Classics

Matilda

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 18 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Kate Winslet
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Penguin presents Roald Dahl's Matilda, read by multi-award-winning actress Kate Winslet. Matilda Wormwood is an extraordinary genius with really stupid parents. Miss Trunchbull is her terrifying headmistress who thinks all her pupils are rotten little stinkers. But Matilda will show these horrible grown-ups that even though she's only small, she's got some very powerful tricks up her sleeve....

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 17 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Douglas Hodge
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Penguin presents a brand new recording of Roald Dahl's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, read by the actor Douglas Hodge, who plays Willy Wonka in the hit musical adaptation of the book. Charlie Bucket desperately wants to eat more than cabbage soup every day. But even more than that, he longs to see Wonka's enormous chocolate factory! Now Mr Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, has hidden golden tickets inside his delicious creamy chocolate bars.

Famous Five: Five On A Treasure Island: Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 14 mins)
• By Enid Blyton
• Narrated By Jan Francis

Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the holidays with their tomboy cousin George and her dog, Timothy. One day, George takes them to explore nearby Kirrin Island, with its rocky little coast and old ruined castle on the top. Over on the island, they make a thrilling discovery, which leads them deep into the dungeons of Kirrin Castle on a dangerous adventure. Who - and what - will they find there?

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 52 mins)
• By L. Frank Baum
• Narrated By Anne Hathaway
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years. Best Actress nominee Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married, Alice In Wonderland), fresh from filming one of this year’s most anticipated films, The Dark Knight Rises, lends her voice to this uniquely American fairy tale.

The BFG

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 24 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By David Walliams
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Penguin presents Roald Dahl's The BFG, read by actor, writer, and Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams. This audiobook features original music and sound design by Pinewood film studios. The BFG is a nice and jumbly giant. In fact, he is the only big friendly giant in Giant Country. All the other giants are big bonecrunching brutes, and now the BFG and his friend Sophie must stop them guzzling up little human beans - with some help from Her Majester, the Queen.

Five Go Adventuring Again: Famous Five, Book 2

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 15 mins)
• By Enid Blyton
• Narrated By Jan Francis

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In their second adventure, the Famous Five find a thief at Kirrin Cottage. They think they know who it is, but need to prove it. Will the discovery of a very old map help uncover the true culprit?

The Twits

• UNABRIDGED (57 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Richard Ayoade
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Penguin presents a marvellous new recording of Roald Dahl's The Twits, read by IT Crowd star Richard Ayoade. The audiobook features original music. Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. They've kept Muggle-Wump monkeys caged in the garden for far too long, and now the monkeys want to take their revenge....

Charlotte's Web

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 35 mins)
• By E. B. White
• Narrated By E. B. White
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Since its publication in 1952, Charlotte's Web has become one of America's best-loved children's books. For fifty years, this timeless tale of how a little girl named Fern, with the help of a friendly spider, saved her pig Wilbur from the usual fate of nice fat little pigs has continued to warm the hearts of readers everywhere. Now this classic, a 1953 Newbery Honor book, comes to life in a delightful unabridged recording, read lovingly by the author himself.

Danny the Champion of the World

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 27 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Peter Serafinowicz
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Penguin presents Roald Dahl's classic Danny the Champion of the World, read with real warmth by the actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz. Danny thinks his dad is the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had - but Danny's dad has a very big secret. This secret leads them both into the strangest adventure of their lives, and a daring plot that makes Danny the champion of the world.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Lewis Carroll
• Narrated By Christopher Plummer
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Since the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 and Through the Looking Glass six years later, Lewis Carroll’s nonsensical tales have delighted the world with wildly imaginative and unforgettable journeys. While charming children with a heroine who represents their own feelings about growing up, the Alice stories are also appreciated by adults as a gentle satire on education, politics, literature, and Victorian life in general.

The Magic Finger

• UNABRIDGED (26 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Kate Winslet

Penguin presents The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl, read by Kate Winslet. 'Well, that did it. I saw red. And before I was able to stop myself, I did something I never meant to do. I PUT THE MAGIC FINGER ON THEM ALL!'

