The Pelbunkin

By: Dina Gregory

Narrated by: Stephen Hogan

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All alone in the bath, five-year-old Benny invents a story about a terrifying creature that lives in the plughole.

Just as he reaches the part about the creature’s appetite for toes, Benny feels something brush against his legs....

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Compares to Shel Silverstein :)

I have found a new favorite author . . . whose wit and imagination is right up there with Shel Silverstein . . . I've bought all his books for my daughter as she grew up, and now my granddaughter (who is so like her mother) is enjoying those same books. Well, now grandma is gonna be introducing Abby to Dina Gregory . . . we all need a good dose of laughter, mixed with imagination and wonder. Soon Abby and I will be discussing the horrible Pelbunkin that hides down the bath drain!

Delightfully scary story

Delightfully scary story, underscoring the dangers of children bathing without their parents nearby to fend off noxious creatures.

Best toe scare since Little Piggy

This little piggy went to the market … wait for the squees of terror and delight.
Perfectly written and narrated for parents and grandparents everywhere.

Excellent for ALL ages through adult! 🤗

I LOVE THIS BOOK! Excellent to enjoy with vivid imagery, great story, and a FANTASTIC way to integrate vocabulary naturally surrounded by context clues with them 100% engaged & unaware they are even learning! THANK YOU DINA GREGORY!

I had 4th grade children underneath a blanket with eyes bulging listening to this story! I did a quick assessment & asked the 5 girls if they knew what's the words petrified, bulging, stench, peril, reared, glimpse, or evaded meant and not one of them knew any of these words. I also asked them if they had ever been told they were not allowed to read younger children's books because they were too babyish. All of the children nodded in a shameful manner.

At the end we went over the words again and they all knew the meanings. They fully could see what I was teaching on writing skills with descriptive writing, beginning, middle, end, AND a 'Gotcha' or cliffhanger at the last leaving your reader in awe at the twist. The best was they now love the freedom to be able to read anything they love. 💖

OUTSTANDING BOOK! WELL DONE. 🎶

Good children story

I wonder what happens next? Dina Gregory is a master of these short stories. I always look forward to listening to her work.