Today's question is Why audio books?
I remember sitting with a book on my lap a record on the turntable listening to the book being read and turning the pages at the ping. I thought I was reading! When I could read, I still loved those audio books. Most of those early audio books were Disney stories.
When I began taking my kids to the library, I introduced them to audio books and they loved them. Their fighting got so bad I got each of them an inexpensive cassette player to listen to their books. I would say that they did prefer being read to and I loved the bonding that it provided. We listened to many audio books in the car on family road trips.
For some unexplainable reason, I did not listen to audio books for quite a few years, but I am back now!
I love that technology has progress over the years that now I can download an entire book or three on my iPod and listen without having to change the disc, just recharge every week or so. I still read more print books than listen to audio books, but I do count them(audio) in my books read tally.
6 comments:
Ooo, I forgot about those! I definitely had those Disney cassettes as a kid - the ones I remember were one about Goofy and a glass cave or something, and one about Mickey with a needle and thread and a giant. Hah! Thanks for reminding me about them!
I did the 'read' and listen thing when I was really little too. Funny thing, though, I'd completely forgotten about that until yesterday.
So funny to think of you listening to audiobooks on a record player! I guess the technology has come a long way!
I listened to those books too..remember the little bell that told you to turn the page?? Both of my boys loved books on CD/Cassette and I bought a bunch of them for my nieces which turned them into readers!!
I keep trying to teach myself to do this, but so far it's a cassette still that works for me. I can usually do this while I'm cleaning or sewing, but honestly I do not enjoy this. But I must learn, I'm so afraid of losing my vision and not being able to enjoy reading.
You're taking us all down memory lane - or at least those of us "of a certain age"!
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