Bedtime stories about curiosity
Bedtime stories for curious children who ask why, with gentle discoveries about the world at night.
- Cleo and the Light That Wouldn't Wink
Ages 8 to 10 · about 15 minutes
A small hedgehog who counts stars can't tell why one bright light never twinkles, until a hum in the ground leads her to a comet that knows her tune.
- Otis and the Blinking Branch
Ages 3 to 5 · about 10 minutes
Otis the bear cub asks who lights the glow-worms, tries three wrong guesses, then goes still and finds they light themselves and blink to each other.
- Sweep, Sweep, Wink
Ages 2 to 3 · about 5 minutes
Amara the bear cub worries about her first day at daycare until the lighthouse beam shows her, sweep by sweep, that some things always come back.
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KindnessBeing braveSharingTelling the truthPatienceFriendshipBeing thankfulTrying againBeing yourselfHelping othersSaying sorryBig feelingsCuriosityTeamworkCaring for natureResponsibility
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