Popular Bedtime Stories

At the First Platform, Mia finds the workshop where the Rainbow Train began. Before she can ride home, an enormous sleeping cloud has to be moved from the evening train’s path. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-rainbow-train/the-last-stop-for-now Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Something bright rolls under Mia’s seat in the Star Tunnel. The tunnel keepers have been putting fallen sparks back, but a loose seam in the night is tipping them out again. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-rainbow-train/the-star-tunnel Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

At Melody Station, the painted music cars look right and sound completely wrong. Mia and Button listen beneath the pictures so the train can carry its evening tune again. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-rainbow-train/the-sky-track-surprise Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The young dragons can light their practice lantern, but every festival lantern makes them sneeze. Mia notices what is different while Button keeps getting caught in smoke rings. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-rainbow-train/the-dragon-valley-stop Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

At Bubble Reef, Ripple knows every turn of the parade route—but the fish behind him keep missing his signals. Mia and Button join a practice swim to find out what is going wrong. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-rainbow-train/the-bubble-reef-ride Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The winter parade is ready except for its mittens. Mia helps the penguins find pairs, but one small marcher is still waiting after all the baskets have been emptied. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-rainbow-train/the-snowflake-station Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Licorice loops have blocked the path to the gumdrop bridge. Pulling only tightens the tangle, and the Candy Forest’s waiting boats need their baskets before the tide turns. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-rainbow-train/the-candy-forest-stop Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

A warm ticket blows onto Mia’s wet porch. The Rainbow Train takes her to Cloud City, where runaway pillow clouds keep slipping past the people trying to catch them. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-rainbow-train/the-ticket-in-the-rain Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Mae Nolan remembers the Blue Door as a puppet stage, but the cabinet looks different now. The map pressed into Emily’s notebook may show where its old scenery and characters have been waiting. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/emilys-mystery-notebook/the-map-on-the-blank-page Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Molly and Max have the right lunch bags but the wrong food inside. Reconstructing their art lesson shows what was really exchanged—and gives Nora an idea about the faint marks in Emily’s old notebook. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/emilys-mystery-notebook/the-initials-on-the-bead Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Mia’s friendship bracelet has vanished, and its little diary charm has already turned up beneath a book trolley. Following the same book from bench to return cart is harder when its familiar cover has been taken off. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/emilys-mystery-notebook/the-locked-diary-charm Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

There is a tiny extra ting after the school’s noon bell, but not after its other rings. Emily, Jack and Nora compare what happens at each time before deciding which sound really belongs to the bell. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/emilys-mystery-notebook/the-noon-bell-note Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The missing play costumes seem to have left clues all around the assembly room. Nora’s drawing and a conversation with the helpers reveal a hurried packing mistake—and an old programme headed The Blue Door. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/emilys-mystery-notebook/the-brass-button-mystery Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Returning a paw-print bookmark brings the children to Mrs. Carter’s porch, where Pip keeps carrying treats away. Emily needs to watch where he goes before deciding what his little trips mean. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/emilys-mystery-notebook/the-paw-print-bookmark Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The blue-door drawing matches a little street library, but its history is missing. Before Mr. Green can help, two reserved book parcels need sorting without sending the wrong story to either doorstep. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/emilys-mystery-notebook/the-blue-door-clue Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Theo’s red kite has flown away without him. Emily starts her first case on the unused pages of a secondhand notebook—and discovers that a scrap used to mend the kite belongs to its older story. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/emilys-mystery-notebook/the-case-of-the-missing-kite Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Sophie’s group must coax each wandering door toward a place they know while the Return Book records their journey. The last doorway offers more than one kind of library, and Sophie must find the one that completes the circle. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/chapter-9-the-story-that-was-waiting Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://...

The Return Book is home, but its maps have washed away and its last page has become a bird. While Willow repairs the binding, Sophie must find a way to keep the book whole without gluing their new companion into it. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/the-blank-book Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Captain Peg, Princess Maple and Gilbert have all arrived behind the wrong door. Sophie and Page must help them out of a folding paper room, bringing the missing Return Book with them. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/the-keyhole-page Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The Moon Parade is waiting, but the cookies are too bright for its little lanterns and there is no star dust left for another batch. Sophie spots something the bakers can use—and chooses to stay and help. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/the-star-recipe Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The old library return slot mistakes Page for something overdue. Getting him out opens a forgotten reading room—and reveals where damaged books used to go to be mended. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/the-library-card-stone Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Wind keeps ringing the mountain’s question and answer bells together. Sophie and the people on the trail must find a way to hear one clear direction, while Gilbert explains where he returned the missing book. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/the-mountain-chapter Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The river keeps turning Captain Peg’s ferry away from its landing. Sophie must use the backward current to reach the river’s word arch, while Reed guards the seven tiles that can put it right. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/the-golden-boat-story Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Pico has the pieces of his morning poem, but every attempt to perform it ends in a muddle. Sophie and Page must help him finish it in his own voice before following news of the missing Return Book. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/the-jungle-page Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

A talking bookmark leads Sophie into a castle that cannot settle down for bed. Finding its missing chime brings a new discovery: the library has lost the book that keeps its story doors leading home. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-library-of-hidden-stories/the-book-that-whispered Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com