Bedtime stories in Italian
Italian's musical rhythm suits a slow, drifting story, and natural voices keep it warm rather than robotic.
Good night in Italian
Buona notte
How it works
1Add your characters
Describe your child, a grandparent or the family pet in a few words.
2Get an original story
A calm, multi-chapter adventure written only for your family, in English first.
3Switch to Italian
Pick Italian on the story page. Every chapter is translated and read aloud, and you can flip back to English any time.
Bilingual bedtime, the easy way
Many families read the first chapter in English and the rest in Italian, or replay a favourite in Italian once the story is familiar. Names and the plot stay the same in both languages, so children follow along even while the new words are still settling in.
Questions
Are the stories written in Italian, or translated?๏ผ
Each story is written in English first, then the storyteller translates every chapter into Italian, keeping names, the plot and the gentle tone. You can switch between English and Italian on the story page at any time, which makes it easy to read bilingually.
How are Italian stories read aloud?๏ผ
With our natural studio voices, so the narration sounds the same on every phone, tablet and computer, and it can be saved for offline listening.
Which plan includes Italian?๏ผ
Italian is included on Plus and Family, along with every other language. Plus starts with a 7-day free trial.
Tonight, a story in Italian
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