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The Gruffalo
- Narrated by: Imelda Staunton
- Series: The Gruffalo
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Animals & Nature
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Read by Imelda Staunton, The Gruffalo audiobook edition, complete with a song and read-along track, brings to life the animals that live in the deep, dark wood....
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"Young readers will love the humor in this preposterous story.... Serve this one for a rollicking good time." (School Library Journal)
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- TheHollobones
- 14-04-19
lovely book
we could listen to this for hours my children love them, we have got all of these books. thank you will make our car journey easier tomorrow:)
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- Frederick
- 25-10-18
Fantastic Bed Time Story
Enjoyed the story and narration with my girls. The story was creative and the narration flawless
3 people found this helpful
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- MISS K.
- 03-05-21
Terrible version of a fabulous story.
The book is exceptional but this is a very disappointing narration. Bought it for bedtime for my toddler. He adores the book. But switched this off after 2 minutes to look for a better telling of it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-05-21
Not worth the cost
Not worth the cost of the audible version for the length of it. Should have been more than one story for that price.
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- Hannah
- 17-02-21
Such a shame
This story is brilliant, and my little girl absolutely loves it, so I bought the audio book to listen in the car, unfortunately the voice actors high pitched portrayal and the random music in it completely spoil it! It's irritating and we didn't actually listen for more than 5 minutes in the end
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- Max K.
- 15-06-20
Very entertaining
Loved it ,grandchild will have lots of fun
recommend to friends and acquaintances,thank you Max
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- Amiee
- 02-02-20
Love this story.
But for a bedtime story it’s told very spooky and witch voices. Not too keen if I’m honest as only bought it for bedtime stories won’t be using again
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- C. Rodda
- 16-07-18
gruffalol
my youngest and i love it! music is fab, sets the scene. beautifully read too!
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- Lukrecija Lunn
- 19-09-16
Amazing reading!
Kids and I love this book so much. We read it so many times we know all lyrics! The voice here is so special. You feel you are in the story at the same time. Very good.
3 people found this helpful
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- N. L. Delmar-addy
- 08-04-13
Great Story
Fantastic story and more fun to listen to. My son loves this story for bedtime.
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- Daryl
- 22-01-10
One of the all time great childrens books
I have been reading my children the Gruffalo since they were born, and this audio book has taken that to a whole new level. It is heir favorite book, one that they enjoy listening to again and again. And so do I. Masterful story telling for children of all ages.
4 people found this helpful
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- Nena
- 22-12-19
A classic
We had this on cd and my child is obsessed so we had to buy it so we could listen in other places besides the car! It’s a good length and a fun story for adults and kids alike
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- Ally
- 28-03-11
Brilliant childrens title
This is a great title for the kids to listen to, the narration is outstanding and the Gruffalo song at the end makes it a good listen to/sing along for the kids in the car.
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- Jane Bownes
- 04-12-20
Paints the story in your mind
This story was the #1 request by my class for naptime stories. It engaged every student and I enjoyed it too.
The voice performance, excellent!
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- Todd Ayers
- 21-07-20
Fun Time
Our son thought it was fun to listen to. Narrator was fantastic, lots of energy.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-02-20
Big hit with my 3 year old
My son asks to listen to this book all the time in the car. It's read very well and it's a cute story that captures his attention. We love this book - on audible and the paper book.
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- Dabie Ojeda
- 04-02-20
Love love a blast from the past
I was so happy to be able to share a memorable book with my granddaughter. A blast from my past
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- CarolT
- 26-07-19
What a fantastic story. Love Imelda Staunton too!
My 4 year old daughter has had the book for about a year and just LOVES listening to it on Audible too. So well told. Love!
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- Cristina
- 15-12-18
A beautiful witty story with a song at the end!
My child loves this book so when I found it on audible it was a no brainer... it’s very well narrated to keep a 2.5 entertained during a car ride ... love this book!
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- Amy Grace
- 11-10-18
Review by my almost 7-year-old son.
I gave it 5 stars because I liked it very much and I hope you'll like it too. It has a lot of repeating words, but the characters are silly and fun. I am going to listen to it again, because it is so funny.