Episode 102: The Fuzzy Castle

An original story about a girl finding her way through a dark forest with a little help from hundreds and hundreds of bunnies.

Episode 101: Switch It On

What do we switch on when we switch off our electronics? This episode is inspired by Ray Bradbury's 1955 story for kids, "Switch On The Night" and is remixed and retold for Tales from the Lilypad. Intro and Outro music by Reid Alexander Whelton

Episode 100: Star Suit

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, this is a calming, meditative story about a star suit that fits you just right. Put it on to travel through the stratosphere, dance with the Northern Lights and walk among the stars. See Great Bear (Ursa Major), Cygnus, Sirius, and Tama Rereti. Original script and narration by Marlene Wurfel Audio Mix Features Creative Commons Music via YouTube Studio: Peacefully by E's Jammy Jams Angel Guides by Jesse Gallagher Shasta Trinity by Jesse Gallagher Owls by Lish Grooves Cosmic Groove Space Travel by Cooper Cannell #starlore #cygnus #ursamajor #sirius #greatbear

Episode 99! The Boneyard Dog and Friends

An original Halloween story by Marlene Wurfel for Tales from the Lilypad. A dog skeleton gets a chance to run and play in a boneyard one magical night.

Episode 98: Three Dandelion Stories

Three stories that explore the relationship between dandelions and the wisdom of children.  The Dandelion Who Couldn't Roar is an original fable by Marlene Wurfel for Tales from the Lilypad The Legend of the Flower Fairy is based on an Aesop's Fable, rewritten and rearranged by M Wurfel The third story about dandelions in the garden is based on a traditional Sufi tale and rewritten and rearranged for TFTL by M Wurfel Intro and Outro music by Reid Alexander Whelton Acoustic music featured by ViraMiller -- https://freesound.org/s/744879/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

A Good Dog Re-Release from 2016

From the Tales from the Lilypad vaults, re-mastered. This story is dedicated to the best dog ever, with love for dogs, kids, and the people who take care of them.

Episode 97: The Nightingale

A new telling of The Nightingale by Marlene Wurfel. Based on the literary fairytale by Hans Christian Anderson but rearranged for post-digital, post-AI listeners. The Nightingale is a little brown bird whose voice has the power to change the world. Kind of like yours. Original music by Reid Alexander Whelton. Artwork by Adobe Firefly generative AI. A Tales from the Lilypad original by Marlene Wurfel.

Episode 96: Evergreen

10-minute relaxing audio meditation for kids & family. Affirmations for love, light and growth.

Episode 95: The Forest Bride a Finnish Fairy Tale

Episode 94: Peter Squirrel

Inspired by Peter Rabbit, Peter Squirrel knows he should stay away from Campsite #11, his father had a terrible accident there, but the plaid shirts have marshmallow and cookies and sandwiches and Peter really wants to know what else in their cooler. Music by Reid Alexander Whelton

Episode 93: The Little People

"The Little People" is a fairy tale by Carmen Sylva from "A Real Queen's Fairy Tales" (1901). It is edited and re-arranged here by Marlene Wurfel. Musical intro by Reid Alexander Whelton.

Episode 92: The Legend of the Wooden Shoe

“The Legend of the Wooden Shoe” is adapted from a 1918 version by William Elliot Griffis in Dutch Fairytales for Young Folks. Rewritten and rearranged by Marlene Wurfel. Original music composed by Reid Alexander Whelton for Tales from the Lilypad. Project Gutenberg link to eBook version: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7871/pg7871-images.html

Episode 91: A Christmas Card from Lily

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Lily, to you!

Episode 90: Six Husky Puppies

This poem, by Marlene Wurfel, is inspired by the land and the literature of Yukon, Canada.

Episode 89: The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstad

“The Orange Shirt Story” read by author Phyllis Webstad with permission from Medicine Wheel Education medicinewheelpublishing.com/ This is the true story of a little girl and her very important orange shirt. Six-year-old Phyllis Webstad was as excited to wear her shiny new orange shirt as she was to attend school for the first time. But her first day at the St. Joseph Mission near Williams Lake, BC was nothing like she expected. Her orange shirt was taken away from her, never to be returned. Since 2013, each year on September 30th, we wear orange to honour the Residential School survivors like Phyllis. We honour their experiences and the experiences of their families. Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples, local governments, schools and communities to all come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for future generations of children. It is a day to reaffirm that EVERY CHILD MATTERS. Music by Alexander Reid Whelton For more information about Orange Shirt Day visit www.orangeshirtday.org Books available: medicinewheelpublishing.com/collections/english-books/products/the-orange-shirt-story