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Hey, this is Lyla and… Dad. We love reading and here you can listen as we enjoy our favourite stories. So c’mon, let’s read!!! Would you like to be featured on a future episode, asking for a story you'd like to hear? Well now you can! Just send us a voice message; https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letsreadlylaanddad/message Or, ask us on Instagram and we’d love to read it! @letsreadwithlylaanddad. You can now become a Subscriber, for extra bonus content, more stories and to help us get lots more great books to read: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letsreadlylaanddad/subscribe

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    • Oct 8, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Jungle Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 13:00


    A Disney classic with Mowgli, the man cub, Baloo the bear, Bagheera, the wise old panther and crazy King Louie the orangutan. But watch out for cunning Shere Khan the tiger and Kaa, the ssssneakiest snake in the jungle!

    Charlie & Lola; I Do Not Ever Never Want My Wobbly Tooth to Fall Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 9:57


    Lola is worried because she has her first-ever wobbly tooth and she does not ever want it to fall out. Ever.

    Sleeping Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 13:49


    The most classic of all stories

    Pugicorn, by Matilda Rose.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 16:19


    What happens when a princess wishes for a unicorn . . . but gets a PUGICORN instead?

    Open Very Carefully, A Book With Bite! by Nicola O'Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 10:07


    Watch out! A crocodile is eating his way through your favourite bedtime picture book! What would you do if you were settling down for a quiet bedtime story and you realised that a crocodile had fallen into your book? And what if that crocodile was furious?

    Alice in Wonderland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 16:06


    The magical story of Alice's adventures down the rabbit hole.

    How to Catch a Unicorn, by Adam Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 12:15


    Fancy catching a Unicorn…? You'll have to use your brain, So set your traps and prep your team to pet that rainbow mane!

    Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose, by Julia Donaldson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 9:02


    Join in the fun at this delicious dinner party, where good manners aren't on the menu!

    The Day The Crayons Came Home, by Drew Daywalt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 23:11


    One day Duncan receives a set of postcards from his crayons who have been lost, forgotten, broken - even melted in a clothes dryer and stuck to a sock!

    The Whales' Song, by Dyan Sheldon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 12:41


    Lily's grandmother tells her all about the mysterious whales out in the bay, and Lily longs to hear their magical song.

    Kitchen Disco, by Clare Foges

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 12:45


    At night when you are sleeping There's a party in your house, It's a pumping, jumping, funky bash When all the lights go out . . When the sun goes down, the Kitchen Disco starts up - and all the fruit in the fruit bowl come out to play.

    Ben And Holly's Little Kingdom: King Thistle's New Clothes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 12:33


    Snooty King and Queen Marigold are coming to visit, but when the King's new clothes get dirty Nanny cleans them, along with the King's old clothes and shrinks them all!

    Jack & the Beanstalk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 25:12


    Once upon a time, there was a boy called Jack, some magic beans… & a Giant.

    There's a Snake in My School! by, David Walliams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 19:51


    Miranda loves to be different, and on Bring-your-pet-to-school Day she introduces everyone to her very DIFFERENT pet... Penelope the snake.

    Oi Cat! by, Kes Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 17:35


    According to Frog ... Cats sit on gnats, Dogs sit on logs, Alpacas sit on cream crackers, Armadillos sit on pillows and Chicks sit on bricks. But wait! Cat doesn't like sitting on gnats, they keep biting his bottom! Will Frog and Dog help him change the rules? Support Let's Read with Lyla & Dad; https://linktr.ee/letsreadwithlylaanddad

    The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 19:05


    When a young boy is given a stuffed rabbit as a Christmas gift, the rabbit befriends other nursery toys, learns about real Love & soon hopes to discover it himself.

    Fox & Son Tailers, by Paddy Donnelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 21:18


    Rory's dad, Fox, is a tailer. The BEST in the business! Animals come from all over to have their tails made by him. Rory helps his dad in the shop and one of his jobs is measuring the customers for the tails - which isn't always easy!

