Bedtime stories for toddlers

Get started with reading: these stories are perfect for very young children. Simple, short tales with pleasant sounds that will captivate your little ones and help you build a habit of reading together. Try them during the day or for calming down at bedtime.

When Suzie Ignores Bedtime

When Suzie Ignores Bedtime

8
 min
1
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4.77

It’s bedtime, but Suzie doesn’t want to sleep. She has so many fun ideas and so many toys to play with that she simply cannot be bothered! Can the little girl really stay up and play all night long? The answer is Yes. But not without consequences…

The Bear that loved Honey

The Bear that loved Honey

9
 min
1
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4.56

A colony of forest honey-bees runs into some difficulty with a bear that has a sweet tooth. He cannot control his love of honey and regularly steals it from their nest. So the forest elf decides to teach the bear a lesson in good behaviour. In the end, the bear and the bees make peace, and actually prove to be helpful to each other!

The Stray Reindeer

The Stray Reindeer

11
 min
1
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4.53

Oaky the pixie finds every Christmas extraordinary. But this year turns out to be super special. After following some footprints in the snow, he meets a lost animal. It’s a reindeer — one of Santa Claus’s team! Oaky brightens-up the lonely reindeer’s Christmas by inviting him to join all the forest animals and celebrate the occasion together.

The Little Lost Chick

The Little Lost Chick

8
 min
1
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4.75

This is a story about a chick who got lost. He roamed the farm looking for his home. The kind animals on the farm offer him different places to sleep, but none of them are quite right. Will he find his way back to his very own, cosy bed?

And Finally, To Sleep

And Finally, To Sleep

4
 min
1
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4.62

Lenny the octopus was attempting to drift off to sleep one night, but her arms had another idea — they simply wouldn’t settle down! Those fidgety appendages kept wriggling every which way. Luckily, her mum was available for a cuddle, and she also composed a poem... Lenny’s silly arms soon became calm.

When the Sun Became Angry

When the Sun Became Angry

10
 min
1
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4.64

A newly-hatched ladybird doesn’t yet know how to behave nicely. She treats the Sun disrespectfully. Angered by this, the Sun burns-up the entire meadow in which the ladybird lives, causing all its inhabitants a great deal of misery. A wise butterfly teaches the ladybird the importance of apologising for her ill-behaviour. The question is: will she be able to repent and convince the Sun to save the meadow?

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Bedtime stories for toddlers