Is This a Plum? audiobook vs book: which should you choose?
A rhyming, call-and-response picture book with die-cut holes, for children aged 2 and up.
Short answer: for the Is This a Plum? audiobook vs book choice, we say read the printed book (100% confidence, clear cut). There is no audiobook of this picture book on Audible UK or Audible US, so the book wins by default. The holes and pictures are the book.
Read the printed book
A picture book built around holes in the page, with no audiobook: the book is the only format.
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Confidence 100%, which puts it in the clear cut band. Bands run from close call at 50 to 64, through leaning at 65 to 79 and clear at 80 to 94, up to clear cut at 95 and above.
The book at a glance
| Format | UK edition |
|---|---|
| Audiobook | None found on Audible UK or US |
| Puffin, 40 pages, 23 April 2026 | |
| Kindle | No Kindle edition found on Amazon UK |
| Age | 2 and up |
| Shortlisted | Waterstones Book of the Year 2026 |
Audible UK and US catalogues and Amazon UK checked 30 October 2026.
Checked 30 October 2026.
Is This a Plum?
Dan Ojari and Finn Ojari
- Genre
- Picture book
- First published
- 23 April 2026
- Length
- 40 pages (Puffin)
- On audio
- No audiobook
- Shortlisted
- Waterstones Book of the Year 2026
On this page
Why we reached this verdict
Every book on this site is checked against the same thirteen questions, but only when there is a choice to make. Availability comes first: if only one format exists, that format wins.
No audiobook of Is This a Plum? was found on Audible UK or Audible US on 30 October 2026. It is a picture book whose die-cut holes and pictures are the story. With only one format available, the verdict is read at 100%, and the thirteen criteria are not scored. If a recording appears, we will score it in full.
What this book actually is
Is This a Plum? is a rhyming, call-and-response picture book by the brothers Dan and Finn Ojari, published by Puffin on 23 April 2026 for children aged 2 and up. Die-cut holes in the pages are part of the game.
It is on the Waterstones Book of the Year 2026 shortlist.
The case for reading it
The holes and the pictures are the book: a child guesses what is behind each page before it turns. It is made to be read aloud together.
The case for listening to it
There is no audiobook to listen to, and no Kindle edition was found. If an audiobook appears, it will be scored in full.
Who should ignore this verdict
Nobody needs to: there is no audiobook to choose instead.
Audiobook
- No audiobook found on Audible UK or US (30 October 2026)
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Start hereHow we decide
The thirteen questions behind every verdict on this site.
Questions people ask
Is there an audiobook of Is This a Plum?
No. None was found on Audible UK or Audible US on 30 October 2026.
How many pages is it?
40, in the Puffin edition.
Who is it by?
Dan Ojari and Finn Ojari.
Is it on the Waterstones Book of the Year 2026 shortlist?
Yes.
Should I read or listen?
Read it together, at 100%. There is no audiobook.
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How this verdict was reached
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- The criteria: read the thirteen questions in full.
- What we checked for this book: Audible UK and US, Amazon UK and Penguin UK (Puffin).
- Verdict last reviewed: 30 October 2026. Editions and narrators change, so verdicts are rechecked annually.
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