Childrens audio books. Audio books on cd. Funny animal stories for children-Storytime Africa

Our childrens audio books comprise three separate CD volumes of original, funny animal stories. There are five different African animal stories per volume, stories that will whisk you away into a world of fun and imagination, where anything is possible, and set you thinking in a way you’ve probably never thought before.

Each story is introduced by a short song and read by the author, John Bush, to a delightful backdrop of music and sound effects.

Click the button to listen to a short musical introduction to each story.

Please be patient. These files are about 200kb and are in MP3 format.

1. The Warthog’s Tail

The warthog’s tail is a wonderful wonder,
When he runs it stands up, when he stands it goes under.
Why does the warthog’s tail behave so?
Listen carefully and you will know!

2. The Giraffe who got in a Knot

When Cardwell Giraffe started his chewing,
He forgot to watch just what he was doing!

Published by Red Fox - ISBN No: 009 945989

3. Hello Tortoise

Hello, Tortoise. Please do tell,
What do you look like out of your shell?

4. The Cross-With-Us Rhinoceros

There’s a Cross-With-Us Rhinoceros
Charging down on top of us,
A Cross-With-Us Rhinoceros but WHY ?!?!?

5. The Baboon and the Grunders

There’s a legend that every baboon knows well,
A legend that every baboon loves to tell.

Published by Red Fox - ISBN No: 009 946359 8

1.The Bungle in the Jungle

Baboon starts to think about changing his dress,

Which lands the animals in a terrible mess.

Published by Red Fox - ISBN No: 009 945993 0

2.The Giraffe with the magic tail

Girralph the giraffe was a giraffe apart,
With a magical tail and a generous heart.

3.Hello Hippo

Hello, Hippo.
Where would you go
If your world iced up
And it started to snow?

4.The Frog who Lost her Hop

Alas, at the height of a long, joyous hop,
This forest tree frog came down with a plop.

5.The Baboon who went to the Moon

One night when the moon shone full in the sky,
Baboon tried to jump there, he jumped so high.
But the moon is as high as high can be....

“I recently ....bought CD Volume 1. My daughter and her friends are wearing the CD out with the amount of times they are listening to it. “

Jill, USA

1.Hoppy Christmas

It was Christmas and Santa was travelling the world
With gifts for every boy and girl.
Things were fine. He was sailing along.

2.The Unspotted Giraffe

On his whole, long body there was not, not, not,
Not a speck, not a dot, not a sign of a spot.

3.The Fish who could Wish

In the deep blue sea, in the deep of the blue,
Swam a fish who could wish
And each wish would come true.

5.King Baboon’s New Year Party

The old year was all but a part of the past
When Boonwah Kung made his mind up at last.
”For far too long we have all been divided.
We must have a party. ‘Tis done I’ve decided.”