Koala Shine: The Greatest Kids Stories

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This Christmas Eve, Koko is holding his annual celebration at Cozy Cabin - and you could be on the guest list! We’d love for all our Koala Kids listeners to join the celebration, with their names written into Koko’s Cozy Christmas Eve Party, a special story released on Christmas Eve.

From November 2nd to 16th, all new members can enjoy 30 days of Koala Kids+ completely free with a yearly subscription. Tap “Try Free” on Apple Podcasts, or follow the subscription link in these show notes, choose yearly, and start listening straight away.

A yearly subscription also makes a lovely Christmas gift: a whole year of daytime adventures on Koala Shine, cozy bedtime stories on Koala Moon, and cozy adventures on Koala Tots to keep little listeners company long after the decorations come down.

While Koko gets Cozy Cabin ready, there are plenty of festive stories for Koko Club members to enjoy. Join Koko for The Christmas Lights of Moonbeam Heights, meet Spaghetti and Snowbelle with Cappy and Tito, and discover what Flick & Jumble make of The Christmas Cactus. Even Bleep Bloop is celebrating his very first alien Christmas!

Christmas is just the beginning. Members can enjoy bonus bedtime adventures every Wednesday, subscriber-only series, and extended collections throughout the year. A yearly subscription also includes a personal shout-out from Abbe!

During the day, Kelly will be keeping you company on Koala Shine. Your subscription unlocks Shadow Baddies, where a thief who looks just like Koko and some very troublesome shadows have left Un-Chill Jill trying to save the day. Yes, really. Un-Chill Jill!

To have your child included as a special guest in Koko’s Cozy Christmas Eve Party, email a screenshot of your subscription and your child’s name to support@koalakids.com by November 20th, using the subject line “Koko’s Cozy Christmas Eve Party”.

Priority will be given to new subscribers who join between November 2nd and 16th, and we’ll include as many existing subscribers as we can in the celebration too.

The episode will be free for everyone to hear on Christmas Eve. It’s set to be one of our coziest stories yet - perfect for winding down and drifting off when the excitement of Christmas Day feels just a little too big!

We can’t wait to welcome you to Koko’s party! Start your free trial in just two taps on Apple Podcasts, or, if you’re listening on Spotify or Yoto, tap the subscription link below. See you there! 🎄

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Today, the Jupiter Twins’ pet slug has vanished… and you’ll NEVER guess who’s keeping him underground!

To track him down, Jake and Lily will have to think small. Really small. But beneath their ordinary garden, something extraordinary is waiting - and finding Slip is only the beginning…

Has Slip bitten off more lettuce than he can chew? 🐌🥬

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Luke Prendergast

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Today, Betty Badger’s Halloween baking takes a strange turn when she runs out of sugar… and comes home with a bag that glows bright green!

With trick-or-treaters on their way, Betty whips up a batch of cat cookies. But when her mixing bowl starts fizzing and tiny meows come from the oven, these treats might have a few tricks of their own…

Can Betty get her baking under control before Halloween turns into complete chaos? 🐈‍⬛🎃

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Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Today, Hector and Sunny’s Halloween takes a spooky turn when a ghostly cry echoes from the old manor on the hill… and sends the trick-or-treaters running!

With pumpkins stuck on their heads, the two dogs decide to investigate. But with creaking floorboards and mysterious crashes overhead, this house has more than a few tricks in store…
Can they uncover who - or WHAT - is making all that noise? 👻🎃

If you love Koala Shine, Upgrade to Koala Kids Plus for full ad-free access to our collection of kids’ shows, with subscriber only series and 8-hour episodes ⭐️ Subscribe in two taps via Apple Podcasts or join on Supercast for Spotify, Yoto & Other Players.

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Annabel Pitcher

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Today, Potato and Beans find someone hiding in their Diner’s pantry… a ghost cat called Shudders! There’s just one problem… he’s scared of EVERYTHING!

The cats decide to teach him how to be spooky, but 'Scare School' isn’t going quite to plan…
Can they help Shudders find his courage before Halloween is over? 👻🎃

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Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Today, Jake and Lily Jupiter are determined to make their first school musical a hit!

There’s just one problem… one of the stars is a TERRIBLE singer!
The twins think a little magic might save the show, but their spell works rather too well…

Can Jake and Lily fix the musical mix-up before the curtain goes up? 🎭✨

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Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

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Attention, Koala Kids!

Something strange has been spotted in the Koala Kingdom… and on October 6th, we’ll finally discover what it is.

Shadow Baddies is almost here, our brand new series, with exciting multi-part episodes coming every month! There’ll be mysterious magic, familiar characters causing all kinds of trouble and a most unexpected hero stepping in to help…

Un-Chill Jill.

The first episode arrives right here on Koala Shine on October 6th, exclusively for Koala Kids+ subscribers.

