Let’s Read With Lyla and Dad

Whether you're a kid or a bee, sometimes you feel so mad, you buzz around looking for people to sting and trouble to make. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

When a swarm of fierce flies threatens the peaceful Spider Kingdom, only one clever spider has a plan to save the day. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Welcome to the magical school where you'll learn spells, potions and everything you need to know about Unicorns! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

There was a green pea who swallowed a sprout. Without a doubt, a Brussels sprout. What's that about? Wow, everyone. Episode 500 of our little Podcast! I still remember the first story we recorded, The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark, back in April 2023 & thinking it would be just something for us to listen to, maybe in the car. Then we did a couple more & for some reason a few people were actually listening. An audience of a few hundred then became a few thousand & so we began reading requests & before we knew it we’d been listened over 1 million times, now, astonishingly, nearly 10m!!! This is just a Dad & his Daughter recording themselves reading books in a little bedroom in England, now with the most lovely community of families & their children enjoying our silly voices & terrible jokes. I’ve run out of ways to explain how endlessly overwhelming the lovely messages we receive are, how kind your feedback is & how incredible it feels knowing we may have made a positive difference to your children’s bedtime, school runs or their enjoyment of reading & discovering new books. Almost exactly a year today, the podcast was taken down due to unintentional copyright infringement & some rather ridiculous Spotify customer support. After a great deal of effort & stress I managed to get everything uploaded again via another platform (with the exception of one particular author) but I’d almost decided not to & to just accept defeat. But I’m so, so glad I didn’t. Ever since, we’ve connected with, been lucky enough to meet & been able to promote stories from authors who have created the most magical memories & allowed us to share them & with you. Many of you have listened to us from the beginning, when Lyla was still a toddler & only spoke to say her name. Listening to our most recent episodes & the confidence in her voice, her attempts at funny accents, her observations & imagination as she now reads most of the stories, whilst I listen - that is parenting at its most meaningful. Thank you all for being part of this wonderful thing & thank you for listening. What do we say, what do we say….? We say, LET’S READ! Love Lyla & Dad, (Josh) 🙂

It's a dark and stormy night, and Sophie knows that there is a MONSTER hiding under her bed. So, like any sensible child, she decides to send him a letter. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Oh dear. Without his spectacles, Morris Mole really can’t see a single thing – how will he ever get home? Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Pirates dont go to school! Or do they….? Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Edwina is the proud owner of ten Emu eggs, but she would also like another job… Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Introducing Ruby, a magical little girl with improbable dreams. Ruby and her friends want a place to play, but their playground only has one old swing and a broken slide. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

As a child, Emmeline Pankhurst was inspired by books about heroes who fought for others. She dedicated her life to fighting for women's voting rights and, with hard work and great bravery, led a remarkable movement that changed the world. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Meet Zebracadabra, master of magic. Watch as he transforms his animal friends before your very eyes! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

A super Valentines, Pancake Day Q&A shout-out special 🙂

Mr Fox is a very clever fox - every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the nearby farms. Chickens from Farmer Boggis, ducks and geese from Farmer Bunce, and turkeys from Farmer Bean. But now the farmers have had enough, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of Mr Fox for good! But what they don't know is Mr Fox has some help, and a fantastic escape plan of his own... 1.The Three Farmers 2.Mr Fox 3.The Shooting 4.The Terrible Shovels 5.The Terrible Tractors 6.The Race 7.“We’ll Never Let Him Go” 8.The Foxes Begin to Starve 9.Mr Fox Has a Plan 10.Boggis’s Chicken House Number One 11.Bunce’s Giant Storehouse 12.Bean’s Secret Cider Cellar 13.Badger 14.Badger Has Doubts 15.Badger and the Foxes Dig a Grand Tunnel 16.The Woman 17.The Great Feast 18.Still Waiting Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

14) Badger Has Doubts 15) Bean's Secret Cider Cellar 16) The Woman 17) The Great Feast 18) Still Waiting

