks from the LibroFm 99 cent sale
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne & Richard Rieman – $0.99
3 hours 1 minute
The three hour collection of classic Winnie the Pooh stories is done with a full cast of characters! Seriously, this is an incredible audiobook to have on hand.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories by Beatrix Potter – $0.99
8 hours 39 minutes
Each story taken alone isn’t that long, but add them all together and you have 8.5 hours of listening bliss. The WHOLE collection (22 stories) for under $1! It’s pretty much the best money you could ever spend.
Little Women & Little Men by Louisa May Alcott – $0.99
29 hours 23 minutes
I have to say this is an absolute steal for almost 30 hours of run time…AND with two fantastic classics by Louisa May Alcott!?
My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett – $0.99
50 minutes
I have to admit this one is not my favorite (I didn’t read it until I read it aloud to Ella and I found it SO PAINFULLY BORING), but I’m including it here because it’s a total classic and many many people are rabid fans.
Aesop’s Fables by Aesop – $0.99
4 hours 26 minutes
I grew up with Aesop’s Fables and this 4 hour+ long audio version is a super affordable way to introduce your children to these classics. Since they will hear these fables referred to their entire life – it’s nice to have them know them well!
The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson – $0.99
8 hours 12 minutes
I read this one aloud to my girls last year and we all loved this book with a classic feel to it. Norvia loves her Ojibwe heritage, but when her family moves to the city in 1914, her mother wants her to pretend she’s not Native, including to her new stepfather and stepbrother. And as if that isn’t enough, a world on the verge of world war gives her plenty of other things to worry about. Her new book, The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry, is also on sale for $0.99!
Mac Undercover: Mac B. Kid Spy: Book by Mac Barnett – $0.99
1 hour 19 minutes
You may know Mac Barnett as an author but before that? He was a spy for the Queen of England in this series that the publisher calls James Bond meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It’s filled with a nice dose of historical facts. Smart and funny, this is a winner series. All of the series is on sale, actually, aside from the last book!
Kid Athletes: True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends by David Stabler – $0.99
2 hours 24 minutes
Ella picked up a copy of Kid Presidents awhile back and really enjoyed it. I was delighted to see Kid Athletes is available for under $1! Kid Scientists, Kid Activists, Kid Presidents, Kid Authors, and Kid Artists are all also on sale for $0.99.
Willa The Wisp by Jonathan Auxier – $0.99
34 minutes
If your beginning reader loves adventure, this book series is perfect. Auggie is the only one in charge of the one-of-a-kind Fabled Stables. In this installment Auggie is trying to help Willa the Wisp escape the torment of the Rook hunters on the island.
Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan by Cynthia Rylant – $0.99
7 minutes
This is one of the classics in the easy reader chapter book realm. There are SO MANY of them, and the adventures of this young boy and his massive somewhat-ill-behaved dog never get old. In this installment Henry and Mudge get to work trying to win a snowman contest!
The Mystery of the Gold Coin by Harper Paris – $0.99
35 minutes
With their mother as a travel writer for a newspaper, twins Ethan and Ella find themselves in a new location in every book. And naturally, each new location has a mystery for them to solve. The first three books in this 10 book series are all on sale for $0.99!
The Skull by Jon Klassen – audiobook – $0.99
22 minutes
This is based on a folktale about a little girl who stumbles upon a large house inhabited by a skull. When Skull is scared of something that comes every night, the little girl is ready to help. The audio of this one isn’t too long and perfectly creepy! I loved the author’s note at the end too! Snag this one from Halloween season!
Coral Reefs: A Journey Through an Aquatic World Full of Wonder by Jason Chin – $0.99
21 minutes
Jason Chin does some pretty wonderful nonfiction picture books and in this one, a young girl finds herself transported to a world filled with coral and sea creatures. There are several other nonfiction picture books of his on sale too!
Flunked by Jen Calonita – $0.99
5 hours 16 minutes
After she is caught stealing, Gilly is sent to Fairy Reform School. And at this school, all of her teachers are former villians…the Evil Queen and the Big Bad Wolf, just to name a few.
American as Paneer Pie by Supriya Kelkar – $0.99
5 hours 56 minutes
Lekha is a quiet Indian American teen who feels torn between two worlds. She has her Indian traditions at home and with her Indian friends in Detroit, but she also has a desire to fit in with her classmates at school, and the girls from her swim team. Will Lekha be able to balance the two?
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
11 minutes
This was one of my FAVORITE picture books published in 2019 about a little girl and her father going for a motorcycle ride around their neighborhood in Corona, California. This book is so engrossing, making me feel like I’m right there on the motorcycle ride with them.
Let me know if you grab any of them! And if you have questions about making your own Yoto cards or Libro.FM, I’m happy to help!
Love this! I ended up getting A Ben of all Trades, Princess Academy, Love in the Library, Chasing Helicity and Stranded. I may end up with a few more too!😉
Grabbed 40!! Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for these suggestions! I bought Princess Academy (and several others)—do you have any tips on how to put it on a MYO yoto card since it has so many tracks?
I’m testing out some file combiners – that one is so wonky with SO many tracks!
I always love your suggestions and took advantage of last years sale! Any recs in these for rising first graders?
It totally depends on your child, their audiobook listening level, and their topics and genres of choice!
I have an everand subscription and most of these are available there, in case anyone else is in the same boat. We don’t have a yoto player, although it might be nice to let my son listen to henry huggins in the car without me…
Love this! Thanks for sharing. I’ve missed the 99c sale. Do you know how regularly they have these?
Usually there is another in June.