Birch is a young deer who loves being watched more than almost anything. So when another deer dares him to swim the fastest part of the lake, of course he says yes.

This is a story about peer pressure and learning when it's okay to say no, set in Algonquin Park, Canada.

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Ash and Animal Friends is a screen-free audio adventure podcast for kids ages 4 to 7. Each episode follows a real animal in a real world location, teaching geography and character development along the way.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

Saffron is a monarch butterfly flying thousands of miles to a forest she's never seen before, one she somehow already knows how to find. But someone who already lives there isn't so happy to see her.

This is a story about sharing space, and learning that there's room for everybody, set in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico.

Have a story you want to share? Tell us about an animal you love and what kind of adventure they have, and ask a grown-up to send it our way through this link: ashandanimalfriends.netlify.app

Ash and Animal Friends is a screen-free audio adventure podcast for kids ages 4 to 7. Each episode follows a real animal in a real-world location, teaching geography and character development along the way.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

Rio is a capybara who's scared of everything. Loud noises, big shadows, and even a butterfly! But what happens when the scariest looking animal in the whole river turns out to be the loneliest one?

This is a story about empathy, and what it takes to be brave for someone else, set in the wetlands of Brazil's Pantanal.

Have a story you want to share? Tell us about an animal you love and what kind of adventure they have, and ask a grown up to send it our way through this link: ashandanimalfriends.netlify.app

Ash and Animal Friends is a screen free audio adventure podcast for kids ages 4 to 7. Each episode follows a real animal in a real world location, teaching geography and character development along the way.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.