Turn Big Feelings intoBedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories
Personalized audio stories that help children navigate emotions, spark imagination, and make winding-down time magical.
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Stories for Every Moment
Whatever your child is going through, there's a story to help them understand and grow.
Scared of the Dark
A story where your child befriends the night and discovers its magic
New Sibling Arriving
Prepare them for the big change with tales of love and sharing
First Day of School
Build confidence with a friendship adventure full of excitement
Trouble Sharing
Model generosity through an enchanting tale of giving and joy
Visiting the Dentist
Transform fear into curiosity with a brave hero just like them
Moving to New Home
Turn anxiety into excitement for the adventure ahead
+ hundreds more situations tailored to your child's unique experiences

King of the Wild-Leaf Room
This story helps children visualize and manage intense emotions like anger by showing that 'big feelings' are natural but temporary. It provides a reassuring message of unconditional love, teaching children that even when they make mistakes or lose control, their safety and connection with their parents remain secure.

Starlight Borrowed, Safely Returned
This story teaches your child the value of the scientific method—observation, hypothesis, and testing—in a way that feels like a gentle adventure. It models emotional regulation by showing that staying calm and breathing helps solve problems better than panicking. Your child will also learn fascinating real-world facts about our solar system while seeing curiosity portrayed as a superpower.

Henry's Moon Cake Dream
This story reinforces the importance of empathy and social skills by showing your child that acts of kindness are noticed and rewarded. The gentle rhythm and soothing imagery help establish a calming bedtime routine, promoting emotional security and peaceful sleep. Your child will learn that good deeds bring positive feelings back to them.

The Rooftop Dragon Promise
This story validates the feelings of anxious or quiet children, showing them that nervousness doesn't prevent bravery. Your child will learn that making mistakes is part of the learning process and that taking responsibility—"fixing it"—is a true heroic act.

The Royal Decree of No More Zzzs
This story helps your child understand that bad behavior (like grumpiness) often hides feelings of fear or tiredness. By watching Edmond, children learn how empathy and calming routines can turn a scary situation into a safe, peaceful one.

Ink Under the Skin
This story helps children understand the power of self-definition, showing them that their identity is a choice rather than something imposed by others. It validates feelings of loneliness while encouraging resilience, demonstrating that acknowledging one's true self is the first step toward overcoming adversity.

Rosie Gives the Warmest Hugs
This story helps your child develop emotional intelligence by teaching them to recognize when others are sad and showing how simple actions, like sharing or hugging, can offer comfort. It reinforces the value of gentle behavior and helps toddlers understand that their kindness can make a positive difference in how others feel.

Please, Please, PLEASE Can I Play Soccer?
This interactive story empowers your child to practice setting healthy boundaries by allowing them to be the 'voice of reason.' It also reinforces the value of self-acceptance, helping children understand that finding an environment where they can thrive is more rewarding than trying to fit in where they don't belong.

The Magic Repair Shop
This story helps children reframe bedtime from a loss of playtime to a productive activity that builds strength and intelligence. By using concrete metaphors like a 'Repair Shop' and 'Dream Cinema,' it encourages children to view rest as an essential tool for their growth. It provides parents with positive language to explain the biological benefits of sleep in a way young children can understand.

Drawing the Night Away
This story empowers children by showing them that they have the agency to solve problems through creativity and imagination. It also helps develop emotional intelligence by modeling how to transform feelings of nervousness (a 'wiggly tummy') into confidence and pride.

The Great Pizza Hunt
This story encourages teamwork and helps your child understand the sequence of daily tasks, from shopping to cooking. It also reinforces important habits like washing hands and safety awareness around hot ovens.

Where the Wind Learns to Hush
This story teaches your child valuable self-regulation skills through Frankie's calming mantra and his journey from restlessness to peace. By identifying 'whirly feelings' and finding a quiet mental space, children learn that they have the power to soothe themselves when they feel wiggly or anxious at bedtime.

What Tomás Found in the Fog
This story helps develop your child's sense of bravery and critical thinking by showing how facing our fears can reveal wonderful surprises instead of scary things. It also models positive social values, demonstrating the joy of sharing discoveries and helping the community.

Where the Sideways Lanterns Go
This story helps children understand the value of family heritage and the importance of carrying on traditions. It validates a child's agency in making independent moral choices while navigating feelings of grief and connection to loved ones.

