The Invisible Friend Who Was Real

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. In Whirligig Hill, every roof has its own colourful whirligig, and eight-year-old Bice has a special gift: she hears everything. An ant’s footsteps. The snap of a biscuit. Even the rumbling tummy of Pomodoro, her cat. She also has a friend nobody can see: Zeffirino, a tiny puff of wind who smells of mint and laughs like a little bell inside a glass. The trouble is, nobody believes her, and Tito, the boy who shares her desk, keeps asking for proof. Then, two days before the Kite Festival, Mr Plugwell rolls into the village: a small, round inventor with a very tall top hat and a copper machine called the Draught-Guzzler, which gobbles up the wind. The whirligigs stop, the kites stay on the ground, and Zeffirino vanishes into a glass jar. To find him, Bice must pass three tests, win over the people who doubt her and trust the thing she does best: listening. Even to someone who grumbles. A gentle, funny fairy tale in five acts about friendship, trust and the art of listening, written for children aged 6 to 10 and for the grown-ups who listen with them. Along the way there is a granny who was once a kite champion, a cat who gets stuck halfway through a cat flap, and a hundred jars full of breezes, draughts and even a horse’s sneeze. The audiobook runs for about sixteen minutes and is read by a digital narrator in clear British English, at a calm pace designed for young listeners. From "The Stories of Nina": educational stories that leave children with a small lesson to carry into the next day. Duration - 15m. Author - Nina Bellafoglia. Narrator - Digital Voice Adela Neutral E. Published Date - Thursday, 01 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Nina Bellafoglia ©.