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The Magic Finger
- Narrated by: Kate Winslet
- Length: 26 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Last week, something very funny happened to the Gregg family.
This edition of The Magic Finger, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new.
So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . .
The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahl’s books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions, aimed at newly independent young listeners.
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- Stuart
- 29-12-2019
It's a great little story
We loved the ducks and the acting of the crying Mummy. It was funny what happened to the family. It's good but maybe not our favourite Roald Dahl - haha
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- Anonymous User
- 26-12-2022
Entertaining short story.
We liked this as we could finish the whole story in a short car ride. Entertaining narration.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-08-2018
really nice
I enjoyed the quality of the story. I also really like how it's structured! Bye!
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- Airlie
- 09-04-2018
Such a amazing app
This app has sooooooo many books and all of them are fabulous I really liked the worlds worst children that was really funny you should really get this app and there’s nothing wrong with it.
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