Free to read · Illustrated · Narrated
When the lights go low, these stories don’t chase the dark away. They keep company instead: a dad who stays to listen to the night sounds, a train who stays beside her friend until morning, and a bear brought back for a cuddle by a small night-light.
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Zelda asks Dad to stay and listen after the lamp goes off. Clock ticks, rain and a tummy grumble become familiar company; at last she tucks a blanket over his sleeping hand.
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“Dad clicked off the bedroom lamp. Zelda pulled her blanket to her chin. The little night-lig…”
Nell keeps asking Walter to check her parking place as the shed lamps dim. When she names her worry about being alone, Walter stays beside her until morning.
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“The shed lamps turned low. Nell rolled into her parking place and stopped beside the little…”
A child lends a favorite teddy a shelf near a new baby, then asks for him back at bedtime and finds another small way to say hello.
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“The baby had a new bed beside Mum’s chair. Elsie tucked Bear under her arm and looked in. Th…”
Choosing tonight’s book
Zelda’s nine-page story, for six and seven, turns night noises into familiar ones and ends with a giggle and a snore. Nell and Walter’s five-page train story, for about six, is about finding the words to ask someone to stay. Elsie’s five-page story, for about four, ends with Bear, a soft glow, and footsteps nearby.
Make your own
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.
Questions, answered
They are written not to. Nothing jumps out, nothing is hiding, and every story ends with the child close to someone safe. You can read one yourself first and decide whether it suits tonight.
It can make the feeling easier to talk about. Hearing a character name a worry—and be answered kindly—gives your child words for their own. The questions under each story are a gentle place to start.
Yes. Put their name and the worry in your idea—“Mia hears a creak, and her dog explains it”—and the story is written to meet it gently. Your first illustrated, narrated Storybook is free.
Your first illustrated, narrated Storybook is free. Read it before you sign up, no credit card required.