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Penguin presents a brand new, downloadable audiobook recording of Roald Dahl's classic George's Marvellous Medicine. George Kranky is eight-years-old and wondering what sort of mischief he might get into. George's Grandma is a grizzly old grouch and George wants to teach her a lesson . . . And when Grandma's finished drinking George's marvellous medicine, she'll really have something to grumble about.
Roald Dahl (Author), Derek Jacobi (Narrator)
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Penguin presents Roald Dahl's The BFG, read by actor, writer, and Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams. This audiobook features original music and sound design by Pinewood film studios. The BFG is a nice and jumbly giant. In fact, he is the only big friendly giant in Giant Country. All the other giants are big bonecrunching brutes, and now the BFG and his friend Sophie must stop them guzzling up little human beans - with some help from Her Majester, the Queen. David Walliams is a multi-award winning British comedian, actor and writer, best known for the comedy series Little Britain; but his acting work includes plays, dramas and films. He is also the author of five hugely successful children's books, including two illustrated by Quentin Blake - Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator.
Roald Dahl (Author), David Walliams (Narrator)
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Puffin presents a marvellous new celebrity reading of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox. Mr Fox steals food from the horrible farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean - one fat, one short, one lean. These three crooks concoct a plan to dig Mr Fox out of his home, but they don't realise how truly fantastic Mr Fox is, or how far he'll go to save his family . . . Listen to other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Stephen Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.
Roald Dahl (Author), Chris O'dowd (Narrator)
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Esio Trot, a classic Roald Dahl story, brought to life in this audiobook edition by Sir Quentin Blake. Mr Hoppy loves Mrs Silver. Mrs Silver loves Alfie the tortoise. Sometimes Mr Hoppy wishes he could become a tortoise. Until one day he finds a way to win Mrs Silver's heart, with the help of a little magic and some cabbage. Quentin Blake is the award-winning English illustrator internationally known for his long partnership with Roald Dahl. He has also collaborated with many authors such as Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, David Walliams and John Yeoman, illustrated books by Dr Seuss and created picture books of his own. He was appointed first-ever Children's Laureate in 1999 and in 2013 was knighted for his services to illustration.
Roald Dahl (Author), Quentin Blake (Narrator)
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Penguin presents a marvellous new reading of Roald Dahl's The Twits read by IT Crowd star Richard Ayoade. The audiobook features original music. Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. They've kept Muggle-Wump monkeys caged in the garden for far too long, and now the monkeys want to take their revenge . . .
Roald Dahl (Author), Richard Ayoade (Narrator)
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Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem! Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. Yet she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy and chaos ensues . . .
Jill Murphy (Author), Gemma Arterton (Narrator)
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Pinocchios Abenteuer (ungekürzt)
'Es war einmal... Ein König! werden sofort meine kleinen Leser ausrufen. Nein, Kinder, da irrt ihr euch. Es war einmal ein Stück Holz.' So wunderbar beginnt Carlo Collodi seine grandiose Erzählung von Pinocchios Abenteuern. Ein Klassiker unter den Kinderbüchern - auch für Erwachsene geeignet: Die Autorin Felicitas Hoppe liest ihr Lieblingsbuch aus Kindertagen.
Carlo Collodi (Author), Felicitas Hoppe (Narrator)
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When the youngest of three sons inherits only a cat, he believes he is destined to die of starvation. But the cat turns out to be rather an extraordinary animal. Not only is he able to speak, he is also a highly resourceful and cunning creature. The cat asks for a pair of boots and a sack. He uses the sack to catch rabbits and partridges which he presents to the King as gifts from the "Marquis of Carabas". The King is curious to meet the mysterious Marquis who sends such generous gifts. The cat manages to arrange a meeting... and by a clever plan also arranges fine clothes, a castle, and land and a princess for his master.
Charles Perrault (Author), Alice Hamley (Narrator)
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Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved tale The Snow Queen is an enchanting story of the bond of love and friendship between young playmates Kai and Gerda. When a small shard of a wicked troll’s broken mirror lodges in Kai’s eye and heart, he loses his joyfulness and sees only the world’s imperfections. With his heart turned to ice, the Snow Queen kidnaps him and returns to her castle in the far northern reaches of Lapland. Gerda, heartbroken but innocent and full of love, sets out to find her dear friend. Along the way she encounters a bewitching old woman, talking crows, a prince and princess, and others who help her on her journey. With childlike faith and pureness. she finds the strength to continue on to the Snow Queen’s isolated palace, never giving up on hope that she will reunite with Kai and thaw his heart. Told in seven parts, this classic fairy tale is considered one of Andersen’s finest works and has inspired countless other stories, including Disney’s smash hit Frozen. Princess-obsessed kids and parents alike will be charmed by Gerda’s perseverance and faith throughout this tale of friendship, love, and bravery.
Hans Christian Andersen (Author), Katherine Kellgren (Narrator)
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When Tarzan is orphaned as a baby deep in the African jungle, he is saved from certain death when he is adopted by a she-ape. Raised as one of her own, Tarzan learns the way of the Kerchak-the tribe of great apes who rule the jungle. They teach him how to survive, to hunt, to swing through the trees, and to communicate with the other animals of the jungle. By the time he is a young man Tarzan has the courage and strength of ten men. But it is his human brain that allows him to be the King of the Apes. And Lord of the Jungle. But when his jungle domain is disturbed by the arrival of "civilized" men, Tarzan begins to wonder about his true identity.
Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author), Ben Kingsley, Simon Prebble (Narrator)
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car
“Crackpot” is what everybody calls the Pott family. So when they go to buy a new car and come back with a wreck, nobody is surprised—except for the Potts themselves. First, the car has a name, and she tells them what it is! Then they find out that she can fly … and swim. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gang in its tracks—and she’s taking the Potts with her. Jump into the world’s most loved magical car for her first adventure. “The car is magical. So is the book.”—Vogue
Ian Fleming (Author), David Tennant (Narrator)
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Sleeping Beauty and Other Classic Stories
Relive the tale of Sleeping Beauty, a beautiful princess hidden away, a witch's curse, her fairy godmothers, a handsome prince, and the magic of true love's kiss, in this collection of classic tales from Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm.
Charles Perrault, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (Author), Julia Whelan (Narrator)
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