SleepyStories

Find the best bedtime stories for your kids

Explore the #1 collection of free bedtime stories for children online. With 500+ stories between 5-10 minutes you can turn bedtime into a delightful and memorable experience each night. Happy reading!

View the latest bedtime stories ✨
A girl holds a magical snow lantern in a Winter Wonderland. In the background various animals such as foxes and reindeer can be seen.

Curated collection

Princess Bedtime Stories

These carefully hand-picked tales promise enchantment and adventure, all starring your child’s favorite kind of royals. Jump right in to find your perfect Princess Bedtime Story in moments!

  • Lengths ranging from 5-10 minutes
  • Perfect for princesses aged 2-7
  • Adventure, magic & princesses
👸 Princess Bedtime Stories
A woman in a colorful spacesuit surrounded by floating books in a cosmic setting.

Curated collection

Sci-fi Bedtime Stories

Take off to outer space with our selection of space-themed Sci-fi stories.

🚀 Sci-fi Bedtime Stories
A triceratops seemingly breathing fire is standing in a barren landscape.

Curated collection

Dinosaur Bedtime Stories

Travel back in time with our large collection of stories about Dinosaurs.

🦖 Dinosaur Bedtime Stories
A cat seen from the side is looking into the distance. In the far background a majestic castle can be seen.

Curated Collection

Cat Bedtime Stories

Kids that can’t get enough of cats? No worries, we’ve got the stories.
Explore our curated collection of bedtime stories about cats tonight!

  • Short & long stories (5-10 minutes)
  • Ideal for ages 2-7
  • Top pick for cat-lovers!
🐱 Cat Bedtime Stories
A princess, unicorn, and kitten in a whimsical and colorful kingdom.

Curated collection

Unicorn Bedtime Stories

Leave reality behind and enter a world filled with unicorns and magic ✨

🦄 Unicorn Bedtime Stories
A three mast pirate ship sailing into a cave filled with colorful particles and waterfalls.

Curated collection

Pirate Bedtime Stories

Set out on an journey across the seas with our favourite Pirate stories.

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Bedtime Stories

★★★★★ (5/5)

“For the past month I have been away from my family and at night time when I call the boys I have been using your site to read them stories over the phone while they lay in bed. They are great and the kids really enjoy them.”

Mark C

24th of February 2024

Our Latest Bedtime Stories

Brand new stories published regularly!

Our Seasonal Collections

Missing Christmas or Easter, and can’t wait for next year?
We’ve got the stories that will bring you right back!

A heroic scarecrow in a moonlit pumpkin patch, surrounded by farm animals.

Special Seasonal Collection

Bedtime Stories About Halloween

Explore our Halloween bedtime story collection and transport yourself into the magical, spooky, and pumpkin-filled time of the year: Halloween.

  • Short stories from 5-10 minutes
  • Perfect for Trick-or-Treaters aged 2-7
  • Skeletons, witches & much much more!
🎃 Halloween Bedtime Stories
The Easter Bunny and his basket surrounded by a forest and Easter eggs.

Special Seasonal Collection

Bedtime Stories About Easter

Get into the Easter spirit with these hand-picked bedtime stories about egg-hunts, the easter bunny and much, much more.

🐰 Easter Bedtime Stories
A child named in red clothes is standing in a winter wonderland, looking at a gingerbread house. In the background a christmas tree can be seen.

Special Seasonal Collection

Bedtime Stories About Christmas

Santa, snow and holiday celebrations at bedtime, any time of the year. With these stories you won’t have to wait until next december!

🎅 Christmas Bedtime Stories

Discover hundreds of unique bedtime stories at SleepyStories

Adventure
Animals
Discovery
Fantasy
Whimsy

Telling your little ones a bedtime story is more beneficial than you might think.

  • Language skills develop faster
  • Improves cognitive development
  • Builds emotional and social skills
The benefits of Bedtime Stories
A woman is telling her two kids a bedtime story using a flashlight to read.
A boy holding a magnifying glass, looking for a bedtime story

Still looking for a site with free bedtime stories online?

If you couldn’t find a story that your child liked please get in touch and let us know how we can get better.

While we work to improve SleepyStories for your next visit, there are other websites that offer free stories online. But finding a good one can be tricky – so to lend you a hand we’ve put together a complete guide.

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