5-minute bedtime stories
Short bedtime stories you can read aloud in about five minutes, for nights when everyone is already tired.
- 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.
- Ada's Light Goes Up the Hill
Ages 2 to 3 · about 5 minutes
A small helper robot says goodbye to her old cabin, then finds a warm way to make the new one feel like home, with a soft refrain to say together.
- Noor and the Soft, Soft Dark
Ages 2 to 3 · about 5 minutes
Noor the puppy is scared of the dark, so Ravi the mist sheep helps her wait for the moon, one soft shhh at a time.
- Quinn's Puddle of Spilt Stars
Ages 3 to 5 · about 5 minutes
Quinn the unicorn finds a puddle full of stars and wants to keep every one, until sharing it with a small camel makes the whole sky twice as bright.
- Pom and the Warmest Spot
Ages 2 to 3 · about 5 minutes
Arlo the fox cub hunts for his cuddly Pom in every warm spot in the cabin, and finds a small way to warm someone else's night too.
- Slow as Honey, Slow as the Moon
Ages 3 to 5 · about 5 minutes
A baby elephant waits out a small quarrel with her sloth friend and finds that listening can be the kindest hello of all.
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KindnessBeing braveSharingTelling the truthPatienceFriendshipBeing yourselfSaying sorryCaring for nature
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First day of schoolA new baby siblingFear of the darkBad dreamsMoving houseDiwali
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