Fun Kids Book Worms

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

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July 9, 2025 31 mins

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...

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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, ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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!

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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...

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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!

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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...

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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 ...

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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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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 inspiring confidence in young readers.

And lastly, Bex is joined by Irish rugby legend Gordon...

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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 book in the Crookhaven series: The Impossible Fortress. 

And lastly, Bex is joined by TV star a...

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Bex kicks off with Sibéal Pounder’s Sprouts—set in a world where it’s Christmas every day! Join Gryla Garland and Merrilee Claus as they uncover the true meaning of the holiday.

Lastly, Bex is joined by Jordan Lees to delve into the magic and secrets of his latest fantasy epic, The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found.

That's all on this week's episode ...

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December 25, 2024 53 mins

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Today we have a very special episode, we revisit some of the wonderful authors we've had on Book Worms over4the past year as Bex recalls her favourite books of 2024, month by month.

That's all on this week's episode of Fun Kids Book Worms

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Bex gets us started with the brilliant Laurence Anholt who talks everything to do with his new book Small Stories of Great Artists which tells the tales of some of the world's most famous artists through the eyes of real children who knew them.

Next up, it's Cariad Lloyd with her new book, The Christmas Wish-tastrophe which follows the chaotic life of Lydia Marmalade, a young orphan who...

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To kick things off Bex chatted to Andy Day about his new book Dino Dad where a quirky paleontologist named Max discovers a mysterious artifact that transforms him into a dinosaur-like superhero.

Next up, it's broadcaster, Konnie Huq, who discusses her new e-novel: Children for Change. A collection of stories and illustrations from over 80 of the UK's greatest writers, aimed at inspiring...

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To kick things off Bex chatted to David Baddiel about his new book Small Fry where we meet Burger Supremo Benny where he must find a way to defeat fast food giant Bonkers Burgers who want to destroy any competition by any means necessary

Bex also speaks to Irish rugby legend Donncha O'Callaghan to chat all about Disaster Dad: Chicken Chaos where Mum is going to America to visit family f...

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