Read by Josie Lawrence, Room on the Broom is a very funny story of quick wits and friendship from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This audiobok edition also includes a song and a read-along track.

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned,
As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind.

The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. It's a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn't used to such a heavy load and it's not long before...snap! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch's animal pals better think fast.

Perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime - or any time at all!

Listening Length

24 minutes
Author

Julia Donaldson, see all
Narrator

Josie Lawrence
Audible release date

7 October 2008
Language

English
Publisher

Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
ASIN

B00NPB0WG8
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	24 minutes
Author	Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
Narrator	Josie Lawrence
Audible.com.au Release Date	07 October 2008
Publisher	Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NPB0WG8
Best Sellers Rank	3,677 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 2 in Stories in Verse for Children 20 in Humourous Fiction for Children 21 in Stories In Verse for Children

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Beautiful book

Reviewed in Australia on 15 September 2020

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This is a beautifully written book that my 3.5 simply adores, he also watches the movie.
The illustration last are great.
It has great underlying lessons of friendship and helping others.
Highly recommended.

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bluevapo

looked good

Reviewed in Australia on 21 November 2021

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But possibly too old for her.

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Lady Val

Recommended

Reviewed in Australia on 6 March 2020

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Lovely book to read with excellent illustrations

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Lovely Storey

Reviewed in Australia on 23 November 2021

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My granddaughter just loves this book

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Ardilla

Excellent

Reviewed in Australia on 6 January 2021

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My daughter loves this book! Good size, nice illustration. Excellent product and arrived as described.

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Alison

Great family story

Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2019

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How many times can I read a particular book to my kids? 467 since Christmas it seems... and counting...

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NIKKI

Good book

Reviewed in Australia on 21 May 2020

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Good book

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MegsB

Entertaining and interactive

Reviewed in Australia on 23 December 2019

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A big hit with my nephew aged 2 1/2

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Merysc

Imprescindible

Reviewed in Spain on 22 February 2018

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Me gusta mucho más está versión que la española.

Julia Donalson, autora del fascinante Gruffalo (para mí indispensable), escribe esta historia que es ilustrada por el magnífico Axel Scheffer.

Una bruja vuela con su escoba acompañada de una gata. Pero el viento le juega malas pasadas y le arranca el sombrero de pico, el lazo de la trenza, y parece que le dificulta el vuelo. Para recuperar lo perdido debe bajar a tierra y allí conoce a varios animales que le devuelven lo extraviado pero quieren subirse en la escoba porque gusta mucho.

Una historia que habla de ayudarse unos a otros, de compartir y de la amistad. Una bruja a la que los animales ayudan a encontrar sus objetos perdidos se convierte en la anfitriona de una expedición por los cielos sobre su escoba. Y cuando aparece un temido dragón, sus amigos los animales, de forma ocurrente saben ayudarla y salvarla de las fauces de la bestia

Cuento rimado, como la mayoría de esta autora, tiene un final divertido y una moraleja bonita para los niños.

Es un cuento con gran acogida en niños a partir de tres años y que yo dirigía a niños entre cuatro y seis aproximadamente. La acogida en las aulas suele ser positiva.

Este formato, tiene buen tamaño para público infantil, es aproximadamente como un folio, eso sí, si compráis la versión de tapas blandas hay que tener algo más de cuidado.

Os dejo el video para que veáis el formato.

Espero que os ayude la opinión!

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American version, not the UK version

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2020

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I was sent the American version which makes some changes to the wording versus the UK version. For example, instead of talking about “witch and chips” the dragon talks about french fries; it doesn’t flow quite as well. There are quite a few wording changes.

The story is lovely, and the video is free on the BBC - but that uses the UK wording.

It needs to be clear in the description that this isn’t the UK version.

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K. Higham

DO NOT BUY! AMERICAN! Caused meltdown!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2021

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Needs to be made clear this is American! When you've a child obsessed with the book and you buy the board one because the paper one you have is so worn from use then the confusion and tantrum that ensues because the words are AMERICAN!

IT'S A TALL HAT! IT'S A PLAIT, NOT A BRAID! IT'S WITCH AND CHIPS NOT FRENCH FRIES!

Good Lord if only you knew the trouble this has caused us!! Sample screaming in the video!

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Fiona

American version

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2020

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Bought the board book after our toddler got overexcited and ripped his paperback. Love this story (we now know it off by heart) and the BBC animation but the board book has been changed in a few places for an American audience. First world problem I know but it just isn’t the same!

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Mcf

Attenzione all'edizione

Reviewed in Italy on 1 August 2018

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Se dovessi basarmi solo sul libro, la recensione sarebbe da 5 stelle come per tutti i libri della premiata ditta Donaldson+Scheffer: ormai abbiamo una discreta collezione di libri di questi autori e non ci deludono mai. La trama non è mai banale, il testo in rima è quasi musicale, i disegni sono sempre vivaci e piacevoli. La nostra bimba di 3 anni li adora!

TRAMA: mentre vola sulla sua scopa, una strega perde il cappello, la bacchetta e il fiocco; alcuni animali la aiuteranno a ritrovarli in cambio di un giro della scopa.. finché ad un tratto la scopa si rompe e la strega finisce in balia di un drago.. ma i suoi amici animali accorreranno di nuovo in suo aiuto, riuscendo a salvarla!

PROBLEMA EDIZIONE: per questi libri esiste una miriade di edizioni diverse tra copertina flessibile o rigida, cartonati, audio libri e chi più ne ha più ne metta. Quello che non mi era mai capitato, comprando come di consueto l'edizione inglese, era che invece dell'originale mi fosse recapitata la versione americana, che non è del tutto uguale: alcuni termini non usati negli USA vengono modificati, talvolta richiedendo di riscrivere intere frasi. Purtroppo su Amazon le due versioni sono a prima vista indistinguibili, perché in entrambi i casi vengono indicati come "lingua inglese".

SOLUZIONE: ho prontamente contattato il servizio clienti di Amazon per segnalare la questione. Mi hanno spiegato che non si poteva fare una semplice sostituzione perché questa è prevista solo per richiedere lo stesso identico prodotto. Ho quindi provveduto ad effettuare il reso ed ho fatto un nuovo ordine cambiando versione. Per cercare di identificare correttamente la versione giusta, mi sono basata sull'IBAN (cercando informazioni anche su siti esterni) e sull'editore. Quindi vi consiglio di cercare di verificare prima dell'acquisto se la versione che state comprando è effettivamente quella che desiderate e, in caso di problemi, contattate l'assistenza che saprà prontamente supportarvi!

[NB. questa è la recensione associata alla versione originale inglese]

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