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The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson

The Day of the Pelican: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Day of the Pelican runs 4.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.4listening hrs
Kidsstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Day of the Pelican at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.4 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 37,584 Kids audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Kids shelf

2,112 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 Day of the Pelican is an audiobook by Katherine Paterson: a 4.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released October 19, 2009, on the Kids shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.4 hrs
Narrated by
Tavia Gilbert
Released
October 19, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Kids
ISBN
9781441802101

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Day of the Pelican as an audiobook?

The Day of the Pelican runs 4.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.

Is The Day of the Pelican free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Day of the Pelican?

The Day of the Pelican is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.