Lydia Monks has 7 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 8 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is The Singing Mermaid.
What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday
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Read by Alexander Armstrong, What The Ladybird Heard on Holiday audiobook brings to life a whole host of noisy zoo-animal characters and even a cameo from the Queen. This audiobook also includes a read-along track. One fine day, in the middle of May, The ladybird went on holiday. Those two bad men, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, are back! They may be in the city instead of the farm, but they haven't changed their thieving ways. In fact, they're even more ambitious. They're planning to steal a monkey from the zoo and use it to pinch the Queen's crown. It's a pity for them that a certain crime-busting ladybird is holidaying in the very same city...and she's got a good idea that will ensure the dastardly pair won't get away with it! Enjoy all the stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, The Princess and the Wizard, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.
©2019 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd (P)2019 Macmillan Digital Audio
The Singing Mermaid
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A fantastic mermaid adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime - or any time at all! Tempted by the promise of fame and fortune, the Singing Mermaid joins a circus. The crowds love her, but the poor mermaid is kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, and she soon longs to return to the freedom of her ocean home. The Singing Mermaid is a delightful tale from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With brilliant rhyming verse read by Lauren Laverne, this story is loved by children and parents alike. Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, What the Ladybird Heard and The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes.
©2012 Julia Donaldson (P)2013 Pan Macmillan Publisers Ltd
What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside
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With a cast of wonderful sea creatures - including a magical mermaid - and plenty of seaside fun, this brilliant rhyming adventure is perfect for listening to in the car, at home, at bedtime - or at any time at all! The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are also back and they're up to their wicked ways again. This time they're planning to steal the mermaid's long, luscious hair and sell it to a famous star...luckily, the crime-busting ladybird has another cunning plan to stop the thieves! What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a fantastically funny rhyming adventure from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. This audio edition is read by Alexander Armstrong and includes a read-along track - perfect for listening to together. Enjoy other What the Ladybird Heard adventures: What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.
©2020 Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
Princess Mirror-Belle
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From the best-selling author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, comes Princess Mirror-Belle, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference. Princess Mirror-Belle is perfect for fans of this best-selling team who are beginning to listen on their own. Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join magically mischievous Mirror-Belle as she comes popping out of Ellen's mirror to sweep her into a variety of hilarious escapades - from battling with Dragon Pox to exploring a department store and helping out with the local pantomine. You can always guarantee that wherever Mirror-Belle goes, trouble will follow. From the much-loved author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, Princess Mirror-Belle is perfect for more confident listeners.
©2015 Julia Donaldson (P)2015 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Sugarlump and the Unicorn and Other Stories
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Packed full of magic and adventure, this collection of seven fantastic stories from the creators of the best-selling What the Ladybird Heard series, is perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all!
Join in the adventure with Sugarlump the rocking horse when a unicorn grants his every wish, help the Singing Mermaid escape the circus and return to her seaside home, join Josephine and her extraordinary new shoes for an action-packed adventure and much more! This magical collection features seven much-loved stories from the best-selling picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard.
With lively performances from Julian Clary, Noma Dumezweni, Lauren Laverne, Joanna Page, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant and Sophie Thompson and including "Sugarlump and the Unicorn Song", music and sound effects, Sugarlump and the Unicorn and Other Stories is a must-have audio collection, perfect for listening to together.
This fantastic collection includes seven best-selling stories: Sugarlump and the Unicorn, The Singing Mermaid, Sharing a Shell, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Princess and the Wizard, The Girl the Bear and the Magic Shoes and Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox.
©2020 Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
Princess Mirror-Belle and the Party Hoppers
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From the best-selling team behind What the Ladybird Heard, Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, Princess Mirror-Belle and the Party Hoppers is a delightful adventure perfect for independent listeners. Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join magically mischievous Mirror-Belle as she comes popping out of Ellen's mirror to sweep her into even more hilarious escapades. From celebrating birthdays to having fun at the fair and starting at a new school, there are always adventures to be had. You can guarantee that wherever Mirror-Belle goes, trouble will follow. From the much-loved author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson - perfect for newly independent listeners.
©2015 Julia Donaldson (P)2015 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes
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A magical adventure about a girl, a bear and some very special shoes, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime - or any time at all! When Josephine leaves the shoe shop after buying some new running shoes, she hears an unusual sound - Click-click! Click-click! A bear with a backpack is following her! Luckily for Josephine, her new shoes are anything but ordinary - these are magic shoes. But can they help her escape the bear when there's a mountain, a bog and even a lake in her way? The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes is an exciting adventure from the stellar partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. Full of action and imagination, and with a delightfully unexpected ending, this audiobook edition features an exciting reading of the story by Noma Dumezweni. Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, Sharing a Shell and What the Ladybird Heard.
©2018 Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks (P)2019 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd