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The Little Bedtime Book of Impossible ANIMAL Questions
Impossible Questions (Related to this series)
- Narrator
- Evelyn Fung, Olivia Forrest
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 8 October 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Could llamas learn to fly? What is a shark's greatest fear? And are scientists really going to bring back woolly mammoths?
The animal world is incredible – and just FULL of the kinds of weird wonders leave you with questions squeaking, squawking and chattering about in your brain! Luckily, The Little Bedtime Book of Impossible Animal Questions is here to offer answers to the most bamboozling questions and curious animal queries that you can think of, and even a few wild ones you might never imagined!
Do insects have emotions? Why aren't tigers green? Did dinosaurs have belly buttons?
With engaging and accessible text by expert science writer Isabel Thomas and dreamy illustrations by Margarida Esteves, The Little Bedtime Book of Impossible Animal Questions is the perfect bedside companion to delve into when your mind is buzzing with questions and counting sheep just won't do the trick!
*** PRAISE FOR THE BEDTIME BOOK OF IMPOSSIBLE QUESTIONS ***
"Top-notch nonfiction from a profoundly accomplished author, it’s the sort of book that could ignite lifelong scientific curiosity." Guardian
"The perfect present for any inquisitive child." The Sunday Times
***A Guardian Best Children's Book of 2022***
***Shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year: STEM The Week Junior Book Awards***
Critics Review
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Top-notch nonfiction from a profoundly accomplished author, it’s the sort of book that could ignite lifelong scientific curiosity.
Guardian on The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions
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Certain to appeal to the always and the sometimes curious, this is a book you’ll want to return to again and again.
Books for Keeps on The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions
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This is a go-to bedside read for when the most outlandish of questions pops into your head keeping you up at night. Or if you simply want to reignite that wonderful sense of childlike curiosity and innocence.
Irish Examiner on The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions
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Super-smart, witty and full of wide-eyed wonder. Every page is a delight. Be prepared to have your mind boggled!
Ben Hoare, author of An Anthology of Intriguing Animals, on The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions
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With a toddler who asks me why, dozens of times a day, I'm relieved to have found the perfect book to satisfy her curiosity! The range of topics and breadth of science covered is breathtaking, and the illustrations bring a beautiful warmth. Forget my child, I'm learning loads too.
Roma Agrawal, engineer and author of How Was That Built?, on The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions
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Details
- Author
- Isabel Thomas, illustrated by Margarida Esteves
- Narrator
- Evelyn Fung, Olivia Forrest
- Duration
- 1 hour 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9781037212185
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The Little Bedtime Book of Impossible ANIMAL Questions by Isabel Thomas, read by Olivia Forrest and Evelyn FungCould llamas learn to fly? What is a shark's greatest fear? And are scientists really going to bring back woolly mammoths?The animal world is incredible – and just FULL of the kinds of weird wonders leave you with questions squeaking, squawking and chattering about in your brain! Luckily, The Little Bedtime Book of Impossible Animal Questions is here to offer answers to the most bamboozling questions and curious animal queries that you can think of, and even a few wild ones you might never imagined!Do insects have emotions? Why aren't tigers green? Did dinosaurs have belly buttons?With engaging and accessible text by expert science writer Isabel Thomas and dreamy illustrations by Margarida Esteves, The Little Bedtime Book of Impossible Animal Questions is the perfect bedside companion to delve into when your mind is buzzing with questions and counting sheep just won't do the trick!*** PRAISE FOR THE BEDTIME BOOK OF IMPOSSIBLE QUESTIONS ***"Top-notch nonfiction from a profoundly accomplished author, it’s the sort of book that could ignite lifelong scientific curiosity." Guardian"The perfect present for any inquisitive child." The Sunday Times***A Guardian Best Children's Book of 2022******Shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year: STEM The Week Junior Book Awards***
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