Cars and Trucks Bedtime Stories for Kids

Nearly every parent knows the childlike joy of a bus, digger or even a dustbin lorry pass by, not to mention the excitement of a fire engine with its lights and sirens going. Whether your little ones are boys, girls or both, there is always a period of childhood when they’re full of enthusiasm for anything on wheels or tracks. That’s when stories about vehicles are the order of the day! There are quite a few of them on Readmio – your little vehicle lovers are in for a real treat

Kindly Taxi Maxi

5 min • 5+ years old

Most households own a private car, but we all sometimes need to use other means of transport to get us from A to B. Taxi Maxi loves his job but is worried about why his passengers seem to be getting sadder and sadder. What’s going on? Will Maxi manage to cheer them up?

The Angry Bus

Marian Dyno Buric • 9 min • 5+

The bus in this story also has to deal with grumpy and nervous passengers, day in, day out. He tries to be patient with them, but one day, their grumpiness and disrespect makes him really, really angry. He decides enough is enough, and raises his voice. How will the argument on the busy road turn out?

The Adventures of the World’s Very First Horseless Carriage

Mel Candea • 9 min • 5+

In this story, you and your children will read about courageous Bertha Benz, who was the first person to test her husband's brand new invention – a motor carriage. Today, no one would be surprised to see a woman driving a car, but at that time it was something quite unbelievable!

Rudy the Rubbish Truck

Hana Do • 11 min • 5+

If excavators, cranes, mixers and other giant vehicles are popular with your child, we recommend this story about a rubbish truck that loves its job more than anything – so much so that it wants to show everyone how they can't do without it. How does his plan turn out? Come and meet Rudy and find out for yourselves! 

The Noble Tower Crane

Jana Kasparova • 9 min • 3+

Did you know what kind of machine was essential for building all those temples, palaces and other impressive sites in ancient Rome? Yes, you guessed right: the crane. The ancient Romans built hundreds of them, which they usually got their slaves to operate. Centuries later, modern cranes are indispensable on every building site today, as the restless diggers in this tale about a sad crane will see.

Steve the Digger

Tereza Sebesta • 7 min • 3+

No sandpit or real building site should be without a digger. And when it's Steve the digger, the work is guaranteed to succeed. But how can Steve explain to the others that diggers don’t go that fast and it will take him a while to get there?

Tony the Tractor

Katarina Pirova • 8 min • 3+

The hero of this story isn’t a prince or a knight, it’s a brave tractor called Tony. Tony is always willing to help everyone out on the farm, so when he hears one day that the princess has been kidnapped by an evil dragon, he doesn't hesitate for a second. Can he outwit the dragon and rescue the princess? Find out in this tractor-tastic fairy tale!

What's the best thing about these stories? ‍

Our stories about cars and machines are full of exciting adventures featuring cars, diggers or buses and trains. They might not be ninjas or fairies, but they’re still brave, clever and heroic, and they have a lot of fun along the way. These adventurous vehicles encounter all kinds of obstacles, from challenging terrain and complex tasks through to team cooperation difficulties and disrespect.

As they explore and overcome the difficulties they face, they teach readers young and old about technology and engineering principles, physics, social skills and emotions, all in a playful way. Presenting these topics to your child in story form will foster their natural curiosity and interest and lead to fruitful discussions and the desire to learn even more. And – just in case you were wondering – these stories definitely aren’t just for boys! Girls too, will be drawn into the stories and discover the joy of exploring the world of engineering or science and technology.

One last thing. Many of these stories place a spotlight on the professions that are associated with transport and technology. Whether it's driving a bus, operating a crane or fixing a broken digger, there is always someone in the story doing a job your child might not have thought about before! These are a great way to expand children's understanding of the world around them.