Evergreen: Affirmations for a New Year
Beautiful listeners, this is Lily's Christmas card to you. Evergreen is a 10-minute calming mediation for kids and family, wishing your love, light, rest, relaxation and growth in the New Year.
Bedtime Stories Podcast Fairytales and Folk Tales from the Lilypad for kids
Settle in for a gentle adventure with Bedtime Stories Podcast Fairytales and Folk Tales from the Lilypad for kids. Here, the stories are told by Lily, a frog with a knack for finding the coziest, most enchanting tales from around the world. Each episode is a journey from the familiar comfort of classic fairytales to the surprising twists of lesser-known folk tales, all shared with a warm, soothing voice perfect for winding down. This podcast creates a quiet space for imagination to grow, offering a regular moment of calm and connection. Young listeners will hear timeless stories of clever animals, brave children, and magical kingdoms, all delivered from Lily's unique perspective on her lilypad. It’s a carefully curated collection designed to spark dreams and inspire a lifelong love of stories. Tune in for a nightly retreat into narrative, where every story is an invitation to relax and wonder.
Episodes
The Forest Bride a Finnish Fairy Tale
A Finnish fairy tale re-written and re-told for Tales from the Lilypad by Marlene Wurfel. Eino must look for a sweetheart but gets lost in the Dark Woods. Then he sees a little cottage with a bright light in the window a…
Peter Squirrel
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 Beatri…
The Little People: A Fairy Tale by a Real Queen
A version of The Little People by Carmen Sylva, Queen of Roumania (1901). Edited, annotated and re-arranged by Marlene Wurfel. Music Intro by Reid Alexander Whelton.
Legend of the Wooden Shoe
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…
Merry Christmas from Lily
Peace, love & joy from Lily to you! Music by DJ Williams courtesy YouTube Audio Library
Six Husky Puppies
This poem is inspired by the land and literature of Yukon, Canada
The Orange Shirt Story featuring Phyllis Webstad
“The Orange Shirt Story” read by author Phyllis Webstad with permission from Medicine Wheel Educationwww.medicinewheel.education This is the true story of a little girl and her very important orange shirt. Six-year-old P…
Thor and the Storm Fairies
A chocolate lab named Thor is caught in a summer storm. He catches something in the rain: a storm fairy. A Tales From the Lilypad original story by Marlene Wurfel Music: Midsummer Sky by Kevin MacLeod & Danse Macabre by…
The Moosicorn Part III
Lily is back for Season II of Tales from the Lilypad with an original story by Marlene Wurfel: The Moosicorn Part III. Mordecai is taking magic lessons from the Aurora Borealis. But what was his homework? Intro Music by…
