Episodes
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Legend of the Wooden Shoe
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Lily finds this old folktale about the origins of wooden shoes, The Netherlands, and gnomes to have a fascinating and different way of looking at our relationship with nature.
It's rewritten and rearranged for Tales from the Lilypad by Marlene Wurfel. “The Legend of the Wooden Shoe” is adapted from a 1918 version in English by William Elliot Griffis in Dutch Fairytales for Young Folks.
Original music composed by Reid Alexander Whelton for Tales from the Lilypad.
Project Gutenberg link to eBook version of Dutch Fairytales for Young Folks: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7871/pg7871-images.html
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
The Forest Library feat. Lexi the Squirrel Librarian
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
This Tales from the Lilypad original by Marlene Wurfel is a story within a story within a story. Enjoy!
Original intro and outro music by Reid Alexander Whelton.
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Chuckles and the Wolverine
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Chuckles is a snow gnome who performs a daring rescue of a wolverine in this original story by Marlene Wurfel for Tales from the Lilypad. New music by Reid Alexander Whelton.
Sound effects courtesy Creative Commons Universal Public Domain Licence and a Creative Commons Attribution Licence via freesound.org. Thank you Pedaling Prince.
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.
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.
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
The Moosicorn Part II
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Part II of a Tales From the Lilypad original story about a singular creature who learns how to make light in the darkest depths of winter.
Monday Jul 24, 2017
The Moosicorn Part I
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Monday Jul 24, 2017
A Tales From the Lilypad original story: The Moosicorn is a singular creature who is searching for someone like him in the Boreal forests of Canada.
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Hurley the Alpine Gnome
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Hurley is an Alpine Gnome devoted in his service to hurt animals in the mountain wilderness in which he lives. He works alongside his trusted rescue mouse, Lileez. Will Hurley and Lileez return home after a strenous day in the cold to a hot cauldron of Bertie's wild plum stew?
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
A Good Dog
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
This Tales From The Lilypad original bedtime story by Marlene Wurfel is a tribute to one of the best dogs who ever lived. We love you and miss you Gus!
Thursday Jul 30, 2015
Snow White and Rose Red - Episode 10
Thursday Jul 30, 2015
Thursday Jul 30, 2015
An obscure Brother's Grimm fairy tale re-arranged for modern audiences. Two sisters, Snow White and Rose Red, grow up side by side in an enchanted forest.