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The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes
- Narrator
- Noma Dumezweni
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 31 October 2019
- Run Time
- 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Read by actress Noma Dumezweni.
Meet a little girl who loves running in this magical adventure from the brilliant Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard.
With funny rhyming verse, The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes is loved by children and parents alike – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!
When Josephine leaves the shop after buying new running shoes, she starts being chased by a bear with a backpack! Luckily for Josephine, her new shoes are anything but ordinary – these are magic shoes. But can they help her escape the bear when there's a mountain, a bog and even a lake in her way?
Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, the bestselling team behind the What the Ladybird Heard adventures: Sugarlump and the Unicorn, The Singing Mermaid and The Princess and the Wizard.
Critics Review
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a charming adventure full of magic and friendship
Love Reading
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5/5 A gorgeous, glittery book with a delightfully unexpected ending that children will love.
South Wales Evening Post
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With its subtle back-to-school theme, endearing humour and addictive wordplay, this is a superbly packaged book for sharing at school, home or nursery.
Lancashire Evening Post
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Details
- Author
- Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Lydia Monks
- Narrator
- Noma Dumezweni
- Duration
- 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 October 2019
- ISBN
- 9781529044331
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Clothing and fashion
Synopsis
Read by actress Noma Dumezweni.Meet a little girl who loves running in this magical adventure from the brilliant Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With funny rhyming verse, The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes is loved by children and parents alike – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!When Josephine leaves the shop after buying new running shoes, she starts being chased by a bear with a backpack! Luckily for Josephine, her new shoes are anything but ordinary – these are magic shoes. But can they help her escape the bear when there's a mountain, a bog and even a lake in her way?Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, the bestselling team behind the What the Ladybird Heard adventures: Sugarlump and the Unicorn, The Singing Mermaid and The Princess and the Wizard.
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