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SNORE! AND OTHER FUNNY STORIES
- Author
- Michael Rosen
- Narrator
- Paul McGann, Richard Briers
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 12 February 2026
- Run Time
- 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Early years: nature and animals, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours
What to expect
A fun-filled audiobook collection of three fantastic farmyard stories by highly-regarded poet, author, performer, broadcaster, and former Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen. With brilliant performances from Paul McGann and Richard Briers.
Laugh along at this audiobook collection of three hilarious stories from Michael Rosen, the author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. From a snoring dog and a wiggly piglet with a prickly problem, to a cat who just wants to be left alone, the fun never ends in these boisterous farmyard tales!
This fantastic farmyard collection brings together:
Snore!, read by Paul McGann
Oww!, read by Richard Briers
Shoo!, read by Richard Briers
Praise for Shoo!:
‘Ideal for bedtime entertainment’ Guardian
‘From start to finish this book bristles with energy and humour’ Our Baby
‘This superb book is packed with sounds and fun’ Mother and Baby
Praise for Oww!:
‘Rosen’s use of rhythm and repetition and the cumulative story-style will ensure even the youngest reader can engage with the text’ Books for Keeps
Snore!, text © Michael Rosen 1998; Oww!, text © Michael Rosen 2003; Shoo!, text © Michael Rosen 2007
Critics Review
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Praise for Shoo!:
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‘Ideal for bedtime entertainment’ Guardian
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‘From start to finish this book bristles with energy and humour’ Our Baby
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‘This superb book is packed with sounds and fun’ Mother and Baby
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Praise for Oww!:
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‘Rosen’s use of rhythm and repetition and the cumulative story-style will ensure even the youngest reader can engage with the text’ Books for Keeps
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Details
- Author
- Michael Rosen
- Narrator
- Paul McGann, Richard Briers
- Duration
- 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008811822
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Early years: nature and animals, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours
Synopsis
A fun-filled audiobook collection of three fantastic farmyard stories by highly-regarded poet, author, performer, broadcaster, and former Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen. With brilliant performances from Paul McGann and Richard Briers. Laugh along at this audiobook collection of three hilarious stories from Michael Rosen, the author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. From a snoring dog and a wiggly piglet with a prickly problem, to a cat who just wants to be left alone, the fun never ends in these boisterous farmyard tales! This fantastic farmyard collection brings together: Snore!, read by Paul McGann Oww!, read by Richard Briers Shoo!, read by Richard Briers Praise for Shoo!: ‘Ideal for bedtime entertainment’ Guardian ‘From start to finish this book bristles with energy and humour’ Our Baby ‘This superb book is packed with sounds and fun’ Mother and Baby Praise for Oww!: ‘Rosen’s use of rhythm and repetition and the cumulative story-style will ensure even the youngest reader can engage with the text’ Books for Keeps Snore!, text © Michael Rosen 1998; Oww!, text © Michael Rosen 2003; Shoo!, text © Michael Rosen 2007
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