Fun Kids Book Quest
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
Episodes
In this episode of BookQuest, we’re dealing with the ultimate test of survival: stepping into the unknown! Whether you’re accidentally blinking across different centuries or just trying to survive the terrifying halls of secondary school, growing up is a wild ride.
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- Amelia Tait joins the show to chat about her hilarious diary-style adventure, Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller....
The Carnegie Awards take place on 23 June, and to celebrate, this special episode of BookQuest features two authors shortlisted for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Writing.
Rob Harrell joins the show to discuss his funny and heartfelt novel about a boy trying to survive a disastrous school...
In this episode of BookQuest, we’re stepping off the edge of the map and into lands where the shadows are alive. Whether you’re dealing with ancient spirits in an enchanted woods or trying to stop a war between humans and dragons, you’re going to need some serious inner strength!
In this episode of BookQuest, we’re looking at what happens when ordinary kids are thrown into the absolute deep end of history and myth. Whether you’re dodging air raids or outsmarting skeleton armies, survival takes some serious teamwork!
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In this episode of BookQuest, we’re leaving the ordinary world behind to explore dangerous islands and ancient destinies.
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Ollie George Clark joins the show to ...
In this episode of BookQuest, we’re stepping into the shadows and blasting off into space! We’re tracking down clues, unlocking dangerous secrets, and asking what it takes to solve a mystery when the truth could change everything.
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In this episode of BookQuest, we’re balancing on the edge of high-stakes history and total social disaster. Whether you’re dodging bullets or embarrassing parents, the quest for survival is real!
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This week on BookQuest, we’re exploring two incredible historical stories about girls facing impossible odds and making tough choices.
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In this episode of BookQuest, secrets, suspense, and undercover adventures take centre stage.
Jennifer Liss joins the show to talk about a gripping story where nothing is quite what it seems and every detail matters, keeping readers guessing at every turn.
Holly Webb also features with a thrilli...
In this episode of BookQuest, we dive into two gripping interviews packed with mystery and suspense.
First, Tara and Darren Kloss join the show to talk about their dark and thrilling story, filled with shadows, danger, and hidden truths waiting to be uncovered.
Then, Emily Hourican chats about...
This week on BookQuest, we’re diving into a world of words and imagination with Poetry Pizza by Simon Mole, serving up poems that turn everyday moments into something funny, surprising and a little bit magical.
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This week on BookQuest, things get a seriously high-tech twist with DadBot 2 by Jack Noel, where family life turns chaotic when dad becomes more machine than man.
We’ve also got Beastie Bros: Dungeons & Dragonf...
This week on BookQuest, we’re diving into ridiculous comedy with Far Out Five and Olaf Falafel, a twist-filled adventure packed with unexpected moments and big laughs.
We’re also heading into a dark, icy mystery with The Frozen Curse by Jacob North, ...
This week on BookQuest, we’re blasting off into space with Tola Okogwu and Champions of the Galaxy, a fast-paced adventure where ordinary kids are thrown into an intergalactic battle.
We’ve also got Ben Davis and Postman Planet, a funny sci-fi story ...
In this episode, we dive into two brilliant stories packed with imagination, chaos, and big “what if” questions. First, The Night I Borrowed Time by Iqbal Hussain follows a boy who discovers he can freeze time. It sounds like the perfect way to fix mistakes—but he soon learns that playing with time has consequences he never expected.
Then, we meet The Overthinkers Club by Nat Luurtsema, where a group of kids with ...
This week, we’re diving into three brilliant books packed with heart, mystery and magic.
First, The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf tells the story of a group of classmates who notice the new boy is quiet, lonely and far from home — and decide to come up with a plan...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Bex is celebrating in style with a very special World Book Day episode of Fun Kids Book Quest!
First up, Bex is joined by Chris Lloyd, diving into Funny FACTopia!: World Book Day 2026: Follow the Trail of 100 Wacky Facts. Get ready for brain-boggling trivia, unbelievable true stories, and the kind of facts that’ll have you racing to tell everyone in your class.
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Welcome to the latest episode of Book Quest!
We're diving into an adventure with Abiola Bello in Wild Magic: Journey of the Lost Elephant, where a lost elephant sparks a magical journey full of surprises...
Then, unravel secrets and chase treasure in Alexander Armstrong’s Evenfall: The Golden Linnett, a thrilling tale of hidden myst...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Quest!
First up, Hana Tooke draws us deep into the eerie world of Skulkmoor, a dark, atmospheric adventure packed with secrets, danger, and twists you won’t see coming. It’s the kind of place where nothing is quite what it...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Quest!
We’re kicking things off with author and illustrator Ken Wilson-Max, who joins us to chat about The Big Green, a bold, hopeful look at our planet, bursting with big ideas about nature, community, and how small actions can make a real difference...
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