Bedtime Stories for Kids – Cozy, Calming & Non-Scary Tales for Sleep

Bedtime stories are more than a nightly routine — they are a gentle bridge between a busy day and peaceful sleep. At Books for Minds, you’ll find a carefully curated collection of bedtime stories designed to calm young minds, spark imagination, and create a comforting end-of-day ritual for children and families.

Our bedtime stories range from short five-minute tales for busy evenings to cozy, calming stories that help children relax, feel safe, and drift into restful sleep. Every story is created with a soothing tone, simple language, and age-appropriate themes.

Whether you’re looking for non-scary bedtime stories, gentle animal tales, rhyming stories, or stories that promote kindness and empathy, you’ll find peaceful options here that support both sleep and emotional development.

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Short Bedtime Stories for Kids

Sheep Bedtime Story: The Sleepy Sheep Bedtime Tale

A comforting, slightly ridiculous sheep bedtime ritual—scripts, psychology and confessions—for exhausted parents who wants kids (and themselves) to fall asleep.

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animated bedtime stories for kids gentle moonlit adventures

Moon Bedtime Story for Kids: Animated Bedtime Stories for Kids

Cozy, wry guide to animated bedtime stories that calm fusses, slow breathing, and send kids off to sleep, moonlit plots, gentle pace, soft endings. Nightly zzz.

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Gentle Bedtime Stories for Curious Kids

Gentle Bedtime Stories for Curious Kids: Get other Small, Loud Truths

Wry, tender guide to gentle bedtime stories for curious kids—practical prompts, tricks to calm the chaos, and small, loud truths for exhausted parents. (honest)

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Bedtime Stories for Little Dreamers

Bedtime Stories for Little Dreamers: Cozy Bedtime Stories for Little Dreamers

Wry, warm guide to short sleep stories that hush bedtime chaos, soothe easily distracted kids, and turn nighttime protests into a calm, predictable ritual. zzz.

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Moral bedtime story for kids

The Little Lantern story for kids with moral

A cheeky, warm tale about Lumi the tiny lantern that proves small, steady acts can fold darkness into company—perfect for kids and grownups. Read aloud nightly!

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Funny Bedtime Stories for Kids

Creating a Storytime Ritual That Sticks

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Bedtime Stories

Gentle Bedtime Stories for Kids: Calm, Kind, and Soothing Tales

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Free Printable to Pair with The Millie Mouse Tales

Free Printable to Pair with The Millie Mouse Tales

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Teaching Kindness Through Storytelling

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How Gentle Stories Support Big Feelings

How Gentle Stories Support Big Feelings

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