The American Book of Fables: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The American Book of Fables runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Donny Baarns (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Donny Baarns
Donny Baarns narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 61 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
99 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
The American Book of Fables is an audiobook by Matthew T. Mehan, Phd: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Donny Baarns, released May 19, 2026, on the Non-fiction (Kids) and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Donny Baarns
- Released
- May 19, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids), Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9780466547875
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The American Book of Fables as an audiobook?
The American Book of Fables runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The American Book of Fables free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The American Book of Fables?
The American Book of Fables is narrated by Donny Baarns.
Is The American Book of Fables worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.