About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Enid Blyton's 'The Magic Faraway Tree' and Kate Winslet's audiobook reading.

On this episode of #AudioBookClub: Bobbie Pryor joins Matt and Steve to climb everyone's favourite fantasy tree trunk and explore Kate Winslet's reading of Enid Blyton's kids classic and more on Blyton herself. Matthew Layton and Steve Phillips present #AudioBookClub, the weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. A: Enid Blyton N: Kate Winslet R: 05-12-13 L: 3 hrs and 46 mins P: Hodder Children's Books, Children's Audiobooks Suggest your books and join our chat! @WhingeingPom , @RealBobbiePryor and @SteveKPhillips #AudioBookClub on Facebook , Instagram , Bluesky Full episodes on YouTube and AudioBookClub.net

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Steve Phillips

Guest: Bobbie Pryor

Topics covered

• audiobook review
• Enid Blyton
• fantasy literature
• children's books
• Kate Winslet

Keywords

• Enid Blyton
• The Magic Faraway Tree
• Kate Winslet
• audiobook
• children's literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hodder Children's Books, Children's Audiobooks

Books & works: The Magic Faraway Tree

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