Womble Stories
by Elisabeth Beresford; audiobook read by Bernard Cribbins (BBC, 1976)
Six bite-sized Womble stories much in the vein of the five-minute TV episodes, read by Bernard Cribbins for a 1976 LP recording. By staying true to their personalities, various of the loveable, childlike Wombles stray briefly (and safely) into happily ended difficulties.
Winnie-the-Pooh
by A. A. Milne (Methuen, 1926)
audiobook read by Bernard Cribbins (Bolinda, 2015)
Winnie-the-Pooh has never lost its appeal as a collection of gentle, safe children’s tales featuring loveable anthropomorphised animals with foibles. Bernard Cribbins upholds the tradition of making Piglet sound unspeakably annoying, but redeems himself by giving us Eeyore à la Geoff Boycott.