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
Episodes
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
This week, we’ve got a magical line-up of stories you won’t want to miss!
First, Harriet Muncaster introduces The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: The New School, a sparkling new adventure full of magic, misch...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, it’s Maisie Chan with Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past, a thrilling adventure full of time-travel and unexpected twists.
Next, we hear from Punam Krishan, whose Superhero’s First Aid Manual is packed with clever tips and heroic antics for aspiring superheroes.
And finally, Skye McKenna joins us with Stonewitch, a magical tale o...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, it’s Nicola Davies’ Skrimsli, an epic adventure following a brave tiger and his friends on a wild animal quest.
Next, Ben Newell’s Magical Miniature Worlds is packed with clever, creat...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, Georgia Channon — author of The Curse of the Silvan Oaks. If you love mysteries, magical forests, and just a sprinkle of danger… this one is for you!
Next, Patrick Kane, who writes Human 2.0. Patrick’s stories explore ...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, Andy Shepherd’s The Wood Where Magic Grows is full of surprises — who
knows what kind of magic you’ll find hiding in the trees?
Scarlett Li's The Lucky House Detective Agency introduces a detective like no other and
a house packed with clues and lucky twists. Ready to solve the mystery...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, Alex Field’s Ava Spark: Hello, I’m Here! highlights the power of using your
voice and the impact of kindness.
And to close the show, Bettany Hughes takes us back in time to explore the lives of
Roman kids—right from your own backyard!
That'...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, we’re making a splash with Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing, where
Martin Stewart plunges us into an eco-adventure bursting with mystery, danger, and
deep-sea secrets.
Next, Jennifer Claessen bends time itself in Netta Becker and the Timeline Crime, a
twisty time-travel mystery that’ll...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
This week, Bex chats to Terri Libenson about her new book Entirely Emmie, a graphic novel about friendship and perspective.
Plus, there’s Vivi Conway and the Lost Hero by Lizzie Huxley-Jones—a fast-paced...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
There’s swashbuckling, secret missions, and even a magical sword in Pirate Academy: Sword Echoes—Justin Somper’s latest pirate adventure is as daring as they come.
Over in the picture book corner, ...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
Get ready, book lovers we have a very special episode installed for you this week!
It’s time to celebrate the stories and storytellers that have captured the hearts and
imaginations of young readers across the UK – with The Week Junior Book Awards!
First up, it’s Deborah Meaden Talks Money, in the running for Factual Book of the...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
Bex is joined by dyslexia champion Kate Griggs, whose new book Xtraordinary People celebrates how thinking differently is a real superpower.
Clare Harlow stops by to talk about Ti...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, Bex is joined by TikTok historian Suzie Edge whose hilarious new book -
History Stinks! Wee, Snot and Poo Through Time - brings history to life in all its
gruesome, revolting glory.
Finally, think you can crack the case? GT Karber brings brain-bending mysteries for
young minds in Murdle Junior.
That's all on this week's episode...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
This week on Bookworms, we plunge into the shadowy streets of Victorian London with Deep Dark by Zohra Nabi.
And to close the show, award-winning author Frann Preston-Gannon joins Bex to dive into her magical new adventure, Little Lim and the Golden Treasure.
That's all on this week's episode of Fun Kids Bo...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, Nicola Baker whisks us away to the countryside in Whistledown Farm: Meeting Meg, where magical animals and ancient secrets stir beneath the soil.
And lastly, myth and mayhem awaits in Ash Bond's Peregrine Quinn: Mask of Chaos.
That's all on this week's episode of Fun Kids Book Worms!
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, get ready for time-travel twists as Radio 1 star, Greg James, and co-author, Chris Smith, join Bex to chat about their new book, The Kid Who Fell Through Time.
Next, Tamsin Mori reveals the magic behind The Watcher, book two in her Gargoyles series.
Eve Wersocki-Morris brings 1950s London to life in Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed, a myste...
Welcome to the latest episode of Book Worms!
First up, it's Claire Hatcher-Smith's Mizzy's Mysteries which follows twelve-year-old Mizzy as she proves to the world she can solve mysteries just like Sherlock Holmes.
Next, it’s Pádraig Kenny's After, where Jen and her father are making their way across a deserted world after a technological collapse brought civilization to an end!
...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-paced, rhyme-filled adventure about the power of words...
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!
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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 uncovers a chilling threat—someone wants him ...
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...
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