Beep-Beep Star Pilot
This story supports **emotional regulation** by modeling how to overcome small moments of hesitation using a comforting, repetitive mantra. It enhances **language development** through rhythmic phrases and simple onomatopoeia ('beep,' 'whoosh') that encourage your child to mimic sounds. Additionally, the reassuring ending strengthens **secure attachment**, associating bedtime with parental warmth and safety.

Mindy Says Kind Words
This story helps your toddler develop empathy by modeling how to recognize emotions and offer comfort through gentle touches and simple actions. It also reinforces early communication skills by linking core social words like "hi," "sorry," and "hug" to concrete, positive behaviors.

The Great Floating Cow Chase
This story helps your child identify and label emotions, transitioning from silly excitement to worry and back to relief. It models problem-solving as Marta actively searches for her missing friend, while the reassuring presence of a parent reinforces a sense of safety and security.

Blueprints Above the Clouds
This story encourages a 'growth mindset' by showing children that making mistakes—like drawing a crooked line—is just a first test in the learning process. It introduces foundational STEM concepts like lift and balance through tangible experiments kids can try at home. Additionally, Kelvin's emotional journey helps children understand how to manage feelings of nervousness when trying something new.

Lena's First Snow Day
This story helps your child develop sensory awareness by contrasting cold snow with warm indoor comfort. The repetitive sequences in dressing and playing support cognitive development of patterns and counting, while the reassuring ending reinforces a sense of security and safety.

Run Jimmie Run
This story helps develop your child's understanding of object permanence and observation skills as they help Jimmie search for his toy. The rhythmic repetition and sensory sounds support early language acquisition, while the transition from active play to quiet rest models healthy self-regulation.

King of the Wild-Leaf Room
This story helps children visualize and manage intense emotions like anger by showing that 'big feelings' are natural but temporary. It provides a reassuring message of unconditional love, teaching children that even when they make mistakes or lose control, their safety and connection with their parents remain secure.

Starlight Borrowed, Safely Returned
This story teaches your child the value of the scientific method—observation, hypothesis, and testing—in a way that feels like a gentle adventure. It models emotional regulation by showing that staying calm and breathing helps solve problems better than panicking. Your child will also learn fascinating real-world facts about our solar system while seeing curiosity portrayed as a superpower.

Henry's Moon Cake Dream
This story reinforces the importance of empathy and social skills by showing your child that acts of kindness are noticed and rewarded. The gentle rhythm and soothing imagery help establish a calming bedtime routine, promoting emotional security and peaceful sleep. Your child will learn that good deeds bring positive feelings back to them.

The Rooftop Dragon Promise
This story validates the feelings of anxious or quiet children, showing them that nervousness doesn't prevent bravery. Your child will learn that making mistakes is part of the learning process and that taking responsibility—"fixing it"—is a true heroic act.

The Royal Decree of No More Zzzs
This story helps your child understand that bad behavior (like grumpiness) often hides feelings of fear or tiredness. By watching Edmond, children learn how empathy and calming routines can turn a scary situation into a safe, peaceful one.

Ink Under the Skin
This story helps children understand the power of self-definition, showing them that their identity is a choice rather than something imposed by others. It validates feelings of loneliness while encouraging resilience, demonstrating that acknowledging one's true self is the first step toward overcoming adversity.

Rosie Gives the Warmest Hugs
This story helps your child develop emotional intelligence by teaching them to recognize when others are sad and showing how simple actions, like sharing or hugging, can offer comfort. It reinforces the value of gentle behavior and helps toddlers understand that their kindness can make a positive difference in how others feel.

Please, Please, PLEASE Can I Play Soccer?
This interactive story empowers your child to practice setting healthy boundaries by allowing them to be the 'voice of reason.' It also reinforces the value of self-acceptance, helping children understand that finding an environment where they can thrive is more rewarding than trying to fit in where they don't belong.

The Magic Repair Shop
This story helps children reframe bedtime from a loss of playtime to a productive activity that builds strength and intelligence. By using concrete metaphors like a 'Repair Shop' and 'Dream Cinema,' it encourages children to view rest as an essential tool for their growth. It provides parents with positive language to explain the biological benefits of sleep in a way young children can understand.

Drawing the Night Away
This story empowers children by showing them that they have the agency to solve problems through creativity and imagination. It also helps develop emotional intelligence by modeling how to transform feelings of nervousness (a 'wiggly tummy') into confidence and pride.

The Great Pizza Hunt
This story encourages teamwork and helps your child understand the sequence of daily tasks, from shopping to cooking. It also reinforces important habits like washing hands and safety awareness around hot ovens.

