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Funny bedtime stories for a small laugh before lights out

A sleepover mystery that turns out to be a sleepy nose, picnic muffins that seem to want to trade places, and a birthday parade with very silly horns. Gentle laughs that still end somewhere quiet.

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Three funny stories that still wind down

Cover of Who Said Pfffft?
  • Around age 4
  • 6 pages
  • Narration 1:56

Who Said Pfffft?

Nim keeps hearing PFFFFT at her first meadow sleepover. Mouse squeaks. Rabbit thumps. So who is making that sound?

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“Nim's first meadow sleepover was nearly perfect. The grass made a cozy bed. Her friends nest…”

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Cover of Miso and Bim's Lantern Picnic
  • Around age 6
  • 9 pages
  • Narration 2:57

Miso and Bim's Lantern Picnic

Miso likes to sit. Bim likes to hang. They try a few very unsuitable picnic spots before finding one that works for both.

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“On Halloween evening, Miso tied on her leaf cape over her teal neckerchief. She packed two m…”

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Cover of Pippa's Very Big Birthday
  • Ages 6–7
  • 10 pages
  • Narration 2:52

Pippa's Very Big Birthday

Pippa wants her friend beside her in the birthday parade. Nell wants quieter company. A bigger invitation is not the answer.

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“Princess Pippa had a birthday plan: a parade from the palace gate to the little bridge, with…”

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Each one has a joke your child can join in on—the pfffft, the honks, the upside-down picnic—and each finishes with a quieter scene, so the giggles don’t keep them up. Nim’s sleepover, for about four, is the shortest.

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