CAMPFIRE STORYTIME

Heartwarming kids' stories read aloud by Australian authors

Gather round, get cosy and listen in! Some of your favourite Australian children's authors sit down and read
one of their stories just for you.

'Chasing Rainbows' Kids Book Read Aloud with Katrina McKelvey

Can you reach the end of a rainbow? Is rainbow magic real? A summer shower brings the delight of a rainbow. Is there truly magic at the e...

'How To Write The Soundtrack To Your Life' - Kids' Book Read Aloud With Fiona Hardy

Murphy Parker is going to be a songwriter – if she can ever find the courage to let anyone hear her music. When Murphy dares to play one ...

'The Secret Library Of Hummingbird House' - Kids' Book Read Aloud With Julianne Negri

Hattie Maxwell is trying to make sense of her life since the Big Split. It used to be the four of them – Mum, Dad, Ivy and Hattie – again...

'The Grandest Bookshop In The World' - Kids' Book Read Aloud With Amelia Mellor

Pearl and Vally Cole live in a bookshop. And not just any old bookshop. In 1893, Cole's Book Arcade in Melbourne is the grandest bookshop...

'Bears In Space' - Kids' Book Read Aloud With Deborah Abela

Bear has plans to change his world, one space adventure at a time, and discovers just how far you can go with someone by your side. This ...

'Tricky Nick' - Kids' Book Read Aloud With Nicholas J. Johnson

It's time for another Campfire Storytime! This one is Tricky Nick, about the world's greatest magician. In this absolutely not-made-up st...

'Rainforest Feasts' - Kids' Book Read Aloud With Carolyn Eldridge-Alfonzetti

The forest is dark now. Each bug, bird and beast that slept during the day wakes up ready to feast! Can you find all the nocturnal rainfo...

Story Factory Read Aloud - With Zoe

Zoe from Story Factory is a passionate performance poet! Snuggle by the campfire and listen to her read about angels, stardust and galaxi...

'Two Tales Of Brothers From Ancient Mesopotamia' - Kids' Book Read Aloud With John Heffernan

The ancient civilisations of Mesopotamia, located in what is now Iraq, Syria and Kuwait, produced one of the world's great heroic sagas, ...

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