Fun Kids Book Club

Ian Mark on Monsters Bite Back and his book of MONSTERS!

Welcome to this week’s episode of Book Worms, where you’ll be learning all about monsters, fantasy lands, and butts! Bex is chatting to Ian Mark about his new book Monsters Bite Back, the second book in the Monster Hunting series! Ian admits to having …

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Calling all detectives: murders, mysteries, and codes to break!

Welcome to this week’s Book Worms! Bex is chatting to author Alasdair Beckett-King and illustrator Claire Powell about their new book Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum. Find out how they wrote and illustrated together, and what beloved mystery au…

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Joseph Coelho on Stepping Into Stories Festival!

Welcome to this week’s episode of Book Worms! We’ve got an episode full to the BRIM with literature goodness. 
First up, Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho talks Stepping Into Stories Festival, a wonderful London-based literature festival t…

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Elle McNicoll talks Like A Curse, her sequel to Like A Charm!

Welcome to another episode of Book Worms! This week, Bex is chatting to Elle McNicolll on Like A Curse. What inspired the characters and what can we expect from her stirring sequel? Join Elle on her first time in the Fun Kids studio! 
Plus, we have Li…

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Abi Elphinstone gives Peter Pan a new story in Saving Neverland!

Happy 2023! This week on the first Book Worms episode of the year, Bex chats to Abi Elphinstone on her new book Saving Neverland! Find out how Abi felt reading the original Peter Pan, challenges writing his character, and what themes arise in this new …

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Revisiting the BEST BITS of 2022!!!

In this special throwback episode of Book Worms, Bex gets reflective and takes a trip down memory lane with highlights from this year.
Kicking off the show, Alison Hammond talks about her fantastic book on black people in British history Black in Time…

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A.F. Steadman on Skandar and the Unicorn Thief!

This week on Book Worms Bex talks to A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, on her writing process and her likes and dislikes in a quick-fire ‘this or that’ round! Plus a glimpse into her next book… 
Historicist and author Greg Jenn…

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This is Book Worms

Book Worms is the fortnightly show where we meet some of your favourite authors, find out the stories behind their stories, and hear exclusive readings too!
Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get this show ad-free along wit…

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Matthew Sayed and Kathy Weeks advise us on how to argue!

On this week’s episode of Book Worms, Bex tackles the topics of arguments and how best to have them in an interview with Matthew Sayed and Kathy Weeks! Bex and the duo discuss the inspirations behind Matthew’s book What Do YOU Think?, where we delve in…

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Emma Louise and Adam B on ADAM WINS THE INTERNET!

This week on Book Worms, Adam B chats to Emma Louise about the inspiration for his new book, Adam Wins the Internet! He chats about visiting his old primary school, what to expect on his new book tour, and gives us an inside look at an excerpt from Ada…

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