The Snail and the Whale: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Snail and the Whale runs 0.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Imelda Staunton (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 0.4 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 95 hours in all.
- The Gruffalo and Other Stories
- The Snail and the Whale and Other Stories
- Sugarlump and the Unicorn and Other Stories
- Charlie Cook's Favourite Book: A rhyming celebration of the joy of books from the creators of The Gruffalo
- Monkey Puzzle: A funny rhyming story about jungle animals from the creators of The Gruffalo
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
284 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 Snail and the Whale is an audiobook by Julia Donaldson: a 0.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Imelda Staunton, released June 22, 2021, on the Non-fiction (Kids) and Animals & Nature (Kids) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Imelda Staunton
- Released
- June 22, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids), Animals & Nature (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9780593417812
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Snail and the Whale as an audiobook?
The Snail and the Whale runs 0.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.
Is The Snail and the Whale free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Snail and the Whale?
The Snail and the Whale is narrated by Imelda Staunton.