    101 Dalmatians

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 25:08


    A classic story of how the dastardly Cruella de Vil tries to kidnap Pongo and Perdita's Dalmatian puppies

    The Eyebrows of Doom, by Steve Smallman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 15:14


    The Eyebrows of Doom are trying to take over the world! Join Dave and his friends as they try to stop them leaping from one unsuspecting animal to the next.

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    The Circus Ship, by Chris Van Dusen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 29:26


    When a circus ship runs aground, the poor animals are left on their own, but they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways.

    The Terrible Plop, by Ursula Dubosarsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 20:25


    If you go down to the woods today you might find rabbits happily munching on the grass. You might find animals swinging from the trees and having a nap - or you might find them running from THE TERRIBLE PLOP.

    The Terrible Plop, by Ursula Dubosarsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 20:11


    If you go down to the woods today you might find rabbits happily munching on the grass. You might find animals swinging from the trees and having a nap - or you might find them running from THE TERRIBLE PLOP

    Every Night is Pizza Night, by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 21:59


    Pipo thinks that pizza is the best. No, Pipo knows that pizza is the best. It is a scientific fact. But when she sets out on a neighbourhood-spanning quest to prove it, she discovers that "best" might not mean what she thought it means.

    The Snatchabook, by Helen & Thomas Docherty

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 15:48


    In every house, in every bed, A bedtime book was being read... But then, one night, all the animals' bedtime story books start disappearing. Is there a book thief? And who could it be? One brave little rabbit sets out to solve the mystery..

    Peter Pan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 19:35


    Peter Pan and his friend Tinker Bell, fly Wendy, John and Michael to the island of Neverland, where Captain Hook seeks vengeance against Peter for cutting off his hand.

    Peppa Pig - Bedtime for Peppa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 12:36


    It's time for bed, but Peppa & George are not tired!

    The Three Billy Goats Gruff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 16:48


    "Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?"

    Octopus Shocktopus, by Peter Bently

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 16:26


    When a giant octopus arrives, the children LOVE their new friend; it makes the perfect slide and is fantastic at football! But some of the grown-ups aren't so pleased. Will they drive it away . . . or will they realise just how helpful an octopus can be?

    Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 11:32


    Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with... a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink, an orang-utan and a whale, amongst other things!

    Don't Panic Annika, by Juliet Clare Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 14:18


    Annika always panics. She panics when her coat zip gets stuck on the way to a party. She panics when she can't find her favourite toy at bedtime. Her mum, dad and brother try to help her learn how to stay calm and think her way through a problem.

    Thelma the Unicorn, by Aaron Blabey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 14:35


    Thelma the pony wants to be a unicorn, but when her dream comes true it is not quite what she expected. At first she loves the attention, but she soon discovers that being famous is not as fun as she thought it would be.

    The Fate of Fausto, by Oliver Jeffers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 15:34


    There was once a man who believed he owned everything and set out to survey what was his. You are mine, Fausto said to the flower, the sheep and the mountain, and they bowed before him. But they were not enough for Fausto, so he conquered a boat and set out to sea...

    The Ugly Kiwi, by Scott Tulloch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 18:01


    We've all heard of the Ugly Duckling…. but an Ugly Kiwi??

    On the Way Home, by Jill Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 21:57


    Claire has hurt her knee so she sets off home to tell her mum all about it. On the way she meets her friends and tells them how the fall happened. But just how did it happen . . .? Was she dropped by a wolf, a slithering snake, an enormous dragon or a hairy gorilla?!

    Sugarlump & the Unicorn, by Julia Donaldson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 18:00


    When Sugarlump the rocking horse wishes to see the world, a magical unicorn with a silver horn and sparkling blue eyes turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack and even dancing at the circus, Sugarlump learns to be careful what he wishes for and realises how much he misses the children he left behind. Luckily the unicorn has one more wish to grant . . .

    Cinderella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 22:25


    When Cinderella's cruel stepmother forbids her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets unexpected help from her mice friends and her Fairy Godmother. Will she still go to the ball??

