Fun Kids Book Worms

Hosted ByBex Lindsay

Hear about the latest kids books, meet the authors and listen to them reading their stories. 

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!

Fun Kids Book Worms is a great vehicle to reach vociferous readers that combines book reviews with interviews of the country’s famous authors and readings from their brilliant books.

As an environment, the podcast is perfect for publishers wanting to introduce children to new titles. This can be in the form of sponsor credits, spot advertising or sponsored readings/audiobook extracts.

Hachette used the podcast last Summer to talk about their new titles…


All Episodes

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 th…

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…

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 Lis…

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…

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 …

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 …

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,…

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…

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 Jenne…