The Ugly Five: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ugly Five runs 0.5 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 0.5 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 0.5 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 7,218 Animals & Nature (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 Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf
166 Animals & Nature (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 Ugly Five is an audiobook by Julia Donaldson: a 0.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Imelda Staunton, released April 20, 2026, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Imelda Staunton
- Released
- April 20, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9780702312892
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ugly Five as an audiobook?
The Ugly Five runs 0.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.
Is The Ugly Five free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ugly Five?
The Ugly Five is narrated by Imelda Staunton.