How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

Title: How to Train Your Dragon

Author: Cressida Cowell

Read by:  David Tennant

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Length: Approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes

Source: Purchased from Amazon.com

Is How to Train Your Dragon one of the best audiobooks for a family to listen to on a road trip?  I read that it was in an online article and we decided to test it out on a recent trip to Michigan.  Our family trip proved that it is one of the best audiobooks for a family to listen to.  Usually on a family trip we listen to one hour from an audiobook and then the kids switch off to their electronics for an hour.  The kids were so enthralled with this audiobook that we listened to the entire 3 hours and 30 minutes straight through with no complaints and no requests to switch to electronics.

The story was great and surprisingly different than the movie.  My favorite part was the voice acting by David Tennant (my favorite Doctor Who) who did a fabulous job voice acting all the parts of the story.  He truly made it an enjoyable adventure for the entire family.

Our next family trip will include listening to the second book of this series.  I highly recommend it for a family trip.  My kids are aged eight through thirteen with two boys and a girl.  It’s hard to find something they all like and this truly fit the bill.