Matilda (US)

My seven-year-old is usually hard to impress with audiobooks, but she was glued to the car speakers the whole way to grandma's. The story is brilliantly paced for young listeners, and Kate Winslet's voice for Miss Trunchbull is hilariously menacing. A perfect way to introduce a classic.

Kate Winslet's narration is absolutely spellbinding—she brings Matilda's mischief to life so vividly that even my husband paused to listen from the other room. We've already gone through this card three times this week, and it's become our bedtime favorite.

My daughter is not an easy kid to keep reading, but Kate Winslet’s voice really hooks her in on this card. The story is as wonderful as I remembered from my own childhood.