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The Darning Needle by Hans Christian Andersen

The Darning Needle: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darning Needle runs 0.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Stibbard (about 0.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.2listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 0.2 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 0.2 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Richard Stibbard

Richard Stibbard narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 11 hours in all.

About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf

475 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Judy Kriz runs about the same length (0.2 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Alex Lehman runs about the same length (0.1 hours).

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 Darning Needle is an audiobook by Hans Christian Andersen: a 0.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Stibbard, released April 7, 2026, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) and Non-fiction (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.2 hrs
Narrated by
Richard Stibbard
Released
April 7, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9798240131042

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Darning Needle as an audiobook?

The Darning Needle runs 0.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.1 hours.

Is The Darning Needle free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Darning Needle?

The Darning Needle is narrated by Richard Stibbard.