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Avocado Baby and Other Stories
- Author
- John Burningham
- Narrator
- Alexander Armstrong
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publish Date
- 25 September 2025
- Run Time
- 1 hour 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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A brand new audio collection featuring ten of John Burningham's classic stories. Read by Alexander Armstrong.
Celebrate the power of babies (and avocados!) with Avocado Baby, and join Borka the goose on her adventures, amongst so much more in these beloved stories.
This collection includes: 'Would You Rather', 'Oi Get Off Our Train', 'Motor Miles', 'The Shopping Basket', 'Borka', 'Husherbye', 'Courtney', 'Avocado Baby', 'Aldo' and 'More Would You Rather'.
(c) 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2016, 2018 John Burningham (P) 2025 Penguin Audio.
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Details
- Author
- John Burningham
- Narrator
- Alexander Armstrong
- Duration
- 1 hour 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 September 2025
- ISBN
- 9780241742747
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
Brought to you by Puffin.A brand new audio collection featuring ten of John Burningham's classic stories. Read by Alexander Armstrong.Celebrate the power of babies (and avocados!) with Avocado Baby, and join Borka the goose on her adventures, amongst so much more in these beloved stories.This collection includes: 'Would You Rather', 'Oi Get Off Our Train', 'Motor Miles', 'The Shopping Basket', 'Borka', 'Husherbye', 'Courtney', 'Avocado Baby', 'Aldo' and 'More Would You Rather'. (c) 1963, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2016, 2018 John Burningham (P) 2025 Penguin Audio.
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