Buddy loves honey, but today the bees need help: their hive has fallen from its tree. This short bear bedtime story follows Buddy as he puts their home back in place and makes some buzzing new friends. Their thank-you comes with a sweet reward.
The heat has emptied the clearing where Vivi usually plays. In this forest animal bedtime story, the little squirrel searches the woods and city park for her friends, discovers their shady hiding places, and brings them together to share water and plant more trees.
Leila finds friends from different faiths at her new school. This story about friendship and accepting differences follows their plan to help her visit her sick grandmother far away. When their fundraiser suffers a painful setback, will they find another way to keep their promise?
A mysterious cup of tea carries Elizabeth and her cat Puffy to Boston in 1773. Between ships, chases and a new friend named Tom, they must find a way home. This time-travel adventure is fiction inspired by the Boston Tea Party, not a factual account. Share it in chapters with older children; it includes weapons and danger.
Ollie Owl cannot see the moon, so he searches the forest with Albert the wolf and Freedy the firefly. This moon bedtime story follows their questions and mishaps until Professor Hoot offers an explanation. It is an animal fantasy, not an accurate calendar of the Moon's phases.
Sam grows Leafy from a birthday seed and spends years caring for his tree friend. This bedtime story about friendship and loss follows their changing seasons and the small shoot Leafy leaves behind. Read it together, with time to talk about the sadness of saying goodbye.
Fifi wants to leave her diaper behind, but the potty frightens her. This potty-training story follows the little frog as she visits her pond friends and tries using their potty for the first time. Read it together as a fantasy story, not as practical toilet-training advice or a promise of success in one day.
Emelia returns to the magical land of Emotia, where a whirlwind of worry tests her empathy, courage, and ability to calm big feelings.
Princess Tutu wakes in a New York museum and befriends Jessica. Ice cream and outings turn into a dangerous escape when treasure hunters try to capture her. This long mummy story mixes magic, friendship and suspense. Read it in chapters with older children; it includes pursuit and an attempted kidnapping.
Every night, six cars come alive in a supermarket parking lot. In this funny car bedtime story, Engin, Vanny, Fastie, Betty, Electra, and Trunky swap adventures, remember how they outsmarted two thieves, and investigate a mysterious self-driving visitor.