So, if you’re not yet subscribed to our premium version of the show, you can ask your grown-up to tap Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or follow the link in our show notes to join through Spotify, Yoto or another podcast player. You’ll get access to all new Shadow Baddies episodes as they land, as well as totally ad-free listening.

Be sure to Subscribe now - before the trouble begins.

Today, Munchy is determined to become Mailman of the Month at the Koala Kingdom Postal Service!

So when a mysterious package starts banging around the mailroom, he volunteers to deliver it. There’s just one problem… it has TEETH!

Can Munchy get the bitey box to its destination without becoming its next snack? 📦🦝

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In a kingdom not so far away… where the goodies are good, the baddies are bad, and all is exactly as it should be…

Everything is about to change.

Because this October, a BRAND-NEW premium series is coming to Koala Shine!

Get ready to meet the characters you know and love… in a way you’ve NEVER seen them before.

Something strange is happening across the Koala Kingdom. Shadowy versions of familiar faces are appearing, and they’re definitely not here to make friends.

They’re darker. They’re naughtier. And they’re causing trouble wherever they go.

They are… THE SHADOW BADDIES.

And stopping them means we’ll need the help of the last person anyone expected…

Un-Chill Jill.

Filled with mystery, magic, excitement and cliffhangers, Shadow Baddies is a brand-new adventure with two nail-biting episodes every month.

Our Shadow Baddies series is launching exclusively for premium subscribers, so if you want to be one of the first to listen, , now’s the time to join Koala Kids+.

Tap “Subscribe” on Apple Podcasts, or head to the link in our show notes for Spotify, Yoto, and other players. You’ll unlock every Shadow Baddies episode as they land, as well as totally ad-free listening.

Shadow Baddies. Coming October 6th, only on Koala Shine.

Today, Jake and Lily Jupiter are taking home Professor Nibbles - the most boring classroom pet EVER!

But when a little Jupiter Twin magic reveals that this sleepy hamster has been hiding a HUGE secret, their quiet bank holiday weekend quickly descends into complete hamster havoc!

Is there more to Professor Nibbles than meets the eye? 🐹✨

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Today, Koko is travelling back over 1,400 years to experience an Anglo-Saxon school!

But with a super-strict teacher, Latin lessons and not a colouring pencil in sight, school is nothing like he expected.

And with a few unexpected visitors about to cause classroom chaos, this could be the stinkiest school day in history! 🐷💩

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Today, Prickles is heading deep into Wonder Jungle on a school trip to track down a mysterious animal.

But when he’s left with the biggest footprint of them all, Prickles worries it might belong to a terrifying monster!

Following the trail deeper into the jungle, he discovers an incredible secret and meets a creature nobody will ever believe is still alive… 🦔🦕

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Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Today, Charley has a problem… she’s completely forgotten to do her summer homework!

But when she discovers a magic lamp with a genie inside, Charley thinks she’s found the perfect way to get herself out of trouble.

Unfortunately, this genie isn’t very good at listening… and Charley’s wishes soon turn one forgotten homework project into a HUGE magical disaster!

Can Charley undo the mess and make things right? 🧞‍♂️✨

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Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Today, Koko and Kira are about to go from playing music in their garden… to rocking the biggest stage at Koalachella!

But when a huge storm sweeps through the festival, their instruments are washed away and the stage comes tumbling down!

With the festival hanging in the balance, can Koko and Kira pull off the most epic comeback ever? 🎸 🎶

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Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

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Hey hey Koala Kids, Kelly here! Well, what a summer it's been! We’ve reached the fifth and final week of Koko’s Summer Camp, which means we have one last group of very special winners to reveal. And I for one can't wait!

But before we do our grand announcement, I want to say a HUGE well done to every single camper who has joined us this summer! Whether you ticked off every challenge right from Week One, or jumped in for a few activities along the way - we've absolutely loved seeing all of your creations and it's totally brightened up our summer!

For Week Five’s challenge, we handed the microphone over to YOU and got you campers to create your very own mini podcasts! I have to say, it was so fun hearing your voices bringing your characters and adventures to life!

Of course, you weren’t going to make judging easy for us in the final week, were you?! After lots of listening, discussing… and listening all over again, we finally managed to choose our final Summer Camp 2026 winners!

So, a round of applause for our Week 5 winners…

Margaret Kominitsky, Grace Williamson in the Shetland Islands, Leannah in Indiana and Emily in Gloucestershire.

And this time, instead of me telling you about the winning entries, you’re going to get to hear them for yourselves! That's right, each of our winners are about to take over the Koala Shine microphone, and hear their very own voice live on the podcast! So stick around until the end to hear!

Remember, if you want to look back at some of the amazing creations from this summer, you can catch up with all of our Summer Camp 2026 winners over on our socials. Grab a grown-up and head to Instagram – our handle is @koalakids.fm.

Now, the competitions might be closed, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! If you fancy having a go at the activities in your own time, you can still get your hands on every single Camp Pack by joining Koala Shine+ and signing up for Koko’s Summer Camp.

