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Stories
Because every bedtime deserves a story full of love, giggles, and adventure.
Free illustrated stories for little ones, grouped by age. Each one has questions to talk about together and an activity to try next. No cost. No limits. Just imagination.
Babies & toddlers
Ages 0–2: first stories
Very short stories full of sounds, rhythm and repetition, with one big picture at a time. Perfect for little laps and big giggles.

Ages 0–2 · 1-min read
Beep Beep, Little Red Car
A little red car beeps hello to a cow, bumps over a bridge and splashes all the way home.

Ages 0–2 · 1-min read
Splash! Who Is in the Rain?
Kofi puts on his boots and finds a duck, a frog and a worm enjoying the rain, then a rainbow.

Ages 0–2 · 1-min read
Moo, Baa, Who Says Hello?
Little Rohan visits the farm with his Dadi and every animal says hello in its own way.

Ages 0–2 · 1-min read
Choo-Choo, Little Train
Little Train picks up Bunny, Bear and a very squished Elephant, goes through a dark tunnel and out to the sea.

Ages 0–2 · 1-min read
Peekaboo, Little Fish
Little Fish plays peekaboo with Crab, Turtle and Octopus, then finds the best hiding friend of all: Mama.

Ages 0–2 · 1-min read
Clap, Clap, Happy Birthday!
It’s Baby Mei’s first birthday: balloons go bop, one goes pop, and there is cake on her nose.
Preschool
Ages 3–4: little adventures
Simple, funny stories with a clear beginning, middle and end, and plenty of chances for your child to join in.

Ages 3–4 · 2-min read
Tilly the Tiny Tow Truck
The big trucks say Tilly is too small to help, until Dump gets stuck in the mud and Tilly has a clever idea.

Ages 3–4 · 2-min read
Fern, the Fairy Who Couldn’t Fly (Yet)
Fern’s wings are still small, so she walks, and helps a snail, a ladybird and a baby bird along the way.

Ages 3–4 · 2-min read
The Monster Who Was Scared of the Dark
Zara hears a sniffle under her bed and meets Mopsy, a fluffy little monster who is afraid of the dark.

Ages 3–4 · 2-min read
Aarav and the Brave Little Diya
On Diwali, the wind keeps blowing out Aarav’s little lamp, until Dadi shows him that every small flame needs a friend.

Ages 3–4 · 2-min read
Bumble’s Garden Band
Bumble the bee starts a garden band, and Tiny Ant, who can only squeak, discovers a sound all her own.

Ages 3–4 · 2-min read
Robo Wants a Hug
Maya builds a robot who wants a hug, but his first hugs are much too squeezy.

Ages 3–4 · 2-min read
Ollie’s Cardboard Rocket
Ollie and his puppy blast off in a cardboard-box rocket, bounce on the moon and are home in time for dinner.
Big kids
Ages 5–6: big adventures
Longer adventures with a gentle problem to solve or a surprise twist, just right for curious five- and six-year-olds.

Ages 5–6 · 3-min read
Captain Pip and the Upside-Down Map
Captain Pip follows a treasure map through a storm, then realises it was upside down all along, and the treasure was much closer.

Ages 5–6 · 3-min read
Sunny, the Unicorn Who Was Always Late
Sunny keeps stopping to help on her way to the Rainbow Fair, and arrives late, but with exactly what the fair needs.

Ages 5–6 · 3-min read
Super Nani
Kabir wants a superpower, so Nani takes him looking, and he discovers that helping is the best power of all.

Ages 5–6 · 3-min read
Leo and the Very Small Roar
Leo the lion cub can only manage a tiny roar, until a stormy night shows him why a small voice matters.

Ages 5–6 · 3-min read
The Dinosaur Egg Mix-Up
Hattie the hen hatches a very big egg, and raises a baby dinosaur who honks instead of clucks.

Ages 5–6 · 3-min read
The Last Mango
Ishaan and Meera both want the last mango, until each of them secretly decides to give it away.

Ages 5–6 · 3-min read
Coral and the Very Loud Whale
A booming song keeps Shimmer Reef awake, until Coral the mermaid discovers a lost baby whale calling for her mama.
Print · fold · read
Printable story books
One sheet of paper, one cut, a few folds, and your child has a real little book to keep.

New · ages 2–5
Goodnight, Mira
Print one sheet and fold it into an 8-page bedtime mini-book, with a fold-along video.

New · ages 4–8
The Dino Crew and the Rumbly Cave
A funny dinosaur comic adventure with a little mystery: print one sheet and fold it into an 8-page comic book.
Ages 4–6 · decodable readers
Stories your child can read
Six short decodable stories with a read-aloud button and printable fold-up mini-books, in our Reading path.
Free · ages 4–6
The Reading path
Move from letter sounds to real stories in five small steps. Six decodable stories, each with a read-aloud button and a free fold-up mini-book.
Tap-through stories
Classic stories
Our original tap-through stories about kindness, courage and friendship. Read them aloud on a phone or tablet.

Classic · ages 3–7
The Sunny Meadow Race
Ten animal friends learn that kindness makes everyone a winner.