    The Bath Monster, by Colin Boyd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 13:27


    As your bath water drains down the plughole, that slurping sound is the Bath Monster - dirty bath water is his SECOND favourite food. No one wants to find out what his FIRST favourite food is... until Jackson decides he doesn't believe in the Bath Monster any more, and he is never going to have a bath again!!

    Dear Tooth Fairy, by Alan Durant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 26:32


    When Holly's tooth falls out, she doesn't want to give it up to the Tooth Fairy, so she enters into a correspondence that is full of surprises, and she learns about the world of fairies. Featuring numerous fold-out fairy letters, a fairy identification leaflet, a riddle book and a special gold coin to keep from the Tooth Fairy.

    Margaret's Unicorn, by Briony May Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 16:09


    Margaret's whole world changes when her family moves to a cottage by the sea. One evening, Margaret spots a mist over the water. No, that's not mist ... clouds maybe? No, they're unicorns descending onto the shore! They vanish as quickly as they'd appeared, but accidentally leave behind a baby, tangled in the weeds...

    Dogs Don't Do Ballet, by Anna Kemp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 16:36


    My dog is not like other dogs. He doesn't do dog stuff like weeing on lampposts or scratching his fleas, or drinking out of the toilet. No, my dog likes moonlight and music and walking on his tiptoes. You see, my dog doesn't think he's a dog. My dog thinks he's a ballerina!

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    Creepy Carrots, by Aaron Reynolds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 13:53


    Jasper Rabbit loves carrots, especially the Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school, after sports practice… he eats them everywhere. Until…. the carrots start following him!!

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    A Very Shopkins Vacation, by Jenne Simon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 17:13


    Cheeky asks the Shopkins to help her plan a vacation but they all have different ideas about where she should go. Will Cheeky go skiing in the mountains, see the latest fashions in Paris, or relax on the beach?

    I Love my Grandad, by Giles Andreae.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 16:22


    Let's read about why Grandads are so great!

    Charlie and Lola: I Completely Know About Guinea Pigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 25:17


    Lola is really, really excited about looking after the school guinea pig, Bert. She can't wait because she has learnt completely everything about guinea pigs - 'Bert is just going to just completely love it'. Lola loves playing with Bert, and she and Charlie even build him his very own guinea-pig run.

    When I Grow Up, by Tim Minchin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 9:57


    Grown-ups surely have all the fun as they must eat sweets every day, climb the biggest trees and watch cartoons till their eyes go square. But do they really...?

    Oh, The Places You'll Go! By, Dr. Seuss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 12:36


    Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!

    Nature Trail, by Benjamin Zephaniah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 12:50


    All around us, from parks to gardens and flowerpots to pavements, there's a world of wonder just waiting to be discovered. Why not look a little closer and see what you find? You can now Subscribe to Lets Read with Lyla & Dad. Helping us get lots more great books & record your wonderful requests for some super stories: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letsreadlylaanddad/subscribe

    Funnybones: The Pet Shop, by Allan Ahlberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 12:41


    In this FUNNYBONES story, the big skeleton and the little skeleton are fed up with the dog skeleton and decide to swap him at the pet shop. You can now Subscribe to Lets Read with Lyla & Dad. Helping us get lots more great books & record your wonderful requests for some super stories: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letsreadlylaanddad/subscribe

    There's a Pig up my nose, by John Dougherty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 17:18


    What if a PIG got stuck up your NOSE? How ever would you get it out? When Natalie has to go to school with a pig stuck up her nose, her whole class gets together to find a way to get the pig out. But how will they do it? You can now Subscribe to Lets Read with Lyla & Dad. Helping us get lots more great books & record your wonderful requests for some super stories: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letsreadlylaanddad/subscribe

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    Hippobottymus, by Steve Smallman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 13:06


    Welcome to the jungle! Bird is singing sweetly, Warthog is playing the drums, and Crocodile is tapping out a jolly tune! But - goodness me! What has that cheeky Hippo been up to?

    Did You Do This Poo? By Lucy Rowland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 14:35


    When a poo appears somewhere it shouldn't be, an extremely inquisitive little unicorn is left wondering who on earth could have left it there.

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