- Compiled by HarperCollins Children’s Books, Written by Jonathan Langley, Michael Bond, Michael Morpurgo, Ian Whybrow, Oliver Jeffers, Jenny Valentine, S. A. Wakefield and Jill Barklem, Read by Jim Broadbent, Victoria Wood, Jot Davies and Various

HarperCollins Children’s Books Presents: Stories for Summer Holidays for age 5+: Two hours of fun to listen to on planes, trains and cars: Unabridged edition

By Compiled by HarperCollins Children’s Books, Written by Jonathan Langley, Michael Bond, Michael Morpurgo, Ian Whybrow, Oliver Jeffers, Jenny Valentine, S. A. Wakefield and Jill Barklem, Read by Jim Broadbent, Victoria Wood, Jot Davies and Various
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Twelve of the best-loved children’s 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 twelve of the best-loved children’s stories. Two hours 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 – Michael Morpurgo, Oliver Jeffers, Michael Bond and Jill Barklem – this collection has it all. Full of laughter, and tonnes of fun. A must-have for the Summer Holidays.

Playlist:
Jonathan Langley: NURSERY TALES (The Three Bears and Goldilocks) – read by Victoria Wood

Michael Bond: PADDINGTON: THE ORIGINAL STORY OF THE BEAR FROM PERU – read by Paul Vaughan

Michael Morpurgo: DOLPHIN BOY – read by Jot Davies

Jonathan Langley: NURSERY TALES (The Three Billy Goats Gruff) – read by Victoria Wood

Ian Whybrow: LITTLE WOLF AND SMELLYBREFF: WHAT’S THE TIME, LITTLE WOLF? – read by Griff Rhys Jones

Oliver Jeffers: THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY – read by Jim Broadbent

Jonathan Langley: NURSERY TALES (Rumpelstiltskin) – read by Victoria Wood

Jenny Valentine: IGGY AND ME (And in my Suitcase I Put) – read by Charlotte Stevens

S. A. Wakefield: THE ADVENTURES OF BOTTERSNIKES AND GUMBLES (Running Down to the Beach) – read by Nicholas Osmond

Jill Barklem: BRAMBLY HEDGE: SUMMER STORY – read by John Moffatt

Jonathan Langley: NURSERY TALES (Little Red Riding Hood) – read by Victoria Wood

Michael Bond: PADDINGTON AND THE MARMALADE MAZE – read by Jim Broadbent

Copyright: PADDINGTON AND THE MARMALADE MAZE © 2009 Michael Bond (P) 2009 HarperCollins Publishers; DOLPHIN BOY © 2010 Michael Morpurgo (P) 2010 HarperCollins Publishers; IGGY AND ME (AND IN MY SUITCASE I PUT) © 2009 Jenny Valentine (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; BRAMBLY HEDGE: SUMMER STORY © 1980 Jill Barklem (P) 2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; NURSERY TALES (Rumpelstiltskin, The Three Bears and Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Billy Goats Gruff) © 2011 Jonathan Langley (P) 2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY © 2006 Oliver Jeffers (P) 2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; PADDINGTON: THE ORIGINAL STORY OF THE BEAR FROM PERU © 2007 HarperCollins Publishers Limited (P) 2010 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; THE ADVENTURES OF BOTTERSNIKES AND GUMBLES (Running Down to the Beach) © 2016 S. A. Wakefield (P) 2016 HarperCollins Publishers Limited; LITTLE WOLF AND SMELLYBREFF: WHAT’S THE TIME, LITTLE WOLF? © 1980 Ian Whybrow (P) 2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Format: Audio-Book
Ageband: from 5
Release Date: 23 Aug 2018
Pages: None
ISBN: 978-0-00-832439-1
Detailed Edition: Unabridged edition
Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL is a writer, playwright, performer and librettist. The author of more than 150 children’s books, he has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and in almost 40 languages. A former teacher and vocal spokesperson for the benefits of reading for pleasure, he is currently the President of Book Trust. Between 2003–2005 he was Children’s Laureate and in 2018 he was knighted for services to literature and charity. Many of Michael’s books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the phenomenal National Theatre adaptation of War Horse, which has been seen by over 10 million people in over 100 cities around the world, broke the West End record for weekly ticket sales, and won 5 Tony Awards and 2 Olivier Awards. Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.