Popular Bedtime Stories

A wooden star falls from Maple Street's Independence Day float just before the parade. Emily and Daniel must decide whether fixing it perfectly matters more than letting the celebration begin. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-star-that-fell-on-independence-day Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

This fuller Grimm adaptation follows Rapunzel from the bargain that separates her from her parents through the tower, the enchantress's discovery, and Rapunzel's eventual reunion with the prince. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/9-year-old/rapunzel-for-9-year-old Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Rapunzel lives in a tower with no door, watched by an enchantress who fears the world outside. When a prince discovers her secret, Rapunzel begins planning her own way down. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/8-year-old/rapunzel-for-an-8-year-old Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Greta carries bread and warm clothes to her aunt's cottage. Along the road, she keeps meeting people who need what she is carrying more than she does. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-star-money Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

At bedtime, every room in Grandma June's house seems to think it is morning. Mina follows the noise upstairs and finds one small machine causing a very large commotion. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-napping-house Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Nora builds a snowman on a sloping garden, but every new piece makes him slide somewhere else. By lunchtime, half the street is following his crooked journey. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-snowman Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Nico's class paints a neighborhood mural for the station wall. When real shadows begin altering the picture, the children must decide whether to fight the changes or paint with them. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/harold-and-the-purple-crayon Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Bruno is the largest bull at Meadow Farm, but his best talent is noticing trouble before anybody else. During the village picnic, one loose gate gives him a difficult job. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/ferdinand Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Mia is ready for bed, but her rattling window keeps answering every sound outside. She and Dad search for the ordinary cause of its midnight conversation. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/whispers-of-goodnight-moon Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Rain falls in Emily's backyard while the rest of Maple Street stays sunny. Emily and Lily discover a small cloud tangled in the apple tree—and it is getting grumpier by the minute. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/7-year-old/the-rain-that-only-fell-in-one-backyard Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Stela follows a blue butterfly beyond the campsite and loses sight of her family. She stays where she is and sings until her brother hears her. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/stela-and-the-butterfly-adventure Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Jake slips beyond Grandma's red gate and loses the path home. Emma joins Mum in following his trail, using muddy prints, careful listening, and one enormous red marker. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/sibling-bond Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Emma and Leo cannot make their pizza stay round. Sliding sauce, runaway peppers, and one patched hole turn it into a crooked fox instead. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-cooking-class Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

Lena follows a butterfly too far into the woods. An owl's hoots help her listen for the creek, windmill, and bell that mark the way to her grandparents' cabin. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-echoing-owl Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com

When moonlight disappears from a desert valley before its lantern walk, Mina follows the clues left by wind, stone, and a very stubborn little goat. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-valley-of-the-moon As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Danny's homemade robot can speak and carry things—but cannot cross the garage without falling over. Each failed test helps Danny rebuild the plan around the parts he actually has. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/building-buddy As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Emily and Daniel lose sight of their parents in a crowded aquarium. A staff member keeps them at the information desk and helps reunite the family. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/5-year-old/lost-in-the-aquarium As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

A last-day-of-school challenge sends Daniel and Emily searching for something wonderful. Near sunset, they find a lost puppy who needs help getting home. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-last-day-before-summer As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Emily visits a zoo that opens only in moonlight, where the tiny mouse who rings the bedtime bell has vanished beneath a pile of stage curtains. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/6-year-old/the-moonlight-zoo-adventure As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

A bright butterfly leads Daniel, Luna, and Benny to a shed where stuck tools and a loose board conceal another tiny clue. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-backyard-explorer-kids/the-butterfly-by-the-shed Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com As always, visit us at ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

A faded time-capsule drawing guides three friends into weeds concealing a forgotten garden corner that needs protection more than discovery. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/series/the-backyard-explorer-kids/the-secret-garden-corner Discover hundreds of free bedtime stories: https://www.readthetale.com As always, visit us at ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

One window on Marigold Street turns bright pink overnight. Nora wants to know why—especially when a second pink window appears across the road. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-pink As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Two princes mock their younger brother for protecting small creatures. Inside an enchanted castle, those creatures become the only ones able to solve three impossible tasks. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-queen-bee As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Three feathers send three brothers in different directions. The youngest finds a trapdoor, a talking toad, and gifts nobody above ground can match. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/popular-bedtime-stories/the-three-feathers As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.

Emma catches a tiny visitor climbing through the wrong bedroom window. The Tooth Fairy has a map, a coin, and absolutely no idea whose tooth she collected. Read the full story: https://www.readthetale.com/bedtime-stories-by-age/7-year-old/the-tooth-fairys-secret As always, visit us at www. ReadTheTale.com for all your favorite tales and stories.