Bedtime stories to read aloud

Fairy tales and fables from around the world – retold for children, illustrated and narrated. All free.

Make your own story with your child as the hero – free

• The Tortoise and the Hare
• African Trickster Tales
• Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
• Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
• Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom
• Anansi and the Stories of the Sky God
• Anansi and the Turtle
• Cinderella
• Coyote and the Stars
• East of the Sun, West of the Moon
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Greek Heroes for Kids
• Hansel and Gretel
• How the Camel Got His Hump
• How the Hummingbird Got Its Colors
• Hua Mulan
• Issun-bōshi (One-Inch Boy)
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Journey to the West — The Monkey King
• Kaguya-hime (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter)
• King Arthur and the Round Table
• Lotte and the Wonder Cone
• Momotaro, the Peach Boy
• Norse Myths for Kids — Thor and Loki's Adventures
• Pinocchio
• Puss in Boots
• Rapunzel
• Robin Hood
• Rumpelstiltskin
• Sinbad the Sailor
• Sleeping Beauty
• Snow White
• Stone Soup
• The Adventures of Tom Thumb
• The Ant and the Grasshopper
• The Arabian Nights — Scheherazade's Stories
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf
• The Bremen Town Musicians
• The Bundle of Sticks
• The Clever Tortoise
• The Crane Wife
• The Crow and the Pitcher
• The Dog and His Reflection
• The Elves and the Shoemaker
• The Emperor's New Clothes
• The Empty Pot
• The Enormous Turnip
• The Firebird
• The Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains
• The Fox and the Grapes
• The Fox and the Stork
• The Frog Prince
• The Gingerbread Man
• The Golden Fish
• The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs
• The Grateful Crane
• The Great Journey Home
• The Happy Prince
• The Hat Seller and the Monkeys
• The Jungle Book — Mowgli's Friends
• The Lion and the Mouse
• The Lion's Share
• The Little Jackal and the Alligator
• The Little Mermaid
• The Little Red Hen
• The Magic Paintbrush
• The Magic Porridge Pot
• The Mice in Council
• The Monkey and the Crocodile
• The Nail Soup
• The Nutcracker
• The Panchatantra Collection
• The People of Corn
• The Princess and the Pea
• The Rabbit in the Moon
• The Rabbit's Judgment
• The Rainbow Serpent
• The Ramayana for Kids
• The Snow Queen
• The Star Money
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier
• The Stonecutter
• The Talking Eggs
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff
• The Three Butterflies
• The Three Fish
• The Three Little Pigs
• The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
• The Tiger's Whisker
• The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
• The Twelve Dancing Princesses
• The Ugly Duckling
• The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd
• The Wild Swans
• The Wind and the Sun
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• Thumbelina
• Urashima Tarō
• Vasilisa the Wise
• Why Elephant Has a Trunk
• Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
• Why the Bear Has a Stumpy Tail