Listen to the full story in the app.
Enjoy this and hundreds more exclusive stories from our multi-Emmy winning storytellers.
Try the app for free today!The Junkyard Audiobook Story Series: Episode 2 - Old Crick
Enter, Mr Crick! His surprising frog-robot personality surprises the junkyard neighbourhood! Joe and Mike discover the important letter he’s searching for.
Joe and Mike's robot rabbit turns lawn mowing into chaos.
- 8 mins
Joe sacrifices something special to save his robot friends.
- 10 mins
A slow start leads to a surprising splash for the turtle.
- 9 mins
Tonk’s pranks go too far—but is changing him fair?
- 9 mins
The boys must outsmart a funfair owner snooping too closely.
- 12 mins
Rusty’s just arrived—but is he already causing trouble?
- 13 mins
The boys must choose—save one robot or lose them all.
- 13 mins
A makeover machine causes chaos—can Joe fix more than appearances?
- 10 mins
Joe and Mike discover a heart that changes everything.
- 9 mins
Benefits of reading Junkyard - Old Crick
This short story covers the friendship theme. Old Crick is written and narrated in the third person. We recommend children with a reading age of 4 - 10 years old for this story.
Who are the main characters in Junkyard - Old Crick?
The main character in the Junkyard series is ten-year-old Joe Sakana and his best friend Mike Himmel. This is a sci-fi story series set in Swindon where the boys create robots that become characters. In episode 2 they create a frog-robot.