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Celebrate #EarthDay with a listen to LINH'S ROOFTOP GARDEN liveoakmedia.com/books/linhs-...

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Las Calabacitas de Zora - Live Oak Media

The amazing Amador family voices the delightful story of Zora, a young gardener who grows a community by organizing a garden swap with the abundance of zucchini she grows, in this new Spanish edition liveoakmedia.com/books/las-ca...

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Farmer Will Allen and the Growning Table - Live Oak Media

Good listening in prep for #EarthDay Peter Jay Fernandez “enthusiastically narrates… #picturebook biography of Will Allen, the professional basketball player who became an urban farmer” FARMER WILL ALLEN AND THE GROWING TABLE liveoakmedia.com/books/farmer...

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CLACK, CLACK! SMACK! won the 2026 #OdysseyAward from #ALA who noted that it's "narrated by the author and a full cast, is a beautiful creation and an act of gadugi (gah-dew-ghee)--the Cherokee value of collaboration" www.ala.org/news/2026/01...

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CLACK, CLACK! SMACK! by Traci Sorell | Kirkus Reviews A full cast of Native American performers take young listeners to a Cherokee stickball game. Most o…

CLACK, CLACK! SMACK! is an "immersive, thoroughly thoughtful production.... The dialogue is delivered in the Tsalagi language--carefully contextualized for comprehension--which particularizes this celebration of Cherokee culture" says #KirkusReviews www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-re...

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CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX | Kirkus Reviews The third installment in the Food Heroes series presents Roy Choi and the Los Angeles street-food scene.

Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix brings a “vibrant, life-affirming tribute to a chef and his city” to #picturebook readers. #ReadersToEaters Booth 1530 #PLA2026

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What's that noise? Why, it's @tracisorellauthor.bsky.social 's Click! Clack! SMACK! on audio in the @pubspotlight.bsky.social #PLA2026 Booth 1530

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Night in the City - Live Oak Media

ALA Notable Children's Recording " As Harriett Foy guides listeners through the city at night, her voice is as warm as the sunny yellow interior scenes that contrast with the surrounding nighttime blues in this picture book" NIGHT IN THE CITY liveoakmedia.com/books/night-...

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THE THING ABOUT BEES | Kirkus Reviews Larkin delivers a love poem to bees and his children.

#kidsBooks that come in #picturebook format AND in #audiobook format too The Thing About Bees “is just the ticket for moving kids from concern to comfort” #ReadersToEaters & @liveoakmedia.bsky.social Booth 1530 #PLA2026 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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Come visit us when exhibits open this afternoon at #PLA2026! See what @ala-booklist.bsky.social has to say about our #audiobooks and pick up your own Audiobook Advocate ribbon at Booth 1530 liveoakmedia.com/book_categor...

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This week! Come see us -- and all things #audiobook -- at #PLA2026 Booth 1530!

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Pick up your #AudiobookAdvocate ribbon at Booth 625 #TXLA26

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ZORA'S ZUCCHINI by Katherine Pryor | Kirkus Reviews Given the quiet, purposeful narration of Nancy Wu, heroine Zora takes center stage. In an effort to…

With the "quiet, purposeful narration of Nancy Wu, heroine Zora takes center stage" in ZORA'S ZUCCHINI which you can find next week at #TxLA26 Booth 625 www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-re...

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CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX by J… | Kirkus Reviews Vibrant L.A. will leap into the minds of listeners in this audio homage to Korean-American chef Roy…

"Listeners are guaranteed to finish with a hankering for some spicy food cooked with love, and sohn maash" says #Kirkus of CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX narrated by the #picturebook's illustrator Man One www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-re...

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Shabazz “Larkin narrates with warmth … the important role that bees play in pollinating plants and making a picnic's worth of fruits grow” his children join their young voices in this #audiobook edition of his #picturebook: THE THING ABOUT BEES @liveoakmedia.bsky.social #MontessoriEvent Booth 647

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OHANA MEANS FAMILY in #audio includes the voices of 3 narrators from the Aloha State. Traditional music, sound effects of laughter and lapping waves, and Hawaiian words transport to a traditional farm-to-table luau” @liveoakmedia.bsky.social #MontessoriEvent Booth 647

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ALICE WATERS AND THE TRIP TO DELICIOUS by Ja… | Kirkus Reviews Alice Waters, owner of the restaurant Chez Panisse, is an American chef who is known for creating t…

In ALICE WATERS AND THE TRIP TO DELICIOUS "Laura Hamilton portrays her ...engaged with Alice’s travels, her love of enjoying fresh, delicious food & her desire to share that experience at home" @liveoakmedia.bsky.social #MontessoriEvent Booth 647 www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-re...

