Skip to main content

Free to read · Illustrated · Narrated

Dog bedtime stories with a long woof, a shy puppy, and a quiet game

A dog who can barely wait for Grandma to open his birthday parcel, a puppy who hides from a too-big welcome, and a garden listening game that ends in one very proud bark. Three finished books, free to read and hear tonight.

Every book here is free to read, no account needed.

Three dog stories for ages four to seven

Cover of The Very Long Woof
  • Around age 4
  • 5 pages
  • Narration 1:33

The Very Long Woof

Doodle turns waiting for Grandma into a welcome, then opens their book with her.

Read it free

Hear the real narration

“A birthday parcel sat beside Doodle’s cushion. Grandma Dog was coming to open it with him. B…”

Open the Storybook
Cover of The Smallest Welcome
  • Ages 4–7
  • 10 pages
  • Narration 2:50

The Smallest Welcome

Nell’s grand welcome sends Pip into hiding. When she sits still and waits, the puppy finds a smaller welcome curled against her shoe.

Read it free

Hear the real narration

“Nell wore her green dungarees for the big day. Her dark curls bounced as she hung a WELCOME,…”

Open the Storybook
Cover of The Quietest Game
  • Ages 4–7
  • 10 pages
  • Narration 3:02

The Quietest Game

Nell and Pip try to hear the garden’s smallest sounds. A sneeze interrupts the quiet; when they both hear a falling leaf, Pip celebrates with a very big bark.

Read it free

Hear the real narration

“Nell had a new game for the garden. "Let’s listen for the tiniest sound," she told Pip. She…”

Open the Storybook

Choosing tonight’s book

A quiet welcome, or a happy bark?

Doodle’s five-page story, for about four, ends with wagging and a book to share. Nell and Pip’s two ten-page stories work for four to seven. Their welcome story ends with the puppy asleep against her shoe, the quietest finish of the three; their garden game ends with a bark.

If you feel like talking about it
  • What did Doodle make while he waited for Grandma?
  • What changed when Nell sat still?
  • What tiny sound did Nell and Pip both hear?

Make your own

Make a story starring your own dog

Start with this idea, or swap in their name, a favorite toy, or tonight’s worry. You’ll read the story, with its first pictures, before you sign up.

  • First Storybook free
  • No credit card
  • Parent controlled
Tonight’s story begins with“A loyal puppy waits by the door for the family to come home”Make this story

One little idea can become their new favorite book

Your first illustrated, narrated Storybook is free. Read it before you sign up, no credit card required.

Create your first story Browse more bedtime stories