June Club Card Picks are here!
Hello, listeners! It’s May, and we’ve got the perfect Bank Holiday treat for you: your June Club Card Picks. Yay! This month, we’ve got a wide selection of magical fairy tales, bouncing musical beats, funny stories and more that the whole family is sure to enjoy. Happy choosing!
This Month’s Exclusives
This month’s exclusive Yoto Club Cards include a magical new Yoto Original and an adventure-filled tale set in the great outdoors!
First Fairy Tales
Author: Yoto
Age range: 3-5, 5-8
Running time: 1 hr 30 mins
Climb a beanstalk with Jack, help out the Gingerbread Man and spin gold with Rumpelstiltskin in this magic-packed Yoto Original! Featuring ten classic tales and fables retold specially for younger children, Five Minute Fairy Tales brings stories to life with immersive sound effects and lively narration - at only five minutes each! Perfect for listening on-the-go with headphones, or at home with all the family, this Card is just right (sorry, Goldilocks!) for any occasion.
The stories included on this Card are: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Hare and the Tortoise, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Enormous Turnip, The Gingerbread Man, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Princess and the Pea, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin.
Big Sky Mountain
Author: Alex Milway
Age range: 5-8
Running time: 1 hr 45 mins
An exhilarating new series set in the great outdoors, from Hotel Flamingo author Alex Milway.
Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone!
Rosa has come from the city to live with Grandma Nan in the wilds of Big Sky Mountain. And what surprises are in store for her! Grandma Nan is not exactly an ordinary grandma, and Big Sky Mountain is like nowhere Rosa has dreamed about before. Grandma Nan lives in an old wooden cabin with Albert the moose and Little Pig the pygmy owl, and spends every day out on adventures. From canoeing down rapids to making friends with the local animals, life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain!
Rosa has a lot to learn, and when unexpected visitors to the mountain cause a bit of a ruckus, can she rise to the challenge, and be the mountain girl Grandma Nan needs her to be?
This Month’s Swaps
As always, you can swap out this month’s picks for some Card Store favourites. We’ve got eight options to choose from, from musical collections and hilarious tales to classic stories and inspirational football tales.
Peter and the Wolf
Artist: Sergey Prokofiev
Age range: All ages
Running time: 1 hr 13 mins
A classical music card that’s enjoyable for all. Dame Edna Everage narrates three musical stories introducing children to the orchestra. This card is part of Naxos Children’s Classics series - musical stories captivatingly told by well-known storytellers.
YolanDa’s Band Jam
Artist: YolanDa Brown
Age range: All ages
Running time: 29 mins
Get jamming with YolanDa Brown and her album of bouncing beats guaranteed to put a spring in your step! Written and performed by award-winning saxophonist and CBBC star YolanDa, these songs are all about getting involved and getting moving.
Mermaids and Fairy Dust
Artist: Christiane Kerr
Age range: 0-2 and 3-5
Running time: 57 mins
From leading yoga instructor and Montessori teacher Christiane Kerr comes this superb meditation album! Designed to help children relax and enhance feelings of happiness and contentment, this album comprises 4 themes: Creative Meditations, Floating Meditations, Soothing Meditations and Peaceful Meditations. Each theme comprises four individual creative visualisations.
Drawing upon her vast experience of working with children, Christiane skilfully guides little ones to the creative part of their mind through a number of carefully scripted story meditations, each with an underlay of subtle sound effects and gentle music. This audio can be used at home with your children or as a teaching resource.
Fun Kids Junior
Artist: Fun Kids
Age range: 3-5
Running time: N/A
Get those toes tapping with songs aimed at preschoolers, and wind down with bedtime stories and lullabies overnight. Fun Kids Radio has been broadcasting digitally for more than ten years, and this offshoot curates music and more for the littlest listeners.
Please Note: This title may contain advertisements. These ads are created by Fun Kids and are not affiliated with Yoto.
The Smartest Giant in Town
Author: Julia Donaldson
Age range: 3-5, 5-8
Running time: 30 mins
George wishes he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-size clothes, he decides it's time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he's the smartest giant in town… until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help – and his clothes! Includes the original audiobook with music, a read-along version, and The Smartest Giant song.
Claude in the City
Author: Alex T. Smith
Age range: 5-8
Running time: 18 mins
Claude is no ordinary dog - he leads an extraordinary life! When Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes set off for work, Claude decides what adventure he wants to have that day. Today he and Sir Bobblysock go to the city for the very first time. They have tea in a cafe, go shopping and visit a museum. It is all very normal until...Claude accidentally foils a robbery and becomes the local hero!
BBC Children’s Classics: The Jungle Book
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Age range: 5-8, 8-12
Running time: 2 hrs 15 mins
A full-cast adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s famous animal tale. Complete with jungle sounds and music, follow the adventures of Mowgli as he is rescued from the formidable tiger Shere Khan and adopted by a wolf pack! Starring Eartha Kitt as Kaa, Freddie Jones as Baloo, Jonathan Hyde as Bagheera and Nisha Nayar as Mowgli.
Ultimate Football Hero: Mbappé
Author: Matt & Tom Oldfield
Age range: 5-8, 8-12
Running time: 2 hrs 48 mins
Meet Kylian Mbappé - Ultimate Football Hero.
Kylian Mbappe has the world at his feet. The young French striker's goals, skills and fearless attacking spirit earned him a £166 million transfer to French champions Paris Saint-Germain, to take on the best teams in Europe with new teammate Neymar. And at the 2018 World Cup, Kylian was the star player, his goals firing France to victory in the final. Now as a world champion, he has just one goal left - to become the best player ever.
And that’s it! We hope you enjoy your Club options this month, and we’ll be back on June 1st with a whole new selection of cards to choose from. Happy listening!
