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UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK BOY

Inspired by former football player Emmanuel Acho's popular video series, this audiobook is aimed primarily at young listeners who are unfamiliar with the basic concepts, history, and effects of systemic racism in America. The intent is to help kids along "the road to antiracist allyship," and narrator Landon Woodson supports this intent with the serious, encouraging tone of a friendly coach. While he covers topics that are complicated and often grim, Woodson's conversational style keeps the material grounded, and his pacing is slow enough to follow yet brisk enough that it doesn't lapse into a lecture. This adaptation may not be the most comprehensive audiobook about racism for kids, but it provides a solid listening experience, making it a useful tool for youth, caregivers, and educators.

(Nonfiction. 10-14)

Pub Date: May 4, 2021

Duration: 5 hrs

DD ISBN: 9781250802149

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026

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    THE QUEEN'S GRANDDAUGHTER

    Rey’s timeless performance makes this medieval adventure fascinating, frightening, and fun.

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    Elena Rey holds listeners’ attention firmly in her grasp with her narration of this middle-grade historical fiction. Twelve-year-old Blanca is chosen by her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, to marry the prince of France. As Blanca travels from Spain, she learns lessons about how to be a queen from Eleanor and lessons about life from the difficult journey. Rey voices young Blanca, Queen Eleanor, and various male characters with equal aplomb. Eleanor sounds imperious and aged; Blanca is assuredly royal yet a still preteen; and the knights are chivalrous, pompous, and a bit overzealous. Rey’s royal harrumphs and sniffs and childish scoffs and whines add to the enjoyable soundscape.

    Rey’s timeless performance makes this medieval adventure fascinating, frightening, and fun. (Historical fiction. 9-14)

    Pub Date: March 24, 2026

    Duration: 6 hrs, 51 mins

    DD ISBN: 9798217287901

    Publisher: Listening Library

    Review Posted Online: April 14, 2026

    Kirkus Reviews Issue: today

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      THE SELFISH SISTER

      An audiobook that’s sure to spark chuckles of recognition in children and adults alike.

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      The incomparable Sedaris is always a pleasure to listen to. In a departure from his usual humorous writing for adults, here he narrates his children’s picture book about a selfish sister who claims everything—from the stove to her granddad to her brother’s kidney—for herself. Sedaris’ narration is dramatic and fun, and he adds a slight quaver to his voice for effect. With its rhymes and cadence, the writing is reminiscent of Dr. Seuss’. There are both tantrums and pathos, and the ending invites listeners to consider the consequences of the sister's greediness.

      An audiobook that’s sure to spark chuckles of recognition in children and adults alike. (Picture book. 4-8)

      Pub Date: March 17, 2026

      Duration: 3 mins

      DD ISBN: 9798898852559

      Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.

      Review Posted Online: April 21, 2026

      Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 2026

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