Where the Wind Learns to Hush
This story teaches your child valuable self-regulation skills through Frankie's calming mantra and his journey from restlessness to peace. By identifying 'whirly feelings' and finding a quiet mental space, children learn that they have the power to soothe themselves when they feel wiggly or anxious at bedtime.

What Tomás Found in the Fog
This story helps develop your child's sense of bravery and critical thinking by showing how facing our fears can reveal wonderful surprises instead of scary things. It also models positive social values, demonstrating the joy of sharing discoveries and helping the community.

Where the Sideways Lanterns Go
This story helps children understand the value of family heritage and the importance of carrying on traditions. It validates a child's agency in making independent moral choices while navigating feelings of grief and connection to loved ones.

Beep-Beep Star Pilot
This story supports **emotional regulation** by modeling how to overcome small moments of hesitation using a comforting, repetitive mantra. It enhances **language development** through rhythmic phrases and simple onomatopoeia ('beep,' 'whoosh') that encourage your child to mimic sounds. Additionally, the reassuring ending strengthens **secure attachment**, associating bedtime with parental warmth and safety.

Mindy Says Kind Words
This story helps your toddler develop empathy by modeling how to recognize emotions and offer comfort through gentle touches and simple actions. It also reinforces early communication skills by linking core social words like "hi," "sorry," and "hug" to concrete, positive behaviors.

The Great Floating Cow Chase
This story helps your child identify and label emotions, transitioning from silly excitement to worry and back to relief. It models problem-solving as Marta actively searches for her missing friend, while the reassuring presence of a parent reinforces a sense of safety and security.

Blueprints Above the Clouds
This story encourages a 'growth mindset' by showing children that making mistakes—like drawing a crooked line—is just a first test in the learning process. It introduces foundational STEM concepts like lift and balance through tangible experiments kids can try at home. Additionally, Kelvin's emotional journey helps children understand how to manage feelings of nervousness when trying something new.

Lena's First Snow Day
This story helps your child develop sensory awareness by contrasting cold snow with warm indoor comfort. The repetitive sequences in dressing and playing support cognitive development of patterns and counting, while the reassuring ending reinforces a sense of security and safety.

Run Jimmie Run
This story helps develop your child's understanding of object permanence and observation skills as they help Jimmie search for his toy. The rhythmic repetition and sensory sounds support early language acquisition, while the transition from active play to quiet rest models healthy self-regulation.

King of the Wild-Leaf Room
This story helps children visualize and manage intense emotions like anger by showing that 'big feelings' are natural but temporary. It provides a reassuring message of unconditional love, teaching children that even when they make mistakes or lose control, their safety and connection with their parents remain secure.

Starlight Borrowed, Safely Returned
This story teaches your child the value of the scientific method—observation, hypothesis, and testing—in a way that feels like a gentle adventure. It models emotional regulation by showing that staying calm and breathing helps solve problems better than panicking. Your child will also learn fascinating real-world facts about our solar system while seeing curiosity portrayed as a superpower.

Henry's Moon Cake Dream
This story reinforces the importance of empathy and social skills by showing your child that acts of kindness are noticed and rewarded. The gentle rhythm and soothing imagery help establish a calming bedtime routine, promoting emotional security and peaceful sleep. Your child will learn that good deeds bring positive feelings back to them.

The Rooftop Dragon Promise
This story validates the feelings of anxious or quiet children, showing them that nervousness doesn't prevent bravery. Your child will learn that making mistakes is part of the learning process and that taking responsibility—"fixing it"—is a true heroic act.

The Royal Decree of No More Zzzs
This story helps your child understand that bad behavior (like grumpiness) often hides feelings of fear or tiredness. By watching Edmond, children learn how empathy and calming routines can turn a scary situation into a safe, peaceful one.

Ink Under the Skin
This story helps children understand the power of self-definition, showing them that their identity is a choice rather than something imposed by others. It validates feelings of loneliness while encouraging resilience, demonstrating that acknowledging one's true self is the first step toward overcoming adversity.

Rosie Gives the Warmest Hugs
This story helps your child develop emotional intelligence by teaching them to recognize when others are sad and showing how simple actions, like sharing or hugging, can offer comfort. It reinforces the value of gentle behavior and helps toddlers understand that their kindness can make a positive difference in how others feel.

Please, Please, PLEASE Can I Play Soccer?
This interactive story empowers your child to practice setting healthy boundaries by allowing them to be the 'voice of reason.' It also reinforces the value of self-acceptance, helping children understand that finding an environment where they can thrive is more rewarding than trying to fit in where they don't belong.

