Polar Distress: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Polar Distress audiobook runs 7.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Nate Begle (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.1 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 4,124 Humor audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 14.5 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 29.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions | 6.9 hrs |
| 2 | Gorilla Tactics | 7.5 hrs |
| 3 | Polar Distress | 7.1 hrs |
| 4 | Twice Cursed | 7.6 hrs |
More narrated by Nate Begle
Nate Begle narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 111 hours in all.
About as long, on the Humor shelf
198 Humor 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
Polar Distress is book 3 of Sheila Grau's Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions series: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Nate Begle, released May 4, 2026, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) and Humor shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nate Begle
- Released
- May 4, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids), Humor
- Series
- Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions #3
- ISBN
- 9798897562220
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Polar Distress audiobook?
Polar Distress runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is the Polar Distress audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Polar Distress?
Polar Distress is narrated by Nate Begle.