Audio books are a great tool that I have used for teaching, enjoyment or building character in my kids as we drive to places.  “Knights Kingdom” by Chuck Black is an excellent audio  series that helps develop character training in kids in a creative way.  Chuck Black is a homeschool dad who told amazing bedtime stories to his kids, which he turned into fiction books for kids.  His first series is an allegory of the Bible using knights and swords.  They are very well done and my kids loved the audio versions of the books. They use multiple voices for the audio version which makes the story even more enjoyable.

His second series features different knights that are part of the kingdom.  I loved his second series even better because it focused on character training.  For example, one of the books addressed greed and another talked about overcoming fear.  Each main character was a knight that would have a journey and lesson that they needed to learn.  My favorite one was “Lady Carliss” who set people free from the lies of the enemy that were keeping them in prison and helped them see the truth and their need for the Prince, who represents Jesus. My kids enjoyed them at a young age but I want them to listen to all of them again as teens because of the powerful lessons that are portrayed by the author.  The only caution I have with these books is that the sword fights can be detailed, so I would say that age 10 and older is probably the best age to listen to the audio books.  My younger children listened and had no problems but you know your child best and what age would be appropriate.  You can find “Knights Kingdom” by Chuck Black on Amazon or Christianbook.com.  He also has is own site kingdomseries.com where you can purchase his products and learn more about the series.