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A great place to begin your search for audiobook recommendations is ALSC's "Notable Children's Recordings" list. Each year approximately 20 titles recommended for ages 0-14 are named to this list which includes audiobooks, music, & storytelling. You can find this year's list along with those of past years here: http://tinyurl.com/b3k7f YALSA has a Selected Audiobooks list for ages 12-18 that is found here http://tinyurl.com/49s4h The Audie Award http://tinyurl.com/33hq9e & the Grammy Award for Children's Spoken Word http://www.grammy.com/ are two yearly awards given by audio producers. In January 2008, the very first Odyssey Award will be awarded by the American Library Association, This is a joint award sponsored by ALSC, YALSA, and Booklist Magazine that will recognize the best audiobook produced for young listeners age 0-18. There will be a single gold medal winner and possible honor titles. This is an exciting new recognition on the same level as the Caldecott & Newbery Awards; find more information here: http://tinyurl.com/2ugzkz There is a wonderful magazine, AudioFile, that focuses solely on audiobooks. There are many titles for children & young adults reviewed in each issue. Plus, the magazine's website has past reviews and a section called Audiopolis, where you may listen to podcasts on titles and hear clips of audiobooks: http://tinyurl.com/2munvs AudioFile also has a complete list of audiobook producers on their website that includes web address - use this to request catalogs from companies or to visit producer websites, where you may listen to audio clips of titles: http://tinyurl.com/2lxqov Most of the standard library journals, including SLJ, Horn Book, Booklist, VOYA, KLIATT, & Book Links, carry audiobook reviews. You may also want to check your public library's website and see if they are members of a downloadable audiobook consortium. For the price of a small MP3 player (now available for under $30), you can download titles using your public library card for evaluation purposes. At this time, iPod users must purchase titles through iTunes & Audible, as the iPod encoding is not being licensed to companies who provide downloads to libraries. I hope this helps! Mary Burkey Chair, Odyssey Award for Best Audiobook Liberty Middle School Columbus, Ohio -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------