The Witches

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 28 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Miranda Richardson

Penguin presents a brand -ew recording of Roald Dahl's classic The Witches, read by Miranda Richardson. The Witches have a motto: One child a week is 52 a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear. The Grand High Witch of All the World is the scariest of the lot, but one boy and the grandmother he adores have a plan to get rid of the witches for good.

Famous Five: Five Fall Into Adventure: Book 9

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 33 mins)
• By Enid Blyton
• Narrated By Jan Francis

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book nine, the Famous Five are really worried - George and her devoted Timmy have disappeared. Not only that, somebody has broken into Kirrin Cottage. Could there be a connection? Will the Five find George and Timmy and bring them home safe?

George's Marvellous Medicine

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 35 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Derek Jacobi

Penguin presents a brand new, downloadable audiobook recording of Roald Dahl's classic George's Marvellous Medicine. George Kranky is eight-years-old and wondering what sort of mischief he might get into. George's Grandma is a grizzly old grouch and George wants to teach her a lesson . . .And when Grandma's finished drinking George's marvellous medicine, she'll really have something to grumble about.

The Magician's Nephew: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 6

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 55 mins)
• By C.S. Lewis
• Narrated By Kenneth Branagh
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Written after The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe but designed by C.S. Lewis to be read first, this enchanting prequel, with its story of time travel, sorcery, and magic rings, is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn the backstory to the biggest movie release of the year. Hurled back in time to the birth of a new world, two young friends get caught in the epic struggle between Aslan and his nemesis the White Witch.

The Adventure Collection: Treasure Island, The Jungle Book, Gulliver's Travels, White Fang, The Merry Adventures of Robin

• UNABRIDGED (40 hrs and 21 mins)
• By Jonathan Swift, Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, and others
• Narrated By Simon Vance, Michael Page, Buck Schirner
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

This set includes five tales of extraordinary heroism, marvelous intrigue, and exceptional courage that have inspired and amazed people for generations.

Fantastic Mr Fox

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 15 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Chris O'Dowd
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Puffin presents a marvellous new celebrity reading of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox. The audiobook features original music and 3D sound design by Pinewood film studios. Mr Fox steals food from the horrible farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean - one fat, one short, one lean. These three crooks concoct a plan to dig Mr Fox out of his home, but they don't realise how truly fantastic Mr Fox is, or how far he'll go to save his family....

Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 53 mins)
• By Beatrix Potter
• Narrated By Gary Bond, Michael Hordern, Rosemary Leach, and others

The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter are now available as a downloadable, digital audiobook, complete and unabridged! The 23 tales in this set have never lost their popularity, and sell in their millions all over the world. Meet again the famous characters that children love and adore: Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, The Flopsy Bunnies, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, Tom Kitten, Jeremy Fisher, Jemima Puddle-Duck and many more. These stories are beautifully brought to life by a talented cast of readers.

James and the Giant Peach

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 17 mins)
• By Roald Dahl
• Narrated By Julian Rhind-Tutt
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Penguin Audiobooks presents Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, read by Green Wing actor Julian Rhind-Tutt. The audiobooks features original music and '3D' sound design by Pinewood film studios. James Henry Trotter's parents have been eaten by a rhinoceros, so now he lives with his two repulsive aunts. One hot day something peculiar happens and an enormous peach grows in their garden.

Little House in the Big Woods: Little House, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 41 mins)
• By Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Narrated By Cherry Jones
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Told from four-year-old Laura's point of view, this story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her pa, her ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, since they must grow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But it is also exciting as Laura and her family celebrate Christmas with homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and make their first trip into town.

Black Beauty

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 44 mins)
• By Anna Sewell
• Narrated By Jenny Hoops
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Every girl's favorite book about horses, this beloved autobiography of a carriage horse in 19th-century England is filled with humor, drama, intrigue, and hope. Follow Black Beauty as he leaves his happy colt-hood home to follow his destiny as a carriage horse, and to the destructive life of a cab horse in London. You'll meet the whole series of Black Beauty's people, from devious, nasty Seedy Sam to the most wonderful of grooms, James Howard, and his cab-driver Jerry Barker and his cheerful family, and finally Black Beauty's saviour, Joe Green.