You can send your completed challenges to mail@koalamoon.com right up until September.

So, from me, Koko, and everyone here at Koala Kids, a huge well done, campers. Thank you for spending your summer creating with us - and congratulations on completing Koko’s Summer Camp 2026! 🐨 🏕️

Today, we're heading to sunny Harmony Cove, where Bleep Bloop's family sets off on their very first beach vacation.

But after one very hungry little alien mistakes an inflatable floatie for a tasty snack, their relaxing day by the sea quickly turns into the silliest seaside adventure ever! 🏖️👽

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Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

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Hey, Koala Kids!

It's that time to reveal our Summer camp Week 4 Winners!

Firstly, a HUGE well done to every camper who entered! This week’s challenge was to design your very own podcast cover art - a picture that would make people stop and think “Ooh, I HAVE to listen to that episode immediately.”

And wow, you certainly gave us plenty to look at! Our inbox was packed with colorful characters, interesting settings and wonderfully creative logos.

As always, the competition was super tough! But after lots of looking, thinking and discussing, we just about managed to pick.

Our official Week Four Winner is… Orla, age 11 from Gloucestershire, with your cover art of characters Burrito & Nugget! Congratulations, Orla!

And for this week's prize, Orla's amazing creation is the actual cover art for this very episode! That's right, it's on the actual Koala Shine feed for all to see, forever! Well done Orla - you should be very proud!

But that's not all! There were four other entries that we loved so much, we simply couldn't let them go without a special Summer Camp award of their own.

So, our Week 4 Cover Art Stars are…

Emily, age 7 in Gloucestershire for your adorable cover art of Bubble and Star - the twin pigs! We particularly loved the setting you built out for them with the Sleepy Forest post office in the background!

Lily with your cover art for your story titled Rae & The Missing Baked Goods! Rae is a half dragon and half alien character, which is super creative and would definitely make us want to click on this episode!

Caitlin Brown with your artwork for your story called Ava, Snaffles & The Little Shop. We love how you’ve included one of our very own Koala Kingdom characters in your cover art.

Anaya in Hong Kong with your cover art for your story titled Brownie The Bear & The Secret Tunnel. What an intriguing title! Brownie is also such a fashionable bear - we simply can’t get enough of her!

A massive congratulations to all of you Cover Art Stars!

We'll be sharing all five of your winning entries over on our social media so everyone can see your brilliant designs! Trust me, you don’t want to miss them, so grab a grown up and head to our Instagram. Our handle is @koalakids.fm.

Don’t forget, if YOU want to hear YOUR name on the podcast and be one of our lucky winners, there's still plenty of time. Simply sign up to Koko's Summer Camp by joining Koala Shine+! It's packed with creative activities, exciting challenges, and lots of chances to bring your ideas to life all summer long. We can't wait to see what you create!

Today, we're heading to the Kitty Cosmodrome Astronaut Training Camp, where Rocket and Nova compete for the chance to become real Catstronauts!

With daring challenges, fierce competition and shiny KATSA Star Badges up for grabs, only the very best recruit will make the team. 🙀 🚀

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Annabel Pitcher

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

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Hey, Koala Kids!

It's Kelly here with a super exciting announcement: it's time to reveal our Week Three Summer Camp winners!

First of all, a HUGE well done to everyone who entered. We've been blown away by your brilliant stories as you whisked your characters away on magical adventures all across the Koala Kingdom.

Choosing just four winners? Honestly, it was SO tricky! But after lots and lots of reading (and even more debating!), we've finally made our decision.

Our Week Three Story Winners are…

Grace for your heartwarming story about Teddy the toy bear, who shows Koko and Kira all around Scotland!

Sarah White in Canada for your imaginative adventure featuring Jema the dog, who enjoys a stay at the Perfect Pet Hotel with Hector & Sunny!

Leo Stenhouse in Maryland for your wonderful story about Victoria the puffin taking her very first flight!

And, last but not least, Leannah for your wild adventure where Patti the platypus and Belle the cow race to repair magical portals, encountering crystals, a slime river, and lava along the way!

Big congratulations to all four of our amazing winners!

For this week’s prize, I’ll be reading out a section of each of your incredible stories. Listen to this episode to hear your creations come to life!

To read the full stories, grab a grown-up and head on over to our Instagram @⁠koalakids.fm⁠.

Don't forget, if you want to hear YOUR name on the podcast and be one of our lucky winners, there's still plenty of time to sign up for Koko's Summer Camp by joining ⁠KoalaShine+⁠!

It's packed with creative activities, exciting challenges and lots of chances to bring your imagination to life all summer long.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Today, we're heading to the beautiful Greek island of Skyros, where Marinos and Stefanos are ready for the perfect surfing day... until the waves disappear.

Can one cheeky plan save the day, or will it unleash something much bigger? 🌊🔱

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Luke Prendergast

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis