Welcome to the Barmy Book – Funny stories. Big characters. Complete and utter nonsense.
Step inside Mr Morton’s peculiar little bookshop, where every week a new story tumbles out of the Barmy Book.
Performed with voices, silliness and theatrical flair, each Bonkers Bit is about 15 minutes of audio adventure for children and the grown-ups stuck listening with them.
Every Tuesday a New Bonkers Bit! Perfect for bedtime, car journeys and bonkers breaks
Welcome to Mr Morton’s Bookshop
Step inside a peculiar little bookshop where the stories don’t stay quietly on the shelves.
Every week, Mr Morton opens the Barmy Book and a brand-new tale tumbles out, full of ridiculous characters, unexpected adventures and complete and utter nonsense.
New to the Bookshop?
You can start anywhere. There are no rules here.
But if you’re wondering which bit of bonkers to try first, these are a few good places to begin.
The Koala Who Couldn’t Cling
Meet Kevin, a perfectly normal koala with one fairly important problem.
He can’t cling.
Trees, fence posts, park signs, even Ranger Bev’s leg, Kevin slides off absolutely everything. But when sugar, peppermint and fizzy mint lemonade enter the picture, his problem suddenly becomes a whole lot stickier.
A gloriously silly tale of persistence, flying koalas and finding your own peculiar way to hang on.
Operation Sprout
Maisie Muddleby has a problem.
There is a Brussels sprout on her plate.
And her dad is behaving very suspiciously.
What begins as a perfectly ordinary battle over dinner soon involves secret plans, strange whispers, invisible teams and the looming threat of one truly appalling name.
A ridiculous tale of sprouts, stubbornness and a family dinner that gets completely out of hand.
The Granny Wars
Sophie’s two grandmothers get on brilliantly.
Until a new baby is announced and they both decide on exactly the same name.
Granny.
What follows is an increasingly ridiculous battle involving competitive cakes, branded baby gifts, campaign leaflets, suspicious lullabies and an actual Granny debate.
A gloriously silly tale of family rivalry, one-upmanship and two grandmothers who really should know better.
This Week’s Bonkers Bit
Bonkers Postbox
Got something bonkers to tell Mr Morton?
Mr Morton is always hunting for new stories, and he needs your help to track them down.
Got a brilliant title, a strange character, a ridiculous question, or even the tiniest spark of an idea?
Pop it in the Bonkers Postbox and see what it grows into.
Grown-ups, all messages should be sent with your help. We’ll never publish a child’s full name or personal details.
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No daily emails. No relentless selling. Just new stories, bookshop news and the odd thing that probably shouldn’t have escaped from the Barmy Book.
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Listen Wherever You Like
At bedtime. In the car. On the sofa. Under a blanket fort.
Listen to Mr Morton’s Barmy Book of Bonkers Bits on your favourite podcast app.
Meet Mr Morton
Mr Morton is your storyteller and shopkeeper of bonkers bits.
He opens the book, sets the scene, and brings the characters to life.
