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The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo runs 0.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Imelda Staunton (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.4listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Kids)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 0.4 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 7,218 Animals & Nature (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo is an audiobook by Julia Donaldson: a 0.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Imelda Staunton, released July 25, 2019, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.4 hrs
Narrated by
Imelda Staunton
Released
July 25, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Kids)
ISBN
9781529037821

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo as an audiobook?

The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo runs 0.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.

Is The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo?

The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo is narrated by Imelda Staunton.