Let’s Read With Lyla and Dad

Lyla & Dad

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476 episodes
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Apr 15, 2025 · 18 min
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
"Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?"
Apr 15, 2025 · 18 min
Octopus Shocktopus, by Peter Bently
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?
Apr 15, 2025 · 12 min
Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers
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!
Apr 15, 2025 · 15 min
Don’t Panic Annika, by Juliet Clare Bell
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.
Apr 15, 2025 · 15 min
Thelma the Unicorn, by Aaron Blabey
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.
Apr 15, 2025 · 18 min
The Fate of Fausto, by Oliver Jeffers
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...
Apr 15, 2025 · 18 min
The Ugly Kiwi, by Scott Tulloch
We’ve all heard of the Ugly Duckling…. but an Ugly Kiwi??
Apr 15, 2025 · 24 min
Cinderella
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??
Apr 15, 2025 · 15 min
The Bath Monster, by Colin Boyd
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!!
Apr 15, 2025 · 27 min
Dear Tooth Fairy, by Alan Durant
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.
Apr 15, 2025 · 16 min
Margaret’s Unicorn, by Briony May Smith
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...
Apr 15, 2025 · 13 min
Creepy Carrots, by Aaron Reynolds
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!!
Apr 15, 2025 · 16 min
Dogs Don’t Do Ballet, by Anna Kemp
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
Apr 15, 2025 · 17 min
A Very Shopkins Vacation, by Jenne Simon
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?
Apr 15, 2025 · 16 min
I Love my Grandad, by Giles Andreae.
Let’s read about why Grandads are so great!
Apr 15, 2025 · 25 min
Charlie and Lola: I Completely Know About Guinea Pigs
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.
Apr 15, 2025 · 24 min
On the Way Home, by Jill Murphy
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?!
Apr 15, 2025 · 9 min
When I Grow Up, by Tim Minchin
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...?
Apr 15, 2025 · 12 min
Oh, The Places You’ll Go! By, Dr. Seuss
Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!
Apr 15, 2025 · 12 min
Nature Trail, by Benjamin Zephaniah
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?