It's a big card drop this week — today's new releases are landing across card stores worldwide, and there is something for every listener in the lineup!
From 90s pop bangers and a SpongeBob anniversary celebration to Lottie Brooks's latest disasters, Hiccup's Viking adventures, and gripping mystery packs featuring the Hardy Boys and Sammy Keyes, there's no shortage of stories to dive into.
We also have two brand-new Spanish-language Yoto Originals full of wild animals and swashbuckling pirates, and a beautiful Māori tale exploring the tradition of Matariki.
We're celebrating First Nations storytelling with two powerful releases: an inspiring story about Olympic legend Cathy Freeman and the magical Yarn Quest fantasy trilogy. And that's not all, Flat Stanley, a dreamy home-inspired music album, French nursery rhymes celebrating the dialects of Southern Italy, and more are all part of this week's lineup too.
See the full drop below!
All Card Stores
🛒 The Astromancer
Age Range: 5+
A lively story from Witi Ihimaera that reveals the tradition of Matariki. The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys and an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and she doesn’t want to be told what to do. But these are dangerous times, and Ruatapu the Ravenous is about to threaten the safety of the whole tribe. Will Aria step up to save them?
🛒 Yarn Quest Collection
Age Range: 7+
A breathtaking fantasy-adventure trilogy. Do you dare step into the Realm? A magical journey awaits . . . Long ago (or maybe it was yesterday?) in the depths of the cool dark bush, under fallen trees and lime green moss, lived an ancient magic. A magic that, despite what you might imagine, did not belong there at all. It especially didn’t belong at a 10-year-old’s house. A magical new fantasy-adventure trilogy for kids aged eight-and-up, join Sibyl, Tane and P as they embark on the wildest quests of their lives! Do you dare step into the Realm?
🛒 The Hardy Boys Adventure Pack
Age Range: 8+
Frank and Joe Hardy are back and taking on all-new cases in this fresh take on the classic mystery series. With fast-paced action, high-stakes twists, and plenty of surprises, this pack brings the Hardy brothers into a new era of adventure, where danger is around every corner and solving the mystery is only half the battle. In these stories, the brothers go up against a dangerous crime gang, track down a string of violent pranks, and face a deadly setup at an amusement park. Smart, suspenseful, and full of modern thrills, this pack is perfect for young mystery fans ready for the next generation of Hardy Boys stories.
🛒 The Sammy Keyes Pack
Age Range: 8+
Meet Sammy Keyes, a fearless, quick-witted detective who never backs down from a mystery. In this pack, Sammy takes on three thrilling cases that prove no clue is too small—and no situation too dangerous—for her to handle. In her first adventure, Sammy spies a hotel thief across the street with her grandma’s binoculars, only to realize the thief has seen her too. As she tries to track him down, she also worries about being discovered living illegally with her grandmother in seniors-only housing. In her next mystery, a Halloween dare leads Sammy and her friends to the creepiest house in town, where they find an elderly man tied up and a skeleton-costumed intruder on the loose. And when a gold cross goes missing from St. Mary’s church safe, Sammy ends up a suspect herself—while also uncovering secrets about her classmates, the Sisters of Mercy, and a much bigger heist. With fast-paced plots, sharp humor, and a heroine who never quits, this pack is perfect for young listeners who love smart mysteries with plenty of heart.
UK, AU, & EU Card Stores
🛒 Lottie Brooks Collection: Volume 1
Age Range: 9-11
Meet Lottie Brooks: gloriously chaotic, endlessly relatable, and about to have the most embarrassing few years of her life. This four-card collection brings together the first four books in Katie Kirby's bestselling series: from Lottie's cringeworthy start at secondary school and her desperate attempts to keep her friendship group together, to a summer of French crushes and a school trip that descends into total disaster. Hilarious, relatable and full of heart, these audiobooks are perfect for listeners aged 9–12 who love laugh-out-loud stories about the everyday dramas of growing up. Listen to all four stories and follow Lottie through every friendship fail, embarrassing moment and romantic catastrophe.
🛒 The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks
Age Range: 9-11
"THINGS THAT ARE RUBBISH IN MY LIFE: · Have the most disgusting little brother in the entire world · Have to get braces when am on the brink of having my first kiss · Mum is making cottage pie for dinner. VOM." Finally summer has arrived and Lottie has BIG plans - scrolling through Instagram, dreaming about MEGA-crush Daniel and sunbathing by the pool on their family holiday to France. Then Lottie meets new CRUSH Antoine. The language is a tiny bit of a barrier but does it matter when he's THAT good looking?
🛒 Lottie Brooks's Totally Disastrous School-Trip
Age Range: 9-11
"Woe is me. So much is wrong in my life... Still look like a tomato Am stuck indoors whilst my friends go bowling without me (rude) My parents are leaving me to go out on a 'Date Night'. GROSS!" After a summer of meeting handsome French boys and getting a tiny bit sunburnt. OK, fine - a lot sunburnt, Lottie's heading off on a week-long residential school trip. A whole week away from embarrassing parents and Toby's tasty air biscuits! But the trip soon turns into a total disaster. The other girls staying at the camp are MEGA-MEAN, best friend Jess is spending all her time with new girl Isha, and Lottie's diary gets stolen! Who knew a school trip could cause so much DRAMA?!
