Episodes
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Peter Squirrel
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
A camping story forged in some of Canada's beautiful national and provincial parks, with gratitude to all the squirrels who helped write, voice, and edit this episode.
A Tales from the Lilypad original inspired by Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit: Peter Squirrel knows he shouldn't hang around Campsite #11, his father had a terrible accident there, but it smells like marshmallows and cookies.
Original music by Reid Alexander Whelton
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Three Witchy Ghosty Fairy Stories for Halloween 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Happy Halloween to my favourite witches, ghosts, fairies, gnomes, golems, princesses, ghostbusters, Cruellas, Ted Lassos, dragon protectors, cats, mice, zombies, doctors, pokemons, skeletons, clowns, superheroes, athletes, jack-o-lanterns, and dinosaurs.
Three stories about a tiny family that lives in a pumpkin, a little ghost who learns a lesson about overcoming his fears from a smart little witch, and a sequel to Twin Baby Unicorn's called The Witch's Recovery.
"The Tiny Family Who Lives in a Pumpkin" and "Boo" by Marlene Wurfel
"The Witch's Recovery" by Tiffany Passey
Music: Tiptoe out the Back by Dan 'Lebo' Leibowitz courtesy YouTube Audio Library
Wednesday Feb 27, 2019
The Changeling
Wednesday Feb 27, 2019
Wednesday Feb 27, 2019
Another adventure of the boy and girl whose job is the preparation and service of oatmeal. Fairies! Potions! Portals to another magical realm!
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Earth Air and Water Fairy Sleep Meditation
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Another original sleep mediation for kids to help them build mindfulness techniques for healthy sleep. This one has ocean wave and bird sounds for white noise and to generate a feeling of wellness.
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
Night Rounds in the Menagerie Sleepycast
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
This Tales from the Lilypad original sleepycast is to help listeners get sleepy at sleepytime. Go with Jack, the Great Pyrenees dog, as he makes his night rounds of the castle menagerie while the prince and princess sleep. All is well, but Jack keeps watch anyway. He's a guard-dog, so it's his job to check on all those sleeping animals.
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Night Dash a Halloween Story
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Night Dash is a favourite Halloween story about a little monster named Dave, and a little bat looking for her hibernaculum. Tales from the Lilypad is re-releasing it with details about a contest for October 2018. Look for and like the Tales from the Lilypad Facebook page to enter.
Friday Sep 28, 2018
The Wild Boy and Gggrrrrowwwwll
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Sometimes you just need to be alone. That's all Drew wants, but when he cuts all ties with civilization to go live in the woods as a wild boy, he finds that they are already inhabitated, and that he's not alone after all.
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Little Red Riding Hood
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Tales from the Lilypad's take on the most iconic fairytale of all time: Little Red Riding Hood. Feat. Bluebell the Bluebird as Little Red Riding Hood. And Lily the frog as The Wolf.
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Daiya the Balsam Poplar Dryad
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
A dryad is a tree spirit or nymph that lives in a tree. This Tales from the Lilypad original story by Marlene Wurfel is about a Black Poplar dryad named Daiya. This story is loosely inspired by Greek mythology and greatly inspired by my love for Balsam Poplars. Yeah, it gets a bit sappy.
Wednesday May 31, 2017
The Magic Pot
Wednesday May 31, 2017
Wednesday May 31, 2017
A retake on "Magic Noodle Pot" folktales where someone finds a pot that doubles whatever is put inside.