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Saddlebottom
- Narrated by: Nigel Lambert
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Animals & Nature
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Summary
Dorothea considers it a disgrace that one of her children has the white saddle-shaped patch on his bottom, and not on his back.
Life doesn't look too promising for 'Saddlebottom', until he runs away from home and meets a very unusual cat. With the aid of a ginger tom named Bendigo, he proves his mother wrong.
Critic reviews
"Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith’s trademarks." ( Books for Your Children)
"Dick King-Smith has brought magic into the lives of millions of children." ( School Library Journal)
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- Ravenchild
- 10-10-19
Excellent
I have loved this story since I was a child originally had it on audio cassette so even now as an adult I still get enjoyment out of the story. It’s well written and well read by Nigel Lambert, I highly recommend this audiobook.