Children’s Chapter Book Now in Audiobook

My children’s chapter book Shannon’s Odyssey is now available in audiobook format!

Did you know audiobooks are hugely popular with kids (and their parents)? I’ll be honest, I was surprised to learn this. Studies have found that listening to audiobooks encourages children to use their imaginations. Audiobooks serve as a gateway to reading print books and ebooks, and they can provide a connected experience when listened to with friends and family members. I say, if you need to entertain your kids on a long car trip, tune them into an audiobook instead of letting them stare at a screen for hours. They’re a lot less likely to get car sick!

Shannon’s Odyssey is for children ages 8-11 who love adventure and animals spiced up with a touch of magic. (Or is it magic? You decide.) Tucked in for the parents are messages of family, forgiveness and love.

Here are more details:

Book Description

Shannon Simpson has a kind soul, sometimes questionable judgment, and courage to spare. And she has no idea she can communicate with animals when she sets off on a 100-mile trek through the forest seeking her long-lost grandmother.

Finding Gran means winding her way safely through the woods with only a compass, her wits and a mysterious, possibly magical, marra mamba stone to guide her. During her journey, Shannon faces bad weather, injuries, hunger, thirst, and wild animals—some nice and some not so nice. And along the way, she uncovers secrets about her family and herself.

Where to Buy Shannon’s Odyssey

The audiobook is available on Audible, Amazon and Apple Books.

In addition to the audiobook, Shannon’s Odyssey is available in paperback and ebook format on Amazon, as well as Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo etc.

Click on this image to get to your preferred book-buying site for any format of the chapter book:

Kudos to My Narrator

I can’t leave without thanking my tremendous narrator, Jamie Lynn of North Loop Productions. Voicing multiple characters including a talking wolf and a talking bear is not easy! But Jamie nails it. I promise you will love her storytelling skills.

(She also narrated my adult novel Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, and did a stellar job with that one too.)

Sneak Previews

You can read reviews and an excerpt of Shannon’s Odyssey here, and listen to me reading an excerpt of the chapter book to an elementary school class here.