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The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

The World According to Humphrey: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Humphrey series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World According to Humphrey runs 2.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Hal Hollings (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.6listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Kids)store shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The World According to Humphrey at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day6 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.6 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 2,696 Animals & Nature (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Humphrey

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 9.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The World According to Humphrey2.6 hrs
2Friendship According to Humphrey3.2 hrs
3Trouble According to Humphrey3.4 hrs

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The World According to Humphrey is book 1 of Betty G. Birney's Humphrey series: a 2.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Hal Hollings, released February 20, 2018, on the Animals & Nature (Kids) and Humor shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.6 hrs
Narrated by
Hal Hollings
Released
February 20, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Kids), Humor
Series
Humphrey #1
ISBN
9780525596622

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The World According to Humphrey as an audiobook?

The World According to Humphrey runs 2.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.

Is The World According to Humphrey free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The World According to Humphrey?

The World According to Humphrey is narrated by Hal Hollings.