7) We'll Never Let Him Go 8) The Foxes Begin to Starve 9) Mr. Fox Has a Plan 10) Boggis's Chicken House Number One 11) A Surprise for Mrs. Fox 12) Badger 13) Bunce's Giant Storehouse

1) The Three Farmers 2) Mr. Fox 3) The Shooting 4) The Terrible Shovels 5) The Terrible Tractors 6) The Race

Bubba is bossed around the family ranch by his wicked stepdaddy and mean, nasty stepbrothers, until Miz Lurleen, the "purtiest" rancher in Texas, rescues him and makes him her cowboy prince, in a westernized version of the Cinderella story. We also spend some time after the story giving some shout outs to our super awesome listeners 🙂 Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

When two very bad mice find a dollhouse, they create mischief! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Mikey is transported into a strange world of cookery & cakes being made for the morning. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

A short story, by Lyla 😊

There's only one dad like you, Dad. My hero, friend and guide. You teach me about this great big world and how to enjoy the ride. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Tabby, the patchwork cat, enjoys a wonderfully lazy and luxuriant life, but when her special patchwork quilt is thrown out and she climbs into the dustbin to retrieve it, she begins a rather terrifying adventure. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

A very, very rhyming book! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Everybody is a somebody, even Mr Nobody Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

When Little Bat can't sleep one morning, Middle Bat and Big Bat are quick to tease and accuse him of being scared of the light. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

When my amazing adventure began, I was just a seed. It's true. But with a little help from Derek the squirrel and Barbara the beetle, I turned into a tiny sapling, a handsome tree and, finally... a wonderful book! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Mr Big is strong, Mr Big is tough, Mr Big is well. BIG! He has just one small problem - because of the way he looks he just can't get people to stick around. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

This is Floof. Floof is floofy. Floof is VERY floofy. Floof is the FLOOFIEST! Floof is going to have a very busy day... Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Mr Topsy Turvy is a very strange fellow. He has everything upside down, inside out or back to front. His front door, windows and chimney were upside down. He read books upside down and from the back to the front. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Santa’s having a fun day at the beach, surfing and cooking a barbecue for Mrs Claus and the reindeer… Who doesn’t love a day at the beach! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

The entire story in one episode 👂🏻 Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

21. The Plan 22. Capture! 23. Feeding Time 24. The Author. The final four chapters of a wonderful story. Hope you have enjoyed listening 🙂 Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

16. Mixing the Dream 17. Journey to London 18. The Palace 19. The Queen 20. The Royal Breakfast

11. Journey to Dream Country 12. Dream-Catching 13. A Trogglehumper for the Fleshlumpeater 14. Dreams 15. The Great Plan

6. The Giants 7. Dreams 8. Snozzcumbers 9. Bloodbottler 10. Fleshlumpeater Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

1. The Witching Hour 2. Who? 3. The Snatch 4. The Cave 5. The BFG Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Gemma is celebrating Christmas, in her ow special way. Happy New Year, everyone. Thanks for listening to us in 2025 - we are excited to have loads more stories to share next year! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

When an egg rolls out of its nest and into a rubbish dump, the little robin inside is discovered and raised by a loving family of burglar mice. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

Santa receives post from children all over the world. But when Amy sends him a letter, he just can't work out what she wants as her gift. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

“Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night” Thank you for listening to us reading 🎅🏻

The Jolly Postman delivers Christmas letters and presents to several famous fairy-tale characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, and the Three Bears. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

A story we read last December - Bing gets a new rocket sledge for Christmas and learns about playing safely and sharing in the snow with his friends. Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

This story was read last December, 2024 - Danny wants everything for Christmas. But what he gets is a dinosaur, a very hungry dinosaur! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad

The brilliant book of the brilliant film, from 1993! Listen to loads more great stories & request one on our Patreon; patreon.com/letsreadwithlylaanddad Find us on Instagram @letsreadwithlylaanddad