Bud, Not Buddy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bud, Not Buddy audiobook runs 5.3 hours unabridged, narrated by James Avery (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.3 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
1,184 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Bud, Not Buddy is an audiobook by Christopher Paul Curtis: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by James Avery, released July 5, 2000, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Avery
- Released
- July 5, 2000
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9780553750560
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Bud, Not Buddy audiobook?
Bud, Not Buddy runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is the Bud, Not Buddy audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Bud, Not Buddy?
Bud, Not Buddy is narrated by James Avery.