Bedtime stories for 5 to 7 year olds
Bedtime stories for 5, 6 and 7 year olds: a real little adventure, funny dialogue, a kind choice and a calm ending.
- Twelve Lamps and One White Stone
Ages 5 to 7 · about 5 minutes
Bea's tummy is wobbly about his first day at a new school, until one cross stomp scatters an owl's firefly lamps and he learns to say a real sorry.
- A Sorry With Three Parts
Ages 5 to 7 · about 15 minutes
Juno's Diwali lamp ends up in the wrong spot and a cross word shuts a door, until Nani's three-part sorry rule helps her put things right.
- Counting the Last Window
Ages 5 to 7 · about 15 minutes
After a bad dream, a small rabbit meets a rooftop dream-catcher, learns the warm windows game, and finds the words to say a proper sorry.
- Ten Drips for the Star Moss
Ages 5 to 7 · about 10 minutes
A new baby penguin makes Zuri worry there's no room for her, until ten drips of water and a cup of star moss show her a big sister's special job.
- The Longest Ears on Lighthouse Island
Ages 5 to 7 · about 10 minutes
Zuri the rabbit is nervous about her first day at a new school, until a tiny nighttime cheep only her extra-long ears can hear changes everything.
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