Bedtime stories about bears
Bedtime stories about bears: sleepy cubs, honey, caves and long cosy winters.
- 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.
- A Sleepover Above the Bakery
Ages 5 to 7 · about 15 minutes
Kai the bear cub spends his first night at Grandma Maple's rooftop apartment and takes charge of a thirsty little plum tree on a rainy night.
- 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.
- Benji's Job at Moonrise
Ages 3 to 5 · about 10 minutes
When a new baby sister arrives, Benji the bear cub can't find a way to help, until the night garden shows him the job only he can do.
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