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Stories for Summer Holidays for age 2+
- Author
- various authors
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 26 November 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Eleven of the best-loved picture 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 eleven of the best-loved picture book stories. One hour 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 – Oliver Jeffers, Judith Kerr and Emma Chichester Clark – this collection has it all. Full of laughter, and tonnes of fun. A must-have for the Summer Holidays.
Playlist:
Oliver Jeffers: STUCK – read by Terence Stamp
Judith Kerr: ONE NIGHT IN THE ZOO – read by Susan Sheridan
Emma Chichester Clark: MELROSE AND CROC: FRIENDS FOR LIFE – read by Emilia Fox
David Mackintosh: MARSHALL ARMSTRONG IS NEW TO OUR SCHOOL – read by Stephen Mangan
Jez Alborough: CAPTAIN DUCK – read by Matt Lucas
Rob Scotton: SPLAT THE CAT – read by Anthony Head
Simon Puttock: THE LOVE BUGS – read by Cassandra Harwood
Rachel Bright: LOVE MONSTER – read by Sarah Hadland
Jez Alborough: DUCK IN THE TRUCK – read by Harry Enfield
Jackie French: DIARY OF A BABY WOMBAT – read by Finty Williams
Oliver Jeffers: UP AND DOWN – read by Richard E Grant
Copyright: STUCK © 2013 Oliver Jeffers (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; SPLAT THE CAT © 2012 Rob Scotton (P) 2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; LOVE MONSTER © 2012 Rachel Bright (P) 2012 Harpercollins Publishers Limited; MARSHALL ARMSTRONG IS NEW TO OUR SCHOOL © 2011 David Mackintosh (P) 2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; CAPTAIN DUCK © 2002 Jez Alborough (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; THE LOVE BUGS © 2010 HarperCollins Publishers Limited (P) 2010 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; DIARY OF A BABY WOMBAT © 2010 Jackie French (P) 2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; MELROSE AND CROC: FRIENDS FOR LIFE © 2006 Emma Chichester Clark (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; UP AND DOWN © 2011 Oliver Jeffers (P) 2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; DUCK IN THE TRUCK© 1999 Jez Alborough (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; ONE NIGHT IN THE ZOO© 2010 Judith Kerr (P) 2010 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Details
- Author
- various authors
- Narrator
- Jim Broadbent, Emilia Fox, Various
- Duration
- 1 hour 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 November 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008873097
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s picture books, Picture storybooks
Synopsis
Eleven of the best-loved picture 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 eleven of the best-loved picture book stories. One hour 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 – Oliver Jeffers, Judith Kerr and Emma Chichester Clark – this collection has it all. Full of laughter, and tonnes of fun. A must-have for the Summer Holidays. Playlist: Oliver Jeffers: STUCK – read by Terence Stamp Judith Kerr: ONE NIGHT IN THE ZOO – read by Susan Sheridan Emma Chichester Clark: MELROSE AND CROC: FRIENDS FOR LIFE – read by Emilia Fox David Mackintosh: MARSHALL ARMSTRONG IS NEW TO OUR SCHOOL – read by Stephen Mangan Jez Alborough: CAPTAIN DUCK – read by Matt Lucas Rob Scotton: SPLAT THE CAT – read by Anthony Head Simon Puttock: THE LOVE BUGS – read by Cassandra Harwood Rachel Bright: LOVE MONSTER – read by Sarah Hadland Jez Alborough: DUCK IN THE TRUCK – read by Harry Enfield Jackie French: DIARY OF A BABY WOMBAT – read by Finty Williams Oliver Jeffers: UP AND DOWN – read by Richard E Grant Copyright: STUCK © 2013 Oliver Jeffers (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; SPLAT THE CAT © 2012 Rob Scotton (P) 2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; LOVE MONSTER © 2012 Rachel Bright (P) 2012 Harpercollins Publishers Limited; MARSHALL ARMSTRONG IS NEW TO OUR SCHOOL © 2011 David Mackintosh (P) 2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; CAPTAIN DUCK © 2002 Jez Alborough (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; THE LOVE BUGS © 2010 HarperCollins Publishers Limited (P) 2010 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; DIARY OF A BABY WOMBAT © 2010 Jackie French (P) 2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; MELROSE AND CROC: FRIENDS FOR LIFE © 2006 Emma Chichester Clark (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; UP AND DOWN © 2011 Oliver Jeffers (P) 2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; DUCK IN THE TRUCK© 1999 Jez Alborough (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; ONE NIGHT IN THE ZOO© 2010 Judith Kerr (P) 2010 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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