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Children's Talking Books

The best of the spoken word from RNIB's Talking Book Studios.

New episodes every Saturday at 9am with a repeat on Sunday at 3pm and Tuesday at 6pm.

Enjoy an unabridged audiobook for the young or young at heart, serialised over a number of weeks, only on RNIB Connect Radio. Our featured book is Five children and It by Edith Nesbit.

It was the Psammead, the grumpy sand-fairy that could, if in the mood, grant a wish a day. When the five children befriend him they find that each wish granted often has a sting in its tail.

It's read by Elizabeth Proud for 6 weekly episodes until the 6th of December.

Five children and It by Edith Nesbit

6 episodes

Five Children and It by E. Nesbit. The cover features whimsical blue and gold designs with stars and swirls surrounding an illustration of a small, brown, mythical creature with large ears, antennae, and human-like arms. The title and author’s name are written in white and light blue text on a teal background.