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🌙 Bedtime story with your child’s name

Type the name, and your child becomes the hero of the story.

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🌙 Emma and the Moon That Got Lost

One night Emma looked out the window and saw that there was no Moon in the sky. “Where did the Moon go?” she asked.

Just then her bunny hopped onto the windowsill. “Let’s go find it,” said the bunny, and the two of them tiptoed out into the backyard.

They asked the tall oak tree, but the tree only rustled its leaves. They asked the cricket, but the cricket only sang. Then Emma looked up and saw a big, puffy cloud.

“Cloud, cloud,” called Emma, “is the Moon hiding behind you?” The cloud giggled and slid slowly to one side — and out peeked the Moon, round and glowing.

“I hid because I wanted to see if anyone would miss me,” whispered the Moon. “I missed you,” said Emma. The Moon smiled and lit up the whole yard.

Emma and the bunny went back to bed. The Moon watched over them through the window all night long, and Emma fell asleep with a smile. Good night, Emma.

Want more? The bedtime story library has longer stories by age and theme.

Kids love hearing their own name in a story. Suddenly they aren’t just listening, they’re inside the adventure. Type your child’s name, choose an animal friend (a puppy, a bunny, a little dragon and more), and the story adapts itself.

All the stories were written for Thinkabara and are short and calm on purpose: no big suspense, and a rhythm that slows down toward the end so they fit the minutes before sleep. Each one takes about three minutes to read aloud.

Questions and answers

How do I choose a bedtime story?

Short, calm and repetitive. Little kids love hearing the same story again and again: it’s soothing. Avoid scary or very exciting stories right before bed.

My child is afraid of the dark. Is there a story for that?

Yes: “The Shadow in the Corner” is about a child who discovers the scary shadow is just a jacket on a chair, and learns to take a deep breath and check.