
The Weirdlife Audiobook Story Series: Episode 4 - Hatsnatching Bandicoots
Join Hickory as he tries to recover his beloved helmet after it’s been snatched by a colony of devious hat-lovers.


Hickory tries to track down a very noisy newt.
- 9 mins

Hickory finds birds giving animals surprise hairdos.
- 9 mins

Hickory follows birds on a global hunt for gifts.
- 10 mins

Hickory chases a shrew that never stops travelling.
- 9 mins

Hickory gets trapped inside a rhinoceros’s portable home.
- 10 mins

Hickory watches as dancing numbats dazzle a lion.
- 7 mins

Hickory meets squids obsessed with sunken treasure.
- 11 mins

Hickory discovers a crafty, cheese-eating monkey.
- 8 mins

Hickory encounters a dangerously friendly creature.
- 9 mins

Hickory finds squabbling squirrels battling over snack wrappers.
- 8 mins
Benefits of reading Weirdlife - Hatsnatching Bandicoots
Weirdlife is an animal documentary inspired bedtime story series. This short story covers the theme of discovery. Hatsnatching Bandicoots is written and narrated in the first person. We recommend this story for children with a reading age of 6 - 10 years old.
Who are the main characters in Weirdlife - Hatsnatching Bandicoots
The main character in The Weirdlife series is Hickory Slick and features a variety of fictional animals. In this episode Hickory introduces us to the rubbish heapers.