Propelled by a desire to produce an audio book that his kids could listen to at bedtime and inspired by his love of the environment and his children’s adventures down by the creek, Rob Law has produced the most phenomenal Australian children’s radio drama reminiscent of Blinky Bill and Snugglepot and Cuddle Pie.
Over the past year the Campbells Creek resident, who has a background in both environmental science and sound production, has diligently worked on the first two episodes of The Creek Kids, a children’s audio book based in Campbells Creek featuring the voices of his two children, Ralph (9) and Otto (6) Maguire-Law, and their friends, Anahita (7) and Arhaan (11) Nathan, and the sounds of local field recordings and music.
Rob’s environmental science studies means he is both knowledgeable and passionate about the native animals in the region and his background in sound production means the show is a first class production.
“In essence the stories are about our local environment, in particular the creek. It’s a great way to help the kids to pay more attention to the waterways,” Rob said.
“Before the floods, most people, adults included, didn’t really know where their creeks started and finished, let alone go down and spend time there. A creek was something you’d just cross over and get around.
“But when you do go down to the creek, you realise there’s this wildness and diversity of things down there; from turtles, platypus and powerful owls, to little amazing insects and cicadas. The audio books are a way to try to get the kids get excited about their home and not just think they’re in some boring country town,” Rob said.
“At first I had in my mind that it might be a half-day, school-holiday project, but I got excited and kept doing more and more.”
The stories are a series of exciting adventures with an entertaining cast of talking animals, all aimed towards building connection to place and helping children learn more about their local environment.
The first episode is an adventure involving a strange green slime in the creek, which has the four friends off on an adventure, tracing the slime to its source and meeting a host of entertaining characters along the way.
The second episode revolves around the flooding of the creek and features a girl called La Niña who, along with a cast of expressive native ani
“Before the floods, most people, adults included, didn’t really know where their creeks started and finished, let alone go down and spend time there. A creek was something you’d just cross over and get around.
“But when you do go down to the creek, you realise there’s this wildness and diversity of things down there; from turtles, platypus and powerful owls, to little amazing insects and cicadas. The audio books are a way to try to get the kids get excited about their home and not just think they’re in some boring country town,” Rob said.
“At first I had in my mind that it might be a half-day, school-holiday project, but I got excited and kept doing more and more.”
The stories are a series of exciting adventures with an entertaining cast of talking animals, all aimed towards building connection to place and helping children learn more about their local environment.
The first episode is an adventure involving a strange green slime in the creek, which has the four friends off on an adventure, tracing the slime to its source and meeting a host of entertaining characters along the way.
The second episode revolves around the flooding of the creek and features a girl called La Niña who, along with a cast of expressive native ani
“Before the floods, most people, adults included, didn’t really know where their creeks started and finished, let alone go down and spend time there. A creek was something you’d just cross over and get around.
“But when you do go down to the creek, you realise there’s this wildness and diversity of things down there; from turtles, platypus and powerful owls, to little amazing insects and cicadas. The audio books are a way to try to get the kids get excited about their home and not just think they’re in some boring country town,” Rob said.
“At first I had in my mind that it might be a half-day, school-holiday project, but I got excited and kept doing more and more.”
The stories are a series of exciting adventures with an entertaining cast of talking animals, all aimed towards building connection to place and helping children learn more about their local environment.
The first episode is an adventure involving a strange green slime in the creek, which has the four friends off on an adventure, tracing the slime to its source and meeting a host of entertaining characters along the way.
The second episode revolves around the flooding of the creek and features a girl called La Niña who, along with a cast of expressive native animals, help the young listeners find out more about the cycles of droughts and floods.
The Creek Kids team is currently working on the third episode, which will see the children going back in time to the gold rush where they will meet their great-great grandfather who lived in Campbells Creek.
Rob is hoping to continue producing the audio books while the children are still interested, although Arhaan, who is fast approaching teens, has expressed his desire for a little more danger and adventure and is hopeful the project will make the children some cash in the future.
“Arhaan has appointed himself as the kids agent – I’m not sure he knows it’s free on Spotify yet!” Rob said.
The Creek Kids is available to stream on Spotify or at podbean.com