🛒 How to Train Your Dragon Collection 1
Age Range: 5+
Meet Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III: not yet the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived, but working on it. This three-card collection brings together the first three books in Cressida Cowell's much-loved How to Train Your Dragon series, read by David Tennant. Follow Hiccup from his very first, very reluctant trip into a cave full of dragons, through a treacherous treasure hunt on the high seas, and into a disastrous Roman boarding lesson that goes spectacularly wrong. Packed with adventure, humour and heart, these audiobooks are perfect for listeners aged 7 and up who love epic stories about unlikely heroes.
US Card Store
🛒 I Dream Of You HOME
Age Range: All ages
If home is where the heart is, then I Dream of You: HOME is the musical warmth and comfort of your very own space. This album is quilted with orchestral songs that celebrate wherever you belong. With JJ Heller’s heartfelt vocals and original, perfectly-gentle arrangements of familiar favorite melodies, these selections will embrace you wherever you are. Settle in for these chill and upbeat songs that nurture community, togetherness, or the create the atmosphere to decompress after a long day spent away from your favorite place.
🛒 Nautical Nonsense: 25th Anniversary Tribute
Age Range: 3+
Order Up! Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the world’s most famous sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants. Enjoy wacky covers of the classics “F.U.N. Song” and “Best Day Ever” and witty brand-new songs “Flippin’ Krabby Patties” and “Like A Sponge”.
🛒 KIDZ BOP 90s POP
Age Range: All ages
A blast from the past! KIDZ BOP is bringing back all of the biggest hits from the 90s! Featuring 10 iconic tracks including Whoomp (There It Is), I Want It That Way, MMMBop, U Can't Touch This, and more — this is the ultimate 90s pop playlist for kids. Get ready to sing, dance, and vibe to the decade's most unforgettable bops!
US & CA Card Stores
🛒 Flat Stanley Audio Collection
Age Range: 6-10
Stanley Lambchop is a nice, average boy. Then one day a bulletin board falls on him, and suddenly Stanley is flat. So begins Flat Stanley, the first in a series of very funny, very unusual adventures starring Stanley Lambchop. In Invisible Stanley, a storm renders Stanley invisible, allowing him to play matchmaker, go on television, and fight crime. Stanley in Space tells the story of Stanley’s explorations of Star Scout, the new top-secret spaceship. In Stanley, Flat Again, Stanley uses his unusual dimensions to save a girl trapped in a collapsed building.
🛒 En 5 minutos: Cuentos salvajes (LatAm)
Edad recomendada: 4-7
Atrévete a descubrir un mundo salvaje con cinco aventuras llenas de pelo, plumas y escamas. Sigue a Rosa, la osa perezosa, en su travesía por la selva; date un chapuzón con Berta, la boa constrictora; practica brincos imposibles con Antonio, el antílope saltador; descubre quién es el verdadero rey junto a Leonel, el león; y aprende con Trini, la tarántula, que la amistad puede tener ocho patas. ¡Prepárate para un verdadero safari sonoro!
🛒 En 5 minutos: Cuentos de piratas (LatAm)
Edad recomendada: 4-7
Súbete a bordo y navega por los siete mares en cinco aventuras donde nada es lo que parece. Descubre a un corsario con un garfio y una pata de palo tan extravagantes como divertidos; a una capitana demasiado elegante para una tripulación apasionada por la salsa barbacoa; a un monstruo marino que solo quiere un abrazo; a una lora decidida a tomar el mando del barco… y hasta a piratas que no solo caminan por la tabla, sino que ¡también hacen surf sobre ella!
AU Card Store
🛒 Born to Run
Age Range: 2-5
As a little girl, Cathy Freeman had only had one dream – to win a gold medal at the Olympics. At twenty-seven years old, that dream came true. At the Sydney 2000 Games, she crossed the finish line, won a gold medal for Australia and became a national hero. How did she go from being a little girl who loved to run to an inspiration to people around the world?
EU & CA Card Stores
🛒 Comptines d'amandes et de citrons
tranche d'âge: 0-8
Un hommage aux dialectes de l’Italie du Sud. 28 comptines, berceuses et jeux de doigts pour découvrir le bel éventail des chants de l’Italie du Sud. Des musiques à écouter et à chanter dans les dialectes locaux : le napolitain, le calabrais, le sicilien, le sarde, l’arbëresh… De nombreux dialectes locaux sont parlés en Italie, l’unification tardive du territoire ayant contribué à leur persistance. Ces langues sont perçues en Italie comme un patrimoine culturel à préserver et nombre d’entre eux, comme le napolitain, sont encore parlées par des millions de personnes. Comme toujours dans la collection « Comptines du monde », la réalisation musicale exigeante et sincère de Jean-Christophe Hoarau magnifie la diversité des voix et valorise les instruments traditionnels du pays. Ainsi, dans la musique traditionnelle italienne comme dans les arrangements ici, l’accordéon est très présent. Il existe par ailleurs en Italie du Sud une tradition vivante de chants et de danses, comme la tarentelle, que cette carte met à l’honneur.
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