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Animal Tales: The Kids' Story Podcast

Animal Tales: The Kids' Story Podcast

By: Josephine Chadwick
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 Over 400 original short stories for kids! Welcome to Animal Tales, where YOU get to suggest what animals appear in each story. All our short stories are written by Alice or Simon especially for the Animal Tales podcast, and read by me, Josephine. From jungle critters to farm animals, from dinosaurs to dodos, and from unicorns to extraordinary mythical beasts, you can find them all at Animal Tales. With three new stories added every week, they're perfect for car journeys or bedtime – you can even suggest an animal you'd like to hear a story about!

Our stories are calm but fun, where kindness and thoughtfulness are often the backbone to each tale. And they're educational too, with informative animal facts after the story about the creatures featured.

We've written stories especially for childen across the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Singapore, and many more – even the Cook Islands in the middle of the Pacific ocean! We love that our stories are enjoyed by so many children and their families every week, all across the globe.

Become a PREMIUM Subscriber
You can now enjoy Animal Tales by becoming a Premium Subscriber. This gets you:
  • All episodes in our catalogue advert free
  • Bonus Premium-only episodes (one per week) which will never be used on the main podcast
  • We guarantee to use one of your animal suggestions in a story
You can sign up through Apple Podcasts or through Supercast and there are both monthly and yearly plans available.

So sit back, relax, and we'll begin...@Alice Chadwick, Simon Chadwick & Josephine Chadwick Literature & Fiction
Episodes
  • Xmas Extra: A Sabre-Toothed Christmas

    Xmas Extra: A Sabre-Toothed Christmas
    Dec 23 2025
    Especially for Christmas, here's a repeat of one of our earlier Christmas stories.
    Written especially for this podcast by Alice.

    If you enjoyed this story, please do leave us a review.

    And, if you'd like to suggest an animal for a future Animal Tales story, you can do so by emailing podcast@animaltales.uk. We would love to hear from you.

    Animal Tales Books!
    Collections of Animal Tales stories are available to buy exclusively at Amazon. Simply search for Animal Tales Short Stories or follow this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLJQZ9C9?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_sirpi

    Become a PREMIUM Subscriber
    You can now enjoy Animal Tales by becoming a Premium Subscriber. This gets you:
    • All episodes in our catalogue advert free
    • Bonus Premium-only episodes (one per week) which will never be used on the main podcast
    • We guarantee to use one of your animal suggestions in a story
    You can sign up through Apple Podcasts or through Supercast and there are both monthly and yearly plans available.

    Discover a brand new story every Monday, Wednesday and Friday – just for you!

    You can find more Animal Tales at https://www.spreaker.com/show/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast

    A Note About The Adverts
    In order to allow us to make these stories we offer a premium subscription and run adverts. The adverts are not chosen by us, but played automatically depending on the platform you listen through (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc) and the country you live in. The adverts may even be different if you listen to the story twice.

    We have had a handful of instances where an advert has played that is not suitable for a family audience, despite the podcast clearly being labelled for children. If you’re concerned about an advert you hear, please contact the platform you are listening to directly. Spotify, in particular, has proven problematic in the past, for both inappropriate adverts and the volume at which the adverts play. If you find this happening, please let Spotify know via their Facebook customer care page.

    As creators, we want your child’s experience to be a pleasurable one. Running adverts is necessary to allow us to operate, but please do consider the premium subscription service as an alternative – it’s advert free.
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    15 mins
  • Copy Christmas

    Copy Christmas
    Dec 22 2025
    The humans are up to something, and the animals in the barn can't figure out what it is.
    Written especially for this podcast by Simon.

    If you enjoyed this story, please do leave us a review.

    And, if you'd like to suggest an animal for a future Animal Tales story, you can do so by emailing podcast@animaltales.uk. We would love to hear from you.


    Animal Tales Books!
    Collections of Animal Tales children’s stories are available to buy exclusively at Amazon. Simply search for Animal Tales Short Stories or follow this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLJQZ9C9?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_sirpi


    Become a PREMIUM Subscriber
    You can now enjoy Animal Tales by becoming a Premium Subscriber. This gets you:
    • All episodes in our catalogue advert free
    • Bonus Premium-only episodes (one per week) which will never be used on the main podcast
    • We guarantee to use one of your animal suggestions in a story
    You can sign up through Apple Podcasts or through Supercast and there are both monthly and yearly plans available.

    Discover a brand new story every Monday, Wednesday and Friday – just for you!

    You can find more Animal Tales at https://www.spreaker.com/show/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast

    A Note About The Adverts
    In order to allow us to make these stories we offer a premium subscription and run adverts. The adverts are not chosen by us, but played automatically depending on the platform you listen through (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc) and the country you live in. The adverts may even be different if you listen to the story twice.

    We have had a handful of instances where an advert has played that is not suitable for a family audience, despite the podcast clearly being labelled for children. If you’re concerned about an advert you hear, please contact the platform you are listening to directly. Spotify, in particular, has proven problematic in the past, for both inappropriate adverts and the volume at which the adverts play. If you find this happening, please let Spotify know via their Facebook customer care page.

    As creators, we want your child’s experience to be a pleasurable one. Running adverts is necessary to allow us to operate, but please do consider the premium subscription service as an alternative – it’s advert free.
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    18 mins
  • NEW PREMIUM TRAILER: New Puppy

    NEW PREMIUM TRAILER: New Puppy
    Dec 19 2025
    Here’s a taster of our new Premium-only story.

    To hear it in full, please join our Premium Subscription service.

    Become a PREMIUM Subscriber
    You can now enjoy Animal Tales by becoming a Premium Subscriber. This gets you:
    • All episodes in our catalogue advert free
    • Bonus Premium-only episodes (every Friday) which will never be used on the main podcast
    • We guarantee to use one of your animal suggestions in a story
    You can sign up through Apple Podcasts or through Supercast and there are both monthly and yearly plans available.

    You can find more Animal Tales at https://www.spreaker.com/show/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast


    A Note About The Adverts
    In order to allow us to make these stories we offer a premium subscription and run adverts. The adverts are not chosen by us, but played automatically depending on the platform you listen through (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc) and the country you live in. The adverts may even be different if you listen to the story twice.

    We have had a handful of instances where an advert has played that is not suitable for a family audience, despite the podcast clearly being labelled for children. If you’re concerned about an advert you hear, please contact the platform you are listening to directly. Spotify, in particular, has proven problematic in the past, for both inappropriate adverts and the volume at which the adverts play. If you find this happening, please let Spotify know via their Facebook customer care page.

    As creators, we want your child’s experience to be a pleasurable one. Running adverts is necessary to allow us to operate, but please do consider the premium subscription service as an alternative – it’s advert free.
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    6 mins
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