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Category: Long (21–60 min)

These long bedtime stories have estimated reading times from twenty-one minutes to one hour. Their larger adventures can be shared in one sitting or across several evenings. Follow magical objects, unusual friendships and characters with more than one problem to solve. Use the time on each card as a guide, and stop at a natural break when your child is ready for sleep.

Liam and the Magical Spyglass

A map in a bottle leads Liam to a magical spyglass and a sunken pirate treasure. In this long pirate story for older children, taking the treasure home brings a curse to his village. Liam must face ghostly pirates and the sea king to put things right. The story includes frightening creatures and battles.

Freya and the Mysterious Tapestry

Twelve-year-old Freya finds a map hidden in her grandmother’s enchanted tapestry. Her journey takes her through witch training, a living labyrinth, and encounters with a griffin and a dragon in a long fantasy bedtime story about using power wisely.