For children aged 4 to 8
Narrated bedtime stories, one for each big feeling. A small animal feels what your child feels, your child helps it settle, and the story slowly fades into sleep.
Pick the feeling. We pick the story.
Trouble falling asleep
The Bear Who Forgot How to Relax
Fear of the dark
The Little Fox Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Anger
The Hippo Who Had a Volcano in His Belly
Worry
The Cat Who Collected Thoughts
Missing someone
The Little Duckling and the Thread of Light
Jealousy and a new baby
The Little Rabbit Who Thought the Light Was Running Out
Read a short intro to your child so they can choose.
A gentle narrator settles your child in and tells the story slowly, about fifteen minutes.
No jingle, no autoplay. A soft sleep sound carries on for half an hour.
Every story follows the same gentle steps. Your child is never told to calm down: they help someone else, and their own body follows.
The same six stories in print, with a note for the reading adult before each story and a page that shows how to read the pauses. Available now in Spanish; more languages are on the way.
Paperback and hardcover · Spanish
Paperback on Amazon.esHardcover
Capital letters for early readers · Spanish
Paperback on Amazon.esHardcoverA slow, warm voice reads every story, in English and Spanish. Lock the phone, leave the room. The story stops by itself.
Children aged 4 to 8. Younger children often enjoy the bear and the fox; older children recognise themselves in the hippo and the rabbit.
No. The stories are written to help children settle and name feelings at bedtime. If you are worried about your child, talk to a professional.
Then the story has done its work. Every story is written so that falling asleep halfway is exactly right.
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