Your Treasure Trove of Bedtime Stories for Kids

Nighty Night Stories is a growing library of bedtime stories, poems and fairy tales — written to be read aloud, giggled at, and drifted off to. Pick a tale, tuck in, and let the adventure carry your little one all the way to sleep.

Where Fairy Tales Come to Life

Every night is a chance for one more adventure. Our stories and poems are written for reading aloud — full of sounds to make, refrains to join in with, and endings that wind gently down toward sleep.

More Bedtime Stories

An old wooden ship resting in a harbour at dusk

Salty Sue

The oldest ship in the harbour can't sail anymore — but on summer nights, she still has stories to tell.

Three little pigs outside their houses

The Three Little Pigs

Straw, sticks and bricks — the classic tale of three little pigs and one very out-of-puff wolf.

A grasshopper perched on a leaf

The Adventure of Patti Penny and the Giggly Grasshopper

Patti Penny is the fastest, rushiest girl in town — so a giggly grasshopper bets she can't find the Golden Apple.

Snow White in the forest cottage of the seven dwarfs

Snow White

Mirror, mirror, on the wall — the classic tale of Snow White, the seven dwarfs, and a queen who couldn't bear second place.

A tall stone tower rising above the forest

Rapunzel

A tower with no door, a witch with a temper, and the longest golden hair in any kingdom anywhere.

A happy otter floating in a river

The Giggling Otter

A bedtime rhyme about Joe, the giggliest otter on the river — and the day his giggles floated away.

A winged unicorn soaring over the ocean

The Flight of the Winged Unicorn

When a giant tramples into the Elysian Fields, a young unicorn named Aurora finds a pair of wings — and a way across the sea.

A cat wearing a little red cap at the beach

Noodle's Red Cap

Noodle the beach cat found his famous red cap in the sea, and the sea keeps trying to take it back.

A magical candy land with chocolate rivers

Monty Loves Chocolates

One night, Monty dreams his way to Lolliville — the land where all the world's sweets are made.

A sailing ship arriving on the Australian coast

Kloppenburg's Tale

The true-hearted tale of Jo Kloppenburg, who sailed from Germany to Australia with nothing but hope — and became a quiet kind of hero.

A goat standing on a mountainside

Clumsy Old Gus

Gus the goat trips over everything on the mountain — and doesn't mind one bit.

A fluffy puppy in a forest

Charlie's Unexpected Trip

Charlie the puppy follows a butterfly one hop too far — and has to find his own way home through the forest.

A young boy looking out the window of a train

Timmy's Train Ride

Timmy is far too busy for chocolate on the day of the big train ride. His pocket, sadly, is not.

A girl in a red hooded cloak walking through the woods

Little Red Riding Hood

Grandma, what big eyes you have! The classic tale of a red cloak, a sneaky wolf, and a woodcutter who woke up just in time.

Hansel and Gretel discovering the gingerbread cottage

Hansel And Gretel

A trail of pebbles, a house made of cake, and two clever children who outwit a witch — the classic tale.

Three bears discovering Goldilocks asleep

Goldilocks And The Three Bears

Too hot, too cold, too big, too small — the classic tale of a curious girl and three rather surprised bears.

A girl standing beside a unicorn in a magical forest

Ava and the Magical Unicorn

Ava has the best toys in the village and shares exactly none of them — until she meets a unicorn named Globby.

A unicorn and the Easter Bunny under the moonlight

A Unicorn Interrupts The Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny has a very tight schedule, thank you very much — until a unicorn turns up wanting to help.

Cinderella in her ballgown beside the pumpkin carriage

Cinderella

A pumpkin, a slipper, and a stroke of midnight — the classic tale of the kindest girl in the kingdom.