Robert & Johnson

A fantastic Space adventure that explores the planets and our Solar System.

In a forest called Forest Friendly, there lived a brown bear called Robert, and a badger named Johnson. They love to play guitar and banjo and sing cheerful songs. One day, they find a strange round metal object. It's a Spaceship! Before they know it, they are hurtling through Space and about to meet an alien!

This story includes an original soundtrack with a psychedelic space theme and a cheerful song. | Story length: 10.44

Robert and Johnson's Space Adventure is an epic Space story with an expansive psychedelic space-themed soundtrack. The lead characters in this story were inspired by the actors who play them. Their voice-overs were recorded at the same time, which was a great deal of fun! They also co-wrote the song they sing together at the end of the story and recorded their own instruments.

Aris Tsigaras and Aaron John recording voice-overs image

Aris Tsigaras and Aaron John writing their song image

Aris Tsigaras as Robert the bear and Aaron John as Johnson the badger, recording and writing

Teaching

This music audiobook is a great way for children to learn about our Solar System. One of the best Storytime sessions I've had was at Gower House School. In one day I taught and made 84 children smile and laugh with Robert & Johnson's Space Adventure! It was AWESOME!

I had five groups, including a group of 5-6, and 6-7 years old. I was completely out of my comfort zone because I mostly do groups of 2-4 year old. I made a great lesson plan to accommodate the older children and printed out a poster. They had already learned things about the planets but it made me very happy that I could teach them a few more things which they didn't know and the teachers were pleased. Their drawings were brilliant, look here 5-6yrs Gallery / 6-7yrs Gallery.

Feedback

Robert & Johnson's Space Adventure has not only impressed teachers but reviewers too! With a 5 Star Rating, Kathryn Svendsen wrote a fantastic review of the story in her blog Shelf Full of Books and made the audiobook one of her 'All-time favourite children’s books of 2015'!

Book Room Reviews highly recommends this audiobook and Dawn Heslin from Bound4Escape also has lovely things to say about it.

I loved creating this Space adventure and it certainly tested me in more ways than one as a composer and sound designer! I hope you enjoy listening to it...

Anna Christina