The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 39 mins)
• By Thornton W. Burgess
• Narrated By Tom Weiss
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Peter Rabbit discovers a surprise visitor to the Smiling Pool. It's Mrs. Quack the Duck. She and Mr. Quack have been hunted as they attempt to migrate. Mr. Quack is missing and Mrs. Quack does not know his fate. Peter Rabbit, Jerry Muskrat, Sammy Jay and Blacky the Crow decide to help Mrs. Quack by searching for Mr. Quack.

Little Women

• ORIGINAL (18 hrs and 37 mins)
• By Louisa May Alcott
• Narrated By Lee Ann Howlett, Amanda Friday, P. J. Morgan, and others

First published in 1869, Little Women is the story of four sisters growing up against the background of the American Civil War. Alcott wrote the book at the urging of the publisher, Thomas Niles, who was seeking a story about girls that would have popular appeal. Although it was commenced essentially as a children's book, it developed into something of a bildungsroman, which touches on more serious issues such as the difficulties faced by single-parent families, the death of a sibling, and fractured relationships.

Christmas Treats: Contains 29 Classic Blyton tales

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 41 mins)
• By Enid Blyton
• Narrated By Nicky Diss, Thomas Judd
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

A collection of 29 of Enid Blyton's Christmas stories. Visit Santa's workshop, hang up your stocking and help two naughty goblins make a Christmas pudding in this magical collection from the classic children's author. Stories include 'Mr Icy-Cold', 'The Christmas Party' and 'Rescuing Santa Claus'. A wonderful selection to enjoy and share. Mystery and magic, laughter and mischief, the joy of shared times and plenty of delicious food....

Christmas Stories and Carols Audio

• UNABRIDGED (50 mins)
• By Campbell Books
• Narrated By Derek Griffiths, Katy Ashworth

Take a sleigh ride to the Snow Queen's palace or a trip on a donkey to Bethlehem or sing along with Good King Wenceslas in Christmas Stories and Carols. With an approximate running time of 70 minutes, these well-known Christmas stories and carols, read and sung by popular children's TV presenters Derek Griffiths and Katy Ashworth, will bring festive cheer to every family. Added sound effects and music will keep children listening again and again, at home or in the car.

Peter and the Wolf

• UNABRIDGED (27 mins)
• By Serge Prokofiev, Klaus Haupmann
• Narrated By Tim V

Peter and the Wolf is a special tale that tells of a fearless young boy. It has been described as a 'symphonic fairy tale for children'. In this version, the renown Tim V of Sham 69 narrates the story while the Koln Kindestrasse Orchestra accompanies it. Each character in the tale is represented by a different instrument of the orchestra: the bird is played by the flute, the duck by the oboe, the cat by a clarinet, the grandfather by the bassoon, the wolf by the French horns, the hunters by the kettle drums and timpani; and, finally, Peter is portrayed by the strings.

Gulliver's Travels (AmazonClassics Edition)

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 54 mins)
• By Jonathan Swift
• Narrated By Michael Page
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Lemuel Gulliver, English surgeon turned ship captain, embarks on four fantastic voyages, each a clash with strange beings and cultures - from the eccentric to the odious. Island by island, he meets the savage but tiny Lilliputians, the hideous Yahoos, a stable of talking horses, a race of decrepit immortals, and the ghosts of Julius Caesar and Homer.

Stories for All the Family

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 24 mins)
• By Mike Bennett, Tim Firth, Simon Firth, and others
• Narrated By Rik Mayall, Bobby Davro, Anita Harris, and others

Delight in a collection of tales for all the family, voiced by our favourite celebrities....

Bedtime Stories with Anita Harris

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 37 mins)
• By Mike Bennett, Hans Christian Andersen, Mike Margolis
• Narrated By Anita Harris

Enjoy a collection of our favourite bedtime tales voiced by the brilliant and renowned actress and singer Anita Harris. These classics will be absolutely adored by the children. Anita Harris sang with the Cliff Adams Singers and had a number of chart hits in the '60s. She also featured in the Carry On films Follow That Camel and Carry On Doctor. So enjoy what some regard as one of Anita's most wonderful vocal performances!

Nursery Rhyme Stories with Sarah Greene

• ORIGINAL (27 mins)
• By Martha Ladly, Robert Howes
• Narrated By Sarah Greene

Delight in a collection of nursery rhymes beautifully voiced by the English television personality Sarah Greene.... The collection includes Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Humpty Dumpty, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Little Bo Peep, Ring a Ring a Roses, Little Miss Muffet, Jack and Jill, Grand Old Duke of York, Oranges and Lemons, Pop Goes the Weasel, Sing a Song of Sixpence and Ride a Cock Horse.

