Spotify is adding Scholastic’s kids and family catalog to Audiobooks in Premium, bringing series including The Hunger Games into its subscription listening offering. Access begins today in six countries through an agreement with Scholastic U.S. Subscribers’ listening to these books counts toward their monthly audiobook allowance.
The countries covered are Canada, Ireland, the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and New Zealand. A Premium subscription is required to listen through the included catalog, which gains titles previously offered only as separate purchases.
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Listeners can find the Scholastic books through Spotify’s Audiobooks hub. Captain Underpants and Wings of Fire are also among the series joining the offering. Across Audiobooks in Premium as a whole, the catalog has grown to 800,000 titles from 150,000 since the service launched three years ago.
Scholastic has published for children for more than a century, according to the publisher. Jackie De Leo, Scholastic’s Chief Merchant and Publisher, links audiobook access to opportunities for families to read. She also suggests that listening to audiobooks can help children develop confidence and concentration.
Among De Leo’s recommendations is Suzanne Collins’ Sunrise on the Reaping, which won Audiobook of the Year at the Audie Awards. A film adaptation is expected this month. She also recommends Hey, Kiddo, an audio adaptation of Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s graphic memoir that uses an ensemble cast.
For another listening option, De Leo points to Rebecca Elliott’s The Owl Diaries series. Emily Eiden serves as its principal narrator, while the recordings also use ensemble performers, music and sound effects. De Leo additionally praises Zoe Boyle’s performance of Billy Ray’s Burn the Water.
The Scholastic agreement covers six countries, while Spotify’s earlier audiobook expansion plan targeted a reach beyond 180 markets before the end of 2026, compared with 22 markets previously. Spotify has said that wider rollout would put streamed or purchased books within reach of over 750 million people.
