The Hobbit (Recorded Books)
FROM SARAH:
This narration is absolutely fantastic, and turned me into a Tolkien fan. Please note that some children (and 40-year-olds) may find this narration frightening. I recommend previewing a small portion around minute 10 of Chapter 5 (Gollum's voice) before listening with your kids.
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure.
Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.