A little world to explore

Short stories

Small stories with plenty of heart, for little pauses and busy evenings.

23 stories to share

A rabbit and mouse share an open book on a lavender cushion.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Suki rests on a broad branch beside a tiny hummingbird as the sky turns peach and gold.

animals · nature

Suki and the Slowest Sunset

Suki discovers that taking her time means noticing the lovely things everyone else misses.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6, 7+

Willa, a blue whale, swims with a small fish among softly glowing jellyfish.

animals · ocean

Willa Whale and the Little Lanterns

Willa helps a little fish find a familiar path through an ocean full of gentle lights.

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3 minAges 3–4

Benny yawns on his bed in blue pajamas beside a pillow and a glass of water.

animals · funny

Benny Bear's One More Yawn

Benny thinks he needs one more of everything before bed. His blanket has another idea.

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1 minAges 0–2, 3–4

Bunny sits in mint pajamas beside a cream blanket, a leaf and a little wooden rabbit.

animals · family

Bunny’s Goodnight Pocket

Bunny finds a cozy place for her favorite little things.

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1 minAges 0–2, 3–4

Leo sits on his bed with a floppy teddy beside a moonlit bedroom window.

space · family

The Moon in the Small Window

Leo and Bear say good night to a bright corner of moon.

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1 minAges 0–2, 3–4

Little Otter floats on her back near her mother among kelp on calm water.

animals · ocean

Otter’s Floating Bed

A little otter rests close to her mother in gently moving water.

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1 minAges 0–2, 3–4

Dino, a blue dinosaur, stands beside a tall fern, round stones and a little leaf.

dinosaurs · family

Dinosaur’s Three Goodnights

Dino had three goodnights to say.

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2 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Bear wears blue mittens and a winter hat at a snowy doorway while Mouse waits nearby.

animals · funny

Bear’s Very Silly Mittens

Bear could not find his mittens. He looked under the stool. He looked beside the door. He even looked inside the teapot, although his paws were much too large to fit.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Rabbit and Hedgehog sit together on the grass beneath soft clouds and drifting leaves.

animals · nature

A Cloud Shape for Rabbit

Rabbit wanted to see a rabbit in the clouds.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

princesses · kindness

Princess Mira and the Missing Button

Princess Mira’s favorite coat had one empty buttonhole. The missing button was shaped like a daisy.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Ada and two friends enjoy pears and sandwiches on a blanket beneath the dining table while rain falls outside the window.

princesses · friendship

Princess Ada’s Rainy Picnic

Princess Ada had packed pear slices, little sandwiches, and three yellow napkins. She was taking a picnic to her friends in the garden.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Una stands beside a mouse family and a basket of nest grass at a purple doorway.

unicorns · fairy tales

The Unicorn’s Quiet Bell

Una Unicorn wore a little silver bell on a ribbon. It rang when she skipped, when she trotted, and when she nodded hello.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Una and Rabbit sit beside a rainbow-colored puddle near a garden gate and an empty jar.

unicorns · nature

Una and the Rainbow Puddle

After the rain, Una Unicorn found a puddle beside the gate. It held a little piece of rainbow.

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3 minAges 5–6, 7+

Una stands beneath a branch watching a golden five-pointed star, with a small notebook nearby.

unicorns · fairy tales

The Unicorn and One Small Star

Each evening, a small star rested in the branches outside Una’s house.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Tavi and golden long-neck Brin sit beside an overlapping blanket of broad green leaves in a fern clearing.

dinosaurs · friendship

Tavi’s Leaf Blanket

Tavi Triceratops had found the biggest fallen leaf in the valley. It was wider than his back and softer than the ferns beside his bed.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Pella spreads her coral wing forelimbs and lowers her hind feet for a gentle landing beside a pond.

dinosaurs · kindness

Pella’s Soft Landing

Pella the pterodactyl loved soaring over the valley. Coming down was trickier.

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3 minAges 5–6, 7+

Sora stands on four legs among glowing yellow leaves, with golden plates along her green back.

dinosaurs · nature

Sora and the Glowing Leaves

Sora Stegosaurus collected yellow leaves. She liked their shapes: tiny fans, long fingers, and one that looked like a boat.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

Fern Fairy sits with tea and seed cake outside her tiny stump doorway.

fairy tales · kindness

The Fairy’s Very Small Door

Fern Fairy invited Beetle to tea. She put two acorn cups on the table and baked a seed cake.

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3 minAges 5–6, 7+

Nia stands beside a willow hung with paper wishes and lanterns, holding her drawing book.

fairy tales · nature

The Willow That Kept a Wish

In Nia’s village, people tied paper wishes to the old willow at midsummer. Nia wished that her grandmother could visit for the lantern walk.

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3 minAges 3–4, 5–6

A chestnut owl looks at a wordless picture book with a drawing of a duck.

animals · funny

Owl’s Borrowed Sound

Owl was making a sound book. On one page he drew a duck. On the next he drew a frog.

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3 minAges 5–6, 7+

Mara wears an orange life jacket while checking a ferry lantern with a companion.

adventure · family

The Ferry and the Last Lantern

Mara helped her father check the little ferry each evening. They counted the life jackets, folded the blankets, and tested the lamps before the last crossing.

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3 minAges 5–6, 7+