Popular Bedtime Stories

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

A photograph from 1952 sends Daisy and her friends beneath Willow Creek bridge. The box they find contains a map and key—but they still need to match an old view of the library to open the missing time capsule. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/chapter-12-the-secret-under-the-old-bridge Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Daisy's family gets Mr. Harris's magazine, and Mr. Harris gets Mrs. Patel's letter. Three wrong deliveries form a pattern that may help Daisy predict where her own family's mail has gone. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/chapter-11-the-case-of-the-mixed-up-mail Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

From the corridor, the school music room seems strangely quiet. Inside, the instruments work perfectly—yet a soft opening keeps getting lost. Daisy needs to listen from more than one place before suggesting a test. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/episode-10-the-mystery-of-the-silent-music-room Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The playground handbell is missing, yet Daisy can hear a faint metallic tapping near the shed. When Oliver appears with both hands full, she realizes that the sound may not need a person to make it ring. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/episode-9-the-case-of-the-missing-playground-bell Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Charlie has slipped through an open gate, leaving his owner with a lead and no dog. A golden retriever at the park looks promising, but Daisy must check more than a missing collar to bring the right dog home. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/chapter-8-the-case-of-the-disappearing-dog Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

An old map in the school's lost-and-found points toward a garden that no longer exists. Daisy, Mia and Leo must compare the old grounds with today's schoolyard—and discover who left a tin beside the vanished shed. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/chapter-7-the-mysterious-map Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The science-fair trophy disappears just before the prizes. Daisy finds that a nervous classmate and a gold object are not enough to identify who took it—but a ribbon caught in a small wheel may show where the trophy went. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/chapter-6-the-stolen-science-fair-trophy Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

At the library puzzle contest, a tall book and an unusual cushion lead Daisy and her friends to an old town map. Finding the map solves the contest—but its history leaves them with a question about a missing 1952 time capsule. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/episode-5-the-great-library-puzzle Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

A library letter tells Daisy where to meet—but its message is written in tiny pictures. Daisy, Daniel and Mia must use the enclosed code key carefully if they want to reach the right tree. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/episode-4-the-case-of-the-hidden-message Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Small footprints cross Daisy's muddy yard and stop before the treehouse. A red scrap seems to point to Daniel, but Daisy needs to discover where the walker actually went. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/episode-3-the-vanishing-footprints Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

The girl in Daisy's old photograph turns out to be Grandma Rose. But the wooden box she is holding is still locked, and a key in the attic may help Daisy discover what her great-grandfather kept inside. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/episode-2-the-secret-in-the-attic Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Emily's blue lunchbox has vanished from its cubby. A hurried classmate, a missing red pencil and a thump give Detective Daisy several ideas—but she has to look again before she can explain what happened. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/daisy/episode-1-the-case-of-the-missing-lunchbox Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com