Bobby in Search of a Birthday: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Bobby in Search of a Birthday, credited to Lebbeus Mitchell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Bobby in Search of a Birthday by Lebbeus Mitchell. Read in English by Phil Chenevert Bobby is a little orphan boy of about 5 who discovers he has somehow lost his 'birfday' and decides to go looking for it. This epic quest takes him into strange places and meetings with people who are sometimes scoffing, but mostly kind and helpful to the small tot. Does he find his birfday? Well I can't tell you that, you will just have to listen. If you like warm, sweet stories with a great ending, this is for you! A delightful tale full of whimsy and fun. - Summary by phil chenevert

Recording facts

• Recording title: Bobby in Search of a Birthday
• Author credits: Lebbeus Mitchell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 8
• Listed recording duration: 1:09:30

Track guide

1. 01 - Once When Bobby Wasn't Left Behind. — 5:38
2. 02 - The Boy With Eight Birthdays. — 11:02
3. 03 - Hunting for the Thing You Mustn't Think About — 10:44
4. 04 - The Lady Who Likes Little Boys. — 11:35
5. 05 - The Man With the Pocketful of Quarters Reappears — 7:34
6. 06 - The Borrowed Birthday. — 8:39
7. 07 - ''All the Perquisites Pertaining Thereto.'' — 9:09
8. 08 - ''Fathers and Mothers and Things Like That.'' — 5:09

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