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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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

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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 ..read more

"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 ..read more