HarperCollins Children’s Books Presents: Stories for Summer Holidays for age 5+
- Author Compiled by HarperCollins Children's Books, Written by Jonathan Langley, Michael Bond, Michael Morpurgo, Ian Whybrow, Oliver Jeffers, Jenny Valentine, S. A. Wakefield and Jill Barklem, various authors
- Narrator Jim Broadbent, Victoria Wood, Jot Davies, Jim Broadbent, Victoria Wood, Jot Davies, Various
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 23 August 2018
- Run Time 2 hours and 1 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories.
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What to expect
Twelve of the best-loved children’s book stories to get your little ones through the longest journeys this summer.
Worried about how to keep your little ones occupied this Summer? . . . Worry no more with this compilation of twelve of the best-loved children’s stories. Two hours of audio fun to keep your children entertained on even the longest journeys – keeping at bay the dreaded question, ARE WE THERE YET?
Featuring some of the biggest names in children’s stories – Michael Morpurgo, Oliver Jeffers, Michael Bond and Jill Barklem – this collection has it all. Full of laughter, and tonnes of fun. A must-have for the Summer Holidays.
Playlist:
Jonathan Langley: NURSERY TALES (The Three Bears and Goldilocks) – read by Victoria Wood
Michael Bond: PADDINGTON: THE ORIGINAL STORY OF THE BEAR FROM PERU – read by Paul Vaughan
Michael Morpurgo: DOLPHIN BOY – read by Jot Davies
Jonathan Langley: NURSERY TALES (The Three Billy Goats Gruff) – read by Victoria Wood
Ian Whybrow: LITTLE WOLF AND SMELLYBREFF: WHAT’S THE TIME, LITTLE WOLF? – read by Griff Rhys Jones
Oliver Jeffers: THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY – read by Jim Broadbent
Jonathan Langley: NURSERY TALES (Rumpelstiltskin) – read by Victoria Wood
Jenny Valentine: IGGY AND ME (And in my Suitcase I Put) – read by Charlotte Stevens
S. A. Wakefield: THE ADVENTURES OF BOTTERSNIKES AND GUMBLES (Running Down to the Beach) – read by Nicholas Osmond
Jill Barklem: BRAMBLY HEDGE: SUMMER STORY – read by John Moffatt
Jonathan Langley: NURSERY TALES (Little Red Riding Hood) – read by Victoria Wood
Michael Bond: PADDINGTON AND THE MARMALADE MAZE – read by Jim Broadbent
Copyright: PADDINGTON AND THE MARMALADE MAZE © 2009 Michael Bond (P) 2009 HarperCollins Publishers; DOLPHIN BOY © 2010 Michael Morpurgo (P) 2010 HarperCollins Publishers; IGGY AND ME (AND IN MY SUITCASE I PUT) © 2009 Jenny Valentine (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; BRAMBLY HEDGE: SUMMER STORY © 1980 Jill Barklem (P) 2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; NURSERY TALES (Rumpelstiltskin, The Three Bears and Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Billy Goats Gruff) © 2011 Jonathan Langley (P) 2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY © 2006 Oliver Jeffers (P) 2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; PADDINGTON: THE ORIGINAL STORY OF THE BEAR FROM PERU © 2007 HarperCollins Publishers Limited (P) 2010 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; THE ADVENTURES OF BOTTERSNIKES AND GUMBLES (Running Down to the Beach) © 2016 S. A. Wakefield (P) 2016 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; LITTLE WOLF AND SMELLYBREFF: WHAT’S THE TIME, LITTLE WOLF? © 1980 Ian Whybrow (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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