Free Fairy Tales, Bedtime Stories and Poems for Kids

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The Princess of Canterbury fairy tales illustration

Valentine's Day!

Cover illustration artwork for free kids story Clever Pig

Year of the Pig!

Latest Five Minute Bedtime Stories for Kids

The best children's short bedtime stories, updated weekly.

Bedtime Stories The Very Tired Lioness animal stories for kids header illustration

The Very Tired Lioness

by Book Dash

A lioness feels so tired that she is invited to follow the sun into the clouds.

Bedtime stories Mouse in the House stories for kids header illustration

Mouse in the House!

by Pratham Books

Bedtime stories Cheep Cheep Drip Drip header illustration

Cheep Cheep Drip Drip

by Pratham Books

Whats At The Park bedtime stories short stories for kids header illustration

What’s At The Park?

by Book Dash

Bedtime stories The Great Cake Contest illustration

The Great Cake Contest

by Book Dash

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Latest Poems for Kids

Poems for children, nursery rhymes, limericks and baby poems that the whole family can enjoy.

Poems for kids ring o rosie illustration

Games People Play

by Arden Davidson

A kid tries to understand why Ring O Ring O Rosie is fun!

Poems for Kids Two Naughty Wood Elves by Phoebe Coghlan

Two Naughty Wood Elves

by Phoebe Coghlan

Funny Poems for Kids Camera Shy Illustration

Camera Shy

by Arden Davidson

Poems for Kids A Better Mousetrap illustration

A Better Mousetrap

by Arden Davidson

Poems for Kids Homework Land illustration

The Great Homework Land Rescue Caper

by Arden Davidson

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Featured Short Stories for Kids

Favourite fairy tales, comic books, poems for kids and chapter books.

Fairy Tales A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett chapter book header illustration

20 Mins+, Age 7-12, Chapter Books, Princes & Princesses

A Little Princess

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The beloved story of an orphaned girl who learns to change her fortunes for the better.

Blinky Bill Australian kids story book cover illustration

Adventures, Age 7-12, Animals, Australian stories, Chapter Books, Environment

The Adventures of Blinky Bill

Zombie parents Halloween story chapter book serial

5 Min Stories, Age 7-12, Chapter Books, Family, Halloween, Kids Horror, Monsters, Zombies

Zombie Parents From Outer Space

Bedtime story When a Pig Flew illustration by Templeton Moss

10 Min Stories, Age 7-12, Animals, Morals, Pigs

When A Pig Flew

Short stories for kids Timmy vs The Monster illustration

10 Min Stories, Age 7-12, Bedtime, Funny, Monsters

Timmy VS The Monster

Fairy Tales The Princess and the Goblin illustration

20 Mins+, Adventures, Age 7-12, Chapter Books, Fairies, Fairy Tales, Family, Grandparents, Magic, Monsters, Princes & Princesses, Scottish Fairy Tales

The Princess and the Goblin

The Adventures of Pinocchio original story