The 2027 Notable Children’s Recordings committee is pleased to announce their summer set of public discussion meetings. The NCR committee’s charge is to develop a list of the most notable recordings of audiobooks and music of interest for children ages 0-14 produced in 2026.
The Notable Children’s Recordings summer discussion are set for July 7 and July 8, 2026. Please register in advance to listen in on these online discussions. Here are the registration links:
- Tues, July 7, 2026 @ 1pm CT – Register here
- Wed, July 8, 2026 @ 1pm CT – Register here
Here is the list of titles to be discussed:
| Title | Author | Narrator | Publisher |
| Songs About Fairytales: A Musical Audio Play | Lisa Monde | Multiple | Monli International Company LLC |
| The Lions Run | Sara Pennypacker | Graham Halstead | Macmillan Audio |
| Hail Mariam | Huda Al Marashi | Karla Maatouk and Huda Al-Marashi | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Found Sound | Meg Wolitzer and Charlie Panek | Jeff Ebner | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| You Are Now Old Enough to Hear This | Aaron Starmer | Nikola Hamilton | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| The History of We | Nikkolas Smith | Nikkolas Smith and Janina Edwards | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Basket Ball | Kadir Nelson | Cary Hite | Hachette Audio for Young Listeners |
| Super Great Kids’ Stories: From storytellers around the world | Kim Normanton | Multiple | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| How to Be a Proper Ogre | Kelly DiPucchio | Kate Coventry | Macmillan Audio |
| How to Say Goodbye in Cuban | Daniel Miyares | Multiple | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Pocket Bear | Katherine Applegate | January LaVoy | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| A Scar Like a River | Lisa Graff | Suzy Jackson | Hachette Audio |
| Good Night, Escargot | Dashka Slater | Tim Campbell | Macmillan Audio |
| Forests | Nell Cross Beckerman | Abigail Reno | Scholastic Inc. |
| A Potion, A Powder, A Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm | Philip C. Stead | Daniel Henning | Recorded Books, Inc. |
| Diamond Fever! A True Crime Story in the Wild West | Steve Sheinkin | James Fouhey | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| The Thing About Giants | Christopher Galvin | Katherine Moran | Recorded Books, Inc. |
Lisa Mulvenna, chair, and the entire 2027 Notable Children’s Recordings committee invite you to register to attend and hear how these books have been transformed in producing an audio version of the printed copy.