The Magic Repair Shop
This story helps children reframe bedtime from a loss of playtime to a productive activity that builds strength and intelligence. By using concrete metaphors like a 'Repair Shop' and 'Dream Cinema,' it encourages children to view rest as an essential tool for their growth. It provides parents with positive language to explain the biological benefits of sleep in a way young children can understand.

Drawing the Night Away
This story empowers children by showing them that they have the agency to solve problems through creativity and imagination. It also helps develop emotional intelligence by modeling how to transform feelings of nervousness (a 'wiggly tummy') into confidence and pride.

The Great Pizza Hunt
This story encourages teamwork and helps your child understand the sequence of daily tasks, from shopping to cooking. It also reinforces important habits like washing hands and safety awareness around hot ovens.

Where the Wind Learns to Hush
This story teaches your child valuable self-regulation skills through Frankie's calming mantra and his journey from restlessness to peace. By identifying 'whirly feelings' and finding a quiet mental space, children learn that they have the power to soothe themselves when they feel wiggly or anxious at bedtime.

What Tomás Found in the Fog
This story helps develop your child's sense of bravery and critical thinking by showing how facing our fears can reveal wonderful surprises instead of scary things. It also models positive social values, demonstrating the joy of sharing discoveries and helping the community.

Where the Sideways Lanterns Go
This story helps children understand the value of family heritage and the importance of carrying on traditions. It validates a child's agency in making independent moral choices while navigating feelings of grief and connection to loved ones.

Beep-Beep Star Pilot
This story supports **emotional regulation** by modeling how to overcome small moments of hesitation using a comforting, repetitive mantra. It enhances **language development** through rhythmic phrases and simple onomatopoeia ('beep,' 'whoosh') that encourage your child to mimic sounds. Additionally, the reassuring ending strengthens **secure attachment**, associating bedtime with parental warmth and safety.

Mindy Says Kind Words
This story helps your toddler develop empathy by modeling how to recognize emotions and offer comfort through gentle touches and simple actions. It also reinforces early communication skills by linking core social words like "hi," "sorry," and "hug" to concrete, positive behaviors.

The Great Floating Cow Chase
This story helps your child identify and label emotions, transitioning from silly excitement to worry and back to relief. It models problem-solving as Marta actively searches for her missing friend, while the reassuring presence of a parent reinforces a sense of safety and security.

Blueprints Above the Clouds
This story encourages a 'growth mindset' by showing children that making mistakes—like drawing a crooked line—is just a first test in the learning process. It introduces foundational STEM concepts like lift and balance through tangible experiments kids can try at home. Additionally, Kelvin's emotional journey helps children understand how to manage feelings of nervousness when trying something new.

Lena's First Snow Day
This story helps your child develop sensory awareness by contrasting cold snow with warm indoor comfort. The repetitive sequences in dressing and playing support cognitive development of patterns and counting, while the reassuring ending reinforces a sense of security and safety.

Run Jimmie Run
This story helps develop your child's understanding of object permanence and observation skills as they help Jimmie search for his toy. The rhythmic repetition and sensory sounds support early language acquisition, while the transition from active play to quiet rest models healthy self-regulation.

King of the Wild-Leaf Room
This story helps children visualize and manage intense emotions like anger by showing that 'big feelings' are natural but temporary. It provides a reassuring message of unconditional love, teaching children that even when they make mistakes or lose control, their safety and connection with their parents remain secure.

Starlight Borrowed, Safely Returned
This story teaches your child the value of the scientific method—observation, hypothesis, and testing—in a way that feels like a gentle adventure. It models emotional regulation by showing that staying calm and breathing helps solve problems better than panicking. Your child will also learn fascinating real-world facts about our solar system while seeing curiosity portrayed as a superpower.

Henry's Moon Cake Dream
This story reinforces the importance of empathy and social skills by showing your child that acts of kindness are noticed and rewarded. The gentle rhythm and soothing imagery help establish a calming bedtime routine, promoting emotional security and peaceful sleep. Your child will learn that good deeds bring positive feelings back to them.

The Rooftop Dragon Promise
This story validates the feelings of anxious or quiet children, showing them that nervousness doesn't prevent bravery. Your child will learn that making mistakes is part of the learning process and that taking responsibility—"fixing it"—is a true heroic act.

The Royal Decree of No More Zzzs
This story helps your child understand that bad behavior (like grumpiness) often hides feelings of fear or tiredness. By watching Edmond, children learn how empathy and calming routines can turn a scary situation into a safe, peaceful one.

