Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

May Gibbs

Nov 2014 · Bolinda · Narrated by Don Barker, Roger Cardwell, Judy Dick, Patrick Frost, Peter Goerecke, Jonathan Leigh, Anna Pitman, Barry Pitman, and Henry Salter

About this audiobook

The stories of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie have been read and loved by Australian families from one generation to the next and many Australian adults fondly recall reading the famous Gumnut Classics during their own childhood. In this ABC dramatisation, all the delightful characters are brought to life in the stories of the intrepid Gumnuts and their good friends, charming Mr Lizard and Little Ragged Blossom, who encounter the terrifying Bad Banksia Men and the wicked Mrs Snake.

Ratings and reviews

I read these stories when I was very young ( I am 75 years old now) I have never forgotten them, they are truly lovely tales for children and heautifully illustrated. I thoroughly recommend them. Wonderful for parents to read to little ones.

English accents for an Australian story was an interesting choice. Great story but would love an Australian recording of it.

About the author

May Gibbs was an English Australian children's author, illustrator and cartoonist. She is best known for her Gumnut babies and the book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

Don Barker is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Det. Sgt. Harry White in the police procedural series Homicide (which he reprised in an episode of Bluey), and as Bill Jackson in early episodes of the women's prison drama Prisoner. He has appeared in many mini-series and television movies, most recently he appeared in the film Rabbit-Proof Fence. TV credits include: Division 4, Matlock Police, Certain Women, The Box, The Restless Years, Bellamy, Mother and Son, A Country Practice, Blue Heelers, McLeod's Daughters and City Homicide.

Roger Cardwell's name has been associated with the Adelaide media for more than 50 years. Throughout the 1960s he was the host and performer of the Australian national TV show Country and Western Hour and Adelaide ADS7 TV show Country Style. Roger was also one of Australia's leading TV news anchor men for over 20 years. His voice was heard regularly on radio, and though it has been a while since he has graced our screens, his listeners at Adelaide’s Burnside Library – where he took part in their book reading program supported by the Royal Society for the Blind – hung on every word.