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The Grouchy Ladybug Audiobook, by Eric Carle Play Audiobook Sample

The Grouchy Ladybug Audiobook

The Grouchy Ladybug Audiobook, by Eric Carle Play Audiobook Sample
Release Date: March 24, 2026
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Read By: Kevin R. Free Publisher: Penguin Random House Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.13 hours at 2.0x Speed
Release Date: March 24, 2026
Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798217347391

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

4

Longest Chapter Length:

08:11 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

17 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

02:27 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

61
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Publisher Description

From Eric Carle, New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and From Head to Toe, comes the classic story of one very grouchy ladybug.



As children follow the Grouchy Ladybug on her journey, they will learn the important concepts of time, size, and shape, as well as the benefits of friendship and good manners.

For generations, The Grouchy Ladybug has delighted listeners of all ages with the story of a bad-tempered bug who won't say "please" or "thank you," won't share, and thinks she is bigger and better than anyone else.

Listeners will love how this testy ladybug introduces them to many new animals and learns that maybe being grouchy isn’t always the best option.

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About Eric Carle

Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading children’s book illustrators and author of more than seventy books, including the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart. He was the recipient of many honors, including the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others.The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which he and his wife Bobbie founded, opened in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002.

About Kevin R. Free

Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.