June is Audiobook Month
I'm a huge fan girl of audiobooks. My very first teaching job was an hour and a half away from home and I never hated the ride because I was reading. When I was getting my Masters in Special Education I was also traveling an hour and a half each way to the U of A and once again--I enjoyed the ride. I looked forward to it.
I'm no longer a commuter. The walk from any room in my house to my desk doesn't burn enough calories to warrant the consumption of an extra M & M. But that hasn't stopped me from continuing my love affair with the audio book. I'd like to introduce you to my little buddy Bob. (I've named him Bob because he just looks like a Bob to me.)
Bob is my tiny, yet powerful portable Altec Lansing speaker. He's my best buddy when I'm folding mountains of laundry--I could only like him more if he was actually folding and putting stuff away. In fact, Bob even keeps me company in the shower. He's a gentleman and always averts his eyes--at least I think he does.
Audiobooks are not just a pleasure in my house--they are vital. My 10 year old son is dyslexic and audiobooks allow his intelligence to be accurately reflected in his reading material. He devours novels on audiobooks that he would never have access to unless I was reading to him aloud. I read to him all the time, but an audiobook allows him to have his own independence. He can read books I may not like, that he loves and he can have access to them whenever he wants to pull out a book. When he describes himself as a reader he tells me..."I'm just like my mom--I have a passion for books." I am certain he would not feel that way without audiobooks in his life.
I'm also looking forward to hearing TOUCHING THE SURFACE in an audio format someday. I'm just as excited for my ears as I am for my hands and eyes. Both versions are special to me. There's just something powerful about an audiobook, when the voices come alive and allow me the opportunity to let my mind wander and discover right along with the author. I want to do that with my own words...it's on my bucket list.
And lastly, if I haven't sold you yet, some books with tricky names or accents are just amazing to listen to in an audio format. Some of my favorites being THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, HARRY POTTER and THE HELP.
Last night I finished PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ. It was an amazing book--period. But let me tell you, listening to all the voices was the icing on the cake. It was amazing and now I'm hungry.
What was the last audiobook that you've read?
I'm no longer a commuter. The walk from any room in my house to my desk doesn't burn enough calories to warrant the consumption of an extra M & M. But that hasn't stopped me from continuing my love affair with the audio book. I'd like to introduce you to my little buddy Bob. (I've named him Bob because he just looks like a Bob to me.)
Bob is my tiny, yet powerful portable Altec Lansing speaker. He's my best buddy when I'm folding mountains of laundry--I could only like him more if he was actually folding and putting stuff away. In fact, Bob even keeps me company in the shower. He's a gentleman and always averts his eyes--at least I think he does.
Audiobooks are not just a pleasure in my house--they are vital. My 10 year old son is dyslexic and audiobooks allow his intelligence to be accurately reflected in his reading material. He devours novels on audiobooks that he would never have access to unless I was reading to him aloud. I read to him all the time, but an audiobook allows him to have his own independence. He can read books I may not like, that he loves and he can have access to them whenever he wants to pull out a book. When he describes himself as a reader he tells me..."I'm just like my mom--I have a passion for books." I am certain he would not feel that way without audiobooks in his life.
I'm also looking forward to hearing TOUCHING THE SURFACE in an audio format someday. I'm just as excited for my ears as I am for my hands and eyes. Both versions are special to me. There's just something powerful about an audiobook, when the voices come alive and allow me the opportunity to let my mind wander and discover right along with the author. I want to do that with my own words...it's on my bucket list.
And lastly, if I haven't sold you yet, some books with tricky names or accents are just amazing to listen to in an audio format. Some of my favorites being THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, HARRY POTTER and THE HELP.
Last night I finished PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ. It was an amazing book--period. But let me tell you, listening to all the voices was the icing on the cake. It was amazing and now I'm hungry.
What was the last audiobook that you've read?