I'm going on a road trip with my kiddo tomorrow, and I'm looking for audiobook suggestions.

We're halfway through "What If?" by the xkcd guy right now. She's really into both science and goofy humor, so it's been a hit.

We've already listened to all of the Wayside School books multiple times. She and I both like absurd humor. We've also listened to most of "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson, so popular science stuff works too, but not too dry. We gave a Hank The Cowdog book a try (I used to listen to them on road trips with my dad), but she didn't really get into it.

So, we're looking for kid-friendly with absurd humor, or lighthearted science / fun facts, or possibly some classics.

I was considering "The Paul Street Boys", but the ending would be too sad. Maybe some Mark Twain?

Any ideas for books to load up? I've got Audible and don't mind using LibriVox or The Pirate Bay.

lolita

>>24545494 (OP)
Roal Dahl my nigga
Matilda and Charly's chocolate factory and that typa shi

>>24545494 (OP)
So you uh, you're done it? With a lady?

>>24545494 (OP)
I only know adult oriented books. Is that okay?

>>24545494 (OP)
>audiobooks
Pleb. Have your child read out loud to you, then read those books yourself later because listening doesn't count.

But unironically maybe Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit, especially if you're driving anywhere near the wilderness. I loved imagining adventures and creatures in the woods on road trips with my family as a kid, and those books could be pretty stimulating. Plus I'm sure there must be some good recordings of them, even if they're not full of humour.

The Shel Silverstein books are also terrific and more humourous, though mind you they're poetry and likely to run pretty short. Also not sure if any good recordings would be easy to come across, but I loved them as a kid and when reading with kids. Where the Sidewalk Ends would have some poems fitting for a kid on a road trip.

>>24545517
Good recs.

>>24545494 (OP)
People Like Us from british radio.
in fact, i'd look into the hitchhiker's guide stuff as well.

>>24545494 (OP)
The Hobbit, Narnia

>>24545494 (OP)
>She and I both like absurd humor
Alice in Wonderland + Through the Looking-Glass
Hunting of the Snark

>>24545494 (OP)
>that picture
"This is what high functioning depression looks like in successful middle aged men, the audio book of the youtube ads."

Christ that sounds nice. I recommend His Dark Materials Book I: Northern Lights

>>24545494 (OP)
The Complete Radio Broadcasts of Ezra Pound

>Hobbit
>Narnia
>His Dark Materials
>Alice in Wonderland
Thanks, but I'm not really into fantasy.
>>24545517
Great idea! I've never read any Dahl. We'll give Matilda and The Fantastic Mr Fox a try. Thank you!
>>24545527
>Shel Silverstein
Good idea. I used to read her the A-B-Z book when she was little.
>>24545532
>People Like Us
This looks great. Thank you!

>>24545519
Does it involve the butt?

>>24545494 (OP)
plenty of absurd humor in walter moers' "zamonia" series. i recommend starting with this one, though you'll be missing out on some lovely illustrations by opting for the audiobooks. zamonia is a fantasy world unlike any you've ever seen before. moers doesn't limit himself to the mold of tolkien-esque races, but gets seriously off the walls with his creature creation. you have nocturnomaths, multiple brained creatures that think best in the dark, shark grubs, amphibious many legged sharks that can survive smoking phogars because they have both lungs and gills, and wolpertings, natural born soldiers who start life as cute little puppies. you can find it here:
http://audiobookbay.fi/abss/woater-moers-book-pack-zamonia-books-1-3-4-5-wild-ride-walter-moers-j-maxwell-brownjohn-walter-moers-j-maxwell-brownjohn/

>>24545494 (OP)
How about the Chronicles of Narnia?

>>24545494 (OP)
Watership down

>>24545494 (OP)
Keys to the kingdom is pretty sweet.
Both narratively and in terms of the reading quality.

My favorite audiobook series as a kid was Ranger's Apprentice.

Hank the cow dog, original or the podcast remake with mathew mconnaughey

>>24545494 (OP)
Listen to a book that is interesting to you.
She will whine and complain, but it will become a core memory for her.
"I used to listen these books on roadtrips with my father."

>>24545494 (OP)
The guys who did Wayside School also wrote Holes, I remember really liking it as a kid. A Series of Unfortunate Events was another series I liked in elementary school; it has this over-the-top gothic vibe and a dark sense of humour, but still kid-friendly.

I loved Goosebumps at that age. Absurd kids horror. There like a billion of them too if she ends up liking it.

Justine.

Fudge series by Judge Blume

>>24545494 (OP)
Try some classic adventure stories like Around the World in 80 Days, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Three Musketeers etc?

>>24545494 (OP)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Stargirl
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Princess Diaries
Mein Kampf
Redwall
Narnia books
Harry Potter
Alice in Wonderland
Fully Automated Luxury Communism

>>24546557
Hahah that’s not the sort of thing you want to show to a 9 yr old! You’re a card!

I can tell you have a wild sense of humor.

>>24545494 (OP)
Phucker in the Ashes narrated by Oneyplays

>>24545494 (OP)
Depends on the kid but I loved the Hitchhiker's Guide radio drama at that age.

>>24545494 (OP)
The Victorian classics are perfect, especially what today would be called genre writers. Conan Doyle, HG Wells, Oscar Wilde, Stevenson, Haggard, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll.

>>24548888
No.

>>24545494 (OP)
> 9-year-old daughter
terminally jealous

Anyway, this is as good as it will ever get, OP. Anyone who had the pleasure of reading it or having it read to them will certainly agree.

>>24548891
Why?

>>24545494 (OP)
Ender's Game is pretty good if she likes sci-fi, but 9 may be too young(?)

If she likes Wayside school, you'll love David Lubar's "Lawn Weenies" books. There are at least 3 and they're all goofy short horror stories (but like, Goosebumps level horror). Actually, Goosebumps is probably another good option

>>24545833
>Thanks, but I'm not really into fantasy.
I thought these recs were for your daughter. Is she forbidden from fantasy because her father dislikes it? Is there no shared joy in it only because it's not his favorite genre? Alice and Hobbit are brief. One could stand to expose himself to horrid fantasy for a few hours for his daughter's sake.

>>24545494 (OP)
The Great Train Robbery is an awesome one

>>24545514
Based

>>24545833
>>Alice in Wonderland
>Thanks, but I'm not really into fantasy.
Alice is not really about fantasy, it's about humour and wordplay.

>>24549233
I think the idea is to pick something they'll both enjoy.

>>24545494 (OP)
I know the trip has already started but
>The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
>The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
Both pop-sci and pretty easy to comprehend if either of you have a passing interest in dinosaurs, evolution, or prehistory. The audiobook for the former was well narrated. I read the latter so I can’t comment on audiobook quality there. The Dinosaurs book gets a little gruesome at the end when describing the asteroid impact, so maybe approach that with caution.

>>24545494 (OP)
Any old folk stories or fairy tales.

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>>24546557
Juliette

>>24550610
Any adult can enjoy Alice or Hobbit without being a fantasy fan. They're good, fun children's classics.

>>24545494 (OP)
Fourth wing, twilight, kingdom of thorns and roses, she's a girl

>>24549894
And also a cute little girl