Listen to these 7 fab and festive Christmas audio stories for kids!
It’s that magical time of year, so to celebrate, the Kinderling Kids Radio crew are featuring seven fantastic festive stories all the way up to Christmas Day! You’ll be laughing out loud as Pig the Pug ambushes Santa, while Macca the Alpaca really gets into the spirit of giving, and the Hippopotamus On The Roof Eating Christmas cake will get the whole family into the Christmas vibe!
7 fab and festive Christmas audio stories for kids
Pig the Elf
With a present list longer than Trevor, it’s clear that Pig LOVES Christmas like nobody’s business! He’s determined to stay up all night to see Santa, but will Pig’s greed be his undoing? Written and illustrated by Aaron Blabey. Read by Buzz the Bandleader. Published by Scholastic Australia.
Click here to listen to Pig the Elf now.
Bouncing Bouncing Little Joeys: A Bush Christmas
Written by CBCA Honour Book author Lesley Gibbes, this rhyming book captures the excitement of making cards and decorating the Christmas tree, and features gorgeous watercolour illustrations by Doris Chang. Read by Angie Who. A Lothian Children’s Book published by Hachette.
Click here to listen to Bouncing Bouncing Little Joeys: A Bush Christmas now.
Santa’s Gone Surfing
When Santa gets to the southern hemisphere he’s way too hot in his red suit, so he ditches the sleigh for a surfboard and heads for the beach. Now it’s up to Trev, his old ute and a flock of emus to save Christmas. Can they do it? Written by P. Crumble, illustrated by Thomas Fitzpatrick. Read by Lucy Suze Taylor. Published by Scholastic Australia.
Click here to listen to Santa’s Gone Surfing now.
Christmas Wonder
The lead up to Christmas is always a flurry of family traditions like cooking, baking, decorating and wrapping! Written by Vikki Conley, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini. Read by Fenella Kernebone. Published by Affirm Press.
Click here to listen to Christmas Wonder now.
Macca’s Christmas Crackers
With a little help from his best friend Al, Macca the alpaca discovers the spirit of giving – just in time! Written and illustrated by Matt Cosgrove. Read by Travis Nippard. Published by Scholastic Australia.
Click here to listen to Macca’s Christmas Crackers now.
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Star!
The old lady with an insatiable appetite is back! She’s moved on from flies and this time has Christmas in her sights, so look out Santa! P. Crumble has done it again with a very silly take on this classic nursery rhyme. Illustrated by Louis Shea, read by the awesome ARIA-nominated Lah-Lah, from Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band! Published by Scholastic Australia.
Click here to listen to There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Star! now.
Ho! Ho! Ho! There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Christmas Cake
Everyone’s favourite hippopotamus is back on the roof! And this time he’s eating Christmas cake! Written and read by Hazel Edwards, illustrated by Deborah Niland. Published by Penguin Random House Australia.
Click here to listen to There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Christmas Cake now.
Plus win ALL these books!
Kinderling is ALSO giving away all seven stories (plus a couple extra) to one lucky listener, click here to enter the draw – but be quick! It closes on 5 December.
And don’t forget, you can tune in to Kinderling on your digital radio or their free app for Story of the Week every evening at 5pm to hear a yuletide tale from some of your favourite authors. Or click through to listen to the stories below any time you like!
This post originally appeared on Kinderling.
