Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt

R.A. Spratt

This is a weekly podcast of funny stories for kids. There are side-splitting versions of my own fractured fairy tales. Also short stories from some of my best-selling books, featuring characters from 'The Adventures of Nanny Piggins' and 'Friday Barnes, Girl Detective'. The stories are perfect for bedtime, long car rides or even if you're just stuck waiting a really long time at the doctor's office. They're written for 7-11 year olds but these are tales the whole family can enjoy. The silliness is ageless. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoy recording it. After years of being a children's author, typing away in my office with only my goldfish for company, I was bursting to tell my stories out-loud and with lots of silly voices! So please - sit back, get comfy and enjoy some amazing, some silly and some just plain ludicous tales direct from my imagination to you.

Episodes

Q&A Anniversary Celebration

To celebrate the 4th anniversary of this podcast and the 10th anniversary of the Friday Barnes book series, I asked listeners to send in their questions for me to answer.If you want to watch the video of this podcast, here's the youtube link... https://youtu.be/SShLeYTKNh8Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Mar 5, 2024

1 hr 23 min

Friday Barnes 12, Collision Course - Opening Two Chapters

Here are the first two chapters from my new book, the latest in the Friday Barnes series. If you like it - please do buy a copy - it's a great way to support this show. If you're overseas and the physical book is not available in your area, you can get the ebook or the audibook.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Feb 27, 2024

14 min

Friday Barnes and the Case of the Locked Door

Friday and Melanie arrive in Paris for their undercover mission at the Louvre, there's one slight problem - they can't get into the bathroom. Their room mate has locked herself in, and Melanie just drank three bottles of water. Can Friday get that door open?Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Feb 20, 2024

24 min

'The Six Labours of Theseus' as told by Nanny Piggins

After accidentally destroying their television in an enthusiastic game of Dodge Shoe, Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of Theseus. Not the story in the Labyrinth, but his origin story where it turns out he is a she and a pig and related to Nanny Piggins, who battled six different guardians to the Underworld.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Feb 13, 2024

24 min

'The Peasant's Wise Daughter' as told by Nanny Piggins

Nanny Piggins tells a story from Grimm's Fairy Tales that was based on her very clever distant cousin, who solved a king's riddle.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Feb 6, 2024

21 min

'Hercules and the Golden Apples' as told by Nanny Piggins

Nanny Piggins tells the children the story of Hercules and how he rescued Prometheus, tricked Atlas and was responsible for the creation of a really top notch lemon tart.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Jan 30, 2024

29 min

'The Bremen Town Musicians' as told by Nanny Piggins

Nanny Piggins tells the story of her cousin Helga the donkey, how she fought off a crime wave and very nearly invented Rock 'n Roll 200 years ahead of schedule.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Jan 23, 2024

18 min

'Orpheus and the Underworld' as told by Nanny Piggins

When the children come home from school and discover a 60 piece orchestra in their front yard, Nanny Piggins explains the importance of always carrying two marshmallows in your pockets. Something the women in her family have been doing ever since the Ancient Greek Story days.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Jan 16, 2024

28 min

'The Ballad of Mulan' according to Nanny Piggins

Nanny Piggins tells the story of her distant relative, Mulan, who fought in the Northern Chinese army 1600 years ago.Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Jan 9, 2024

21 min

'Boris the Big Star' with Nanny Piggins - Part 2

Nanny Piggins goes down to the movie set to get Boris fired. Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattSupport the showFor information about live shows use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/To buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2

Jan 2, 2024

12 min