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Julia Donaldson’s Book of Bedtime Stories
- Author
- Julia Donaldson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 29 September 2022
- Run Time
- 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Early years: numbers and counting, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
What to expect
Enjoy five fun-filled audio short stories – read by Julia and Malcolm Donaldson!
This bumper five-story audio collection from master storyteller Dame Julia Donaldson, read by Julia herself and her husband Malcolm is perfect for entertaining little ones in the car, storytime or bedtime.
Adventure together to the Land of Nod with a little fox cub that loves exploring; a wriggly puppy that visits the classroom for the very first time, a clever spider with a passion for football, a friendly swallow that soars across land and sea and a pair of cheeky monkeys – one who loves the loves the daytime, and one who adores the night.
Newly illustrated by Thomas Docherty, these gentle and delightful adventures are perfect for for sleepy times, quiet times and reading aloud together times!
The stories in this gorgeous bedtime collection are:
Follow the Swallow
Night Monkey Day Monkey
Quick Brown Fox Cub
Spinderella
Wrong Kind of Bark
Julia Donaldson is the internationally renowned author of the best-loved picture books in the world, including The Gruffalo, Gruffalo Granny, Jonty Gentoo, Room on the Broom, The Baddies, Tales From Acorn Wood and Night Monkey, Day Monkey.
Critics Review
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‘She’s a genius’ – Rob Biddulph
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'Every night at bedtime, millions of children – pyjamas on, teeth reluctantly brushed – curl up to read or listen to a Donaldson story.’ – Guardian
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'Julia Donaldson is the unassailable queen of picture book’ – Kes Gray
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Details
- Author
- Julia Donaldson
- Narrator
- Julia Donaldson, Malcolm Donaldson
- Duration
- 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008552787
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Early years: numbers and counting, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
'Every night at bedtime, millions of children – pyjamas on, teeth reluctantly brushed – curl up to read or listen to a Donaldson story.’ – Guardian Enjoy five fun-filled audio short stories – read by Julia and Malcolm Donaldson! This bumper five-story audio collection from master storyteller Dame Julia Donaldson, read by Julia herself and her husband Malcolm is perfect for entertaining little ones in the car, storytime or bedtime. Adventure together to the Land of Nod with a little fox cub that loves exploring; a wriggly puppy that visits the classroom for the very first time, a clever spider with a passion for football, a friendly swallow that soars across land and sea and a pair of cheeky monkeys – one who loves the loves the daytime, and one who adores the night. Newly illustrated by Thomas Docherty, these gentle and delightful adventures are perfect for for sleepy times, quiet times and reading aloud together times! The stories in this gorgeous bedtime collection are: Follow the Swallow Night Monkey Day Monkey Quick Brown Fox Cub Spinderella Wrong Kind of Bark Julia Donaldson is the internationally renowned author of the best-loved picture books in the world, including The Gruffalo, Gruffalo Granny, Jonty Gentoo, Room on the Broom, The Baddies, Tales From Acorn Wood and Night Monkey, Day Monkey.
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