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The Thing about Bees in Wonderbook and CD with book

The Thing about Bees in Wonderbook and CD with book

We are Grateful book talk with Wonderbook edition

We are Grateful book talk with Wonderbook edition

Visitor at Booth 647 are discovering our #audiobooks in several formats during the #MontessoriEvent!

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Come visit us at the #MontessoriEvent where you'll find both our #audiobook performances and #ReadersToEaters original #FoodHeroes #picturebooks including FARMER EVA'S GREEN GARDEN LIFE

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Retirees Are Helping Child Care Centers While Connecting with Community | KQED While working in child care is adjustment, retirees find fulfillment in many ways while helping plug persistent staffing shortages.

Retirees Are Helping Child Care Centers While Connecting with Community #EdTech

#EduSky #Teachers #Educators

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28 DAYS by Charles R. Smith Jr. | Kirkus Reviews This history of black culture performed by a talented ensemble of eight voices is a listening treas…

Come visit us at the #MontessoriEvent where you'll find 28 DAYS "performed by a talented ensemble of eight voices is a listening treasure" www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-re...

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CLACK, CLACK! SMACK! by Traci Sorell | Kirkus Reviews A full cast of Native American performers take young listeners to a Cherokee stickball game. Most o…

Come visit us at the #MontessoriEvent where you'll find CLACK, CLACK! SMACK! A CHEROKEE STICKBALL STORY read by a full cast at Booth 647 www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-re...

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"When you listen to something sped up, you’re not hearing it how it was intended to be heard. It’s like looking at a painting with colored glasses on...or skipping through every single cut scene to finish a game as quickly as possible" www.howtogeek.com/stop-speedin...

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Stop speeding up podcasts and audiobooks What's the hurry?

In praise of playing #audiobooks as producers intend! "Hearing a word is not enough for our brains to fully 'encode' it into our memory. We need time to process.... When words are being hurled past your ears at double speed, there’s no room for your inner thoughts" www.howtogeek.com/stop-speedin...

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FARMER EVAS GREEN GARDEN LIFE by Jacqueline Briggs Martin Read by Eva Kaminsky Eva Sommaripa Jacqueline Briggs Martin | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine AudioFile Audiobook Review: Eva Kaminsky gently introduces little listeners to Farmer Eva, whose understanding of the "brown underground" helps her garden thrive. As Kaminsky del

It's #WomensHistoryMonth! "Eva Kaminsky gently introduces little listeners to Farmer Eva, whose understanding of the "brown underground" helps her garden thrive" in FARMER EVA'S GREEN GARDEN LIFE www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

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It's #WomensHistoryMonth! With RISE! FROM CAGED BIRD TO POET OF THE PEOPLE narrator Cherise Boothe's "tone and pacing are genuinely engaging, creating natural pauses that encourage listeners to reflect on the significance of the author's imagery" www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

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How our tiny company makes so many #AudiobookAward winners: We choose the appropriate narrator(s)s to embody the diverse facets of the book, hours of editing adding appropriate sound effects and the perfect musical accompaniments. The final result is an original production liveoakmedia.com/about-us/

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It's #WomensHistoryMonth! Meet Alice Waters "Narrator Laura Hamilton...sounds keenly engaged w/ Alice’s travels, her love of enjoying fresh, delicious food w/ friends & her desire to share that experience at home" ALICE WATERS AND THE TRIP TO DELICIOUS www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...

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Congratulations to all the #Audies2026 winners and those who were finalists too! www.audiopub.org/2026audieawa...

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2026 Finalists — Homepage

Are you attending #Audies2026? Wishing all the bes to our fellow producers and the phenomenal #narrators who give #kidsbooks voice! www.audiopub.org/2026audies

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