Music & Stories for Bedtime

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 18 mins)
• By Roger William Wade, Hans Christian Andersen
• Narrated By Brenda Markwell, Robin Markwell

Delight in a collection of songs and stories which are perfect for your little one's bedtimes, voiced by Brenda and Robin Markwell....

Alice and the White Rabbit

• ORIGINAL (32 mins)
• By Roger William Wade, Lewis Carroll
• Narrated By Brenda Markwell

This is the story of Alice and the White Rabbit, beautifully voiced by Brenda Markwell. Includes 'The Story of Alice and the White Rabbit' and 'The Story of the Croquet Game'.

Baby's First Stories Collection

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 6 mins)
• By Roger Wade
• Narrated By Brenda Markwell, Robin Markwell

Delight in a perfect 'first stories' collection for the little ones.... This collection includes: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The Little Tin Soldier, The Three Little Pigs, The Brown Bear and the Fox, The Tortoise and the Hare, Tom Thumb, The Little Red Hen, Sammy's Miracle, The Acorn and the Pumpkin and The Little Fir Tree.

Farm Animal Songs & Stories

• ORIGINAL (38 mins)
• By Roger William Wade
• Narrated By Brenda Markwell, Robin Markwell

Enjoy a fantastic collection of our favourite farm animal songs and stories, beautifully voiced by Brenda and Robin Markwell.... This collection includes: Old Macdonald Had a Farm, The Three Little Pigs, Baa Baa Black Sheep, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Ride a Cock Horse, The Little Red Hen, The Farmers in the Dell, Mother Rabbit's Moving Day, Higgledy Piggledy and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.

Bedtime Stories with Lenny Henry

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 9 mins)
• By Tim Firth, Simon Firth, Hans Christian Andersen
• Narrated By Lenny Henry

Enjoy a collection of our favourite bedtime stories, voiced by the brilliant and renowned actor and comedian Lenny Henry. These classics will be absolutely adored by the children. Sir Lenworth George Henry, known as Lenny Henry, is an English comedian, actor, writer, blues singer and presenter. He is known for cofounding charity Comic Relief and presenting various television programmes including The Magicians and Chef! for BBC1.

The Secret Garden

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 36 mins)
• By Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Narrated By Julie Christie
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. This self-centered orphan and her pampered, invalid cousin Colin Craven, both deprived of love and attention, find themselves becoming friends. Together, they learn compassion and generosity within the walls of an abandoned magical garden. Renowned actress Julie Christie brings out the magic of this children's classic.

Pinocchio

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 40 mins)
• By Carlo Collodi
• Narrated By Bill Pullman

Pinocchio was naughty from the very first day that Geppetto created him. Instead of going to school or learning a trade, the little puppet who magically came to life wanted only to eat, drink, sleep, and play. Poor Pinocchio's problems grew - as did his nose every time he told a lie, which was quite often. And even worse, he found himself in one dreadful situation after another: in prison, turned into a donkey, and even stranded in the belly of an enormous shark.

Peter Pan

• ABRIDGED (1 hr and 33 mins)
• By J. M. Barrie
• Narrated By Sandy Duncan

Fly away with Peter Pan to the enchanted island of Neverland where he and the three Darling children encounter pirates, Indians, fairies, and the Lost Boys. Barrie's magical classic story is a lesson in both freedom and responsibility and will delight listeners of all ages.

The Water Babies (BBC Children's Classics)

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 51 mins)
• By Charles Kingsley
• Narrated By Berlie Doherty, Timothy West, Julia McKenzie

Julia McKenzie, Timothy West and Berlie Doherty star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Charles Kingsley's classic tale of a chimney sweep who becomes a water baby.

Five Children and It (BBC Children's Classics)

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 27 mins)
• By E Nesbit
• Narrated By Terry Molloy, Julia McKenzie, Simon Carter

Julia McKenzie, Simon Carter and Terry Molloy star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. On a hot, Edwardian summer's day, five children are granted a series of wishes by a strange creature they find.