Sleepy Bedtime Stories for Kids
Some picture books are built for the middle of the day and some are built for the last ten minutes of it. These are the second kind: stories where the plot settles instead of building, the last page is quieter than the first, and nothing exciting happens right before lights out.
In this sample you'll find Pip helping a firefly home under the moon, Bramble the bear making his hibernation bed leaf by leaf, and Little Lamb counting fluffy sheep over a meadow fence — each one lit from the inside by bedtime rather than tagged onto the end.
A Secret in the Night
A night too big to sleep in. One small sound in the garden. Who's out there with their light gone dim?
The Sleepy Bear
Leaves coming down swish-swish. One enormous yawn. Bramble has a whole winter to sleep through — but what has to happen first?
Counting Sheep
Moon up. Stars out. One little lamb wide, wide awake — how many sheep does it take?
Reading tip: Read these last if you're reading more than one. Drop your voice and slow your pace as you go; by the final page you should be close to a whisper.
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Every story in MoonPage can be read by a professional narrator, or in your own recorded voice. Some are free — no account needed.