Fun Kids Book Worms
Join Bex from the children's radio station Fun Kids as she meets top authors who tell her about their books and also read us chapters from them. Plus, Bex and friends recommend their favourite kids books of the month. You can listen to Bex on Fun Kids (weekdays from 4pm) on DAB Digital Radio across the UK, on the free Fun Kids app, and online at funkidslive.com Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus
Show episodes
ELENA FAVILLI, MC GRAMMAR, BROGAN MURPHY & HUGH RAINE: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, The Adventures of Rap Kid, Wildlands & Betty and Yeti
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! First up, we have Elena Favilli, co-author of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls—the bestselling series celebrating its 10th anniversary, featuring inspiring stories of extraordinary women from history and today. Next, it’s MC Grammar and The Adventures of Rap Kid- a fast-pa
JENNY MCLACHLAN, PAMELA BUTCHART & RHIAN TRACEY: Dragon Riders of Raw, Diary of a Future Billionaire & Wink, Murder
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! First, we’re soaring into an action-packed fantasy with Jenny McLachlan’s Dragon Riders of Raw—a thrilling adventure filled with fearless heroes, high-stakes danger, and, of course, magnificent dragons! Next, get ready for some laugh-out-loud fun with Pamela Butchart’s Diary
It’s World Book Day 2025, and this week, Bex is joined by two authors whose books are available for just £1 with your World Book Day token. First up it’s award-winning author Benjamin Dean and his new book This Story Is A Lie-where Harley’s dream of joining the ‘Rising Stars’ program turns into a nightmare when he unco
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! This week, we're stepping into 1930s London with The Great Theatre Rescue by Judith Eagle, which follows Charley's story—a spirited young girl who embarks on a journey to save the theatre she loves. Next, it's Penny Boxall’s Letty and the Mystery of the Golden Thread, where
GORDON D'ARCY, ESTHER MARSHALL & GREGG MILLMAN: Let's Play Rugby, Sophie Says & The Kandy Kingdom
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! On this week's episode, Bex chats to former Hollywood screenwriter, Gregg Millman, about his new book The Kandy Kingdom- a place where the sweet treats are at war with the sours. Esther Marshall updates us with the latest addition to her Sophie Says series which is all about
CHRIS PACKHAM, SUSAN BROWNRIGG & JOEL ARCANJO: Superhero Plants, Wrong Tracks & The Impossible Fortress
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms! On this week's episode, Susan Brownrigg tells us about her latest historical adventure as we travel back to 1829 in Wrong Tracks- finding out about the beginning of the railways! Joel Arcanjo updates us on how the young thieves in training are getting along with the fourth b