Ink Under the Skin
This story helps children understand the power of self-definition, showing them that their identity is a choice rather than something imposed by others. It validates feelings of loneliness while encouraging resilience, demonstrating that acknowledging one's true self is the first step toward overcoming adversity.

Rosie Gives the Warmest Hugs
This story helps your child develop emotional intelligence by teaching them to recognize when others are sad and showing how simple actions, like sharing or hugging, can offer comfort. It reinforces the value of gentle behavior and helps toddlers understand that their kindness can make a positive difference in how others feel.

Please, Please, PLEASE Can I Play Soccer?
This interactive story empowers your child to practice setting healthy boundaries by allowing them to be the 'voice of reason.' It also reinforces the value of self-acceptance, helping children understand that finding an environment where they can thrive is more rewarding than trying to fit in where they don't belong.

The Magic Repair Shop
This story helps children reframe bedtime from a loss of playtime to a productive activity that builds strength and intelligence. By using concrete metaphors like a 'Repair Shop' and 'Dream Cinema,' it encourages children to view rest as an essential tool for their growth. It provides parents with positive language to explain the biological benefits of sleep in a way young children can understand.

Drawing the Night Away
This story empowers children by showing them that they have the agency to solve problems through creativity and imagination. It also helps develop emotional intelligence by modeling how to transform feelings of nervousness (a 'wiggly tummy') into confidence and pride.

The Great Pizza Hunt
This story encourages teamwork and helps your child understand the sequence of daily tasks, from shopping to cooking. It also reinforces important habits like washing hands and safety awareness around hot ovens.

Where the Wind Learns to Hush
This story teaches your child valuable self-regulation skills through Frankie's calming mantra and his journey from restlessness to peace. By identifying 'whirly feelings' and finding a quiet mental space, children learn that they have the power to soothe themselves when they feel wiggly or anxious at bedtime.

What Tomás Found in the Fog
This story helps develop your child's sense of bravery and critical thinking by showing how facing our fears can reveal wonderful surprises instead of scary things. It also models positive social values, demonstrating the joy of sharing discoveries and helping the community.

Where the Sideways Lanterns Go
This story helps children understand the value of family heritage and the importance of carrying on traditions. It validates a child's agency in making independent moral choices while navigating feelings of grief and connection to loved ones.

Beep-Beep Star Pilot
This story supports **emotional regulation** by modeling how to overcome small moments of hesitation using a comforting, repetitive mantra. It enhances **language development** through rhythmic phrases and simple onomatopoeia ('beep,' 'whoosh') that encourage your child to mimic sounds. Additionally, the reassuring ending strengthens **secure attachment**, associating bedtime with parental warmth and safety.

Mindy Says Kind Words
This story helps your toddler develop empathy by modeling how to recognize emotions and offer comfort through gentle touches and simple actions. It also reinforces early communication skills by linking core social words like "hi," "sorry," and "hug" to concrete, positive behaviors.

The Great Floating Cow Chase
This story helps your child identify and label emotions, transitioning from silly excitement to worry and back to relief. It models problem-solving as Marta actively searches for her missing friend, while the reassuring presence of a parent reinforces a sense of safety and security.

Blueprints Above the Clouds
This story encourages a 'growth mindset' by showing children that making mistakes—like drawing a crooked line—is just a first test in the learning process. It introduces foundational STEM concepts like lift and balance through tangible experiments kids can try at home. Additionally, Kelvin's emotional journey helps children understand how to manage feelings of nervousness when trying something new.

Lena's First Snow Day
This story helps your child develop sensory awareness by contrasting cold snow with warm indoor comfort. The repetitive sequences in dressing and playing support cognitive development of patterns and counting, while the reassuring ending reinforces a sense of security and safety.

Run Jimmie Run
This story helps develop your child's understanding of object permanence and observation skills as they help Jimmie search for his toy. The rhythmic repetition and sensory sounds support early language acquisition, while the transition from active play to quiet rest models healthy self-regulation.
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Tell us what your child is facing—fears, milestones, or just a topic they love
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Listen to a beautifully narrated audio story with stunning illustrations
The Spark
Tell us what your child is facing—fears, milestones, or just a topic they love
The Magic
AI creates a personalized story with your child as the hero
The Experience
Listen to a beautifully narrated audio story with stunning illustrations
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Transport kids to fantastical worlds where they're the hero
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Fuel imagination far beyond passive video content
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Process feelings safely through story characters
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Build comprehension and language skills effortlessly
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Start meaningful conversations about life's challenges
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Calming bedtime routines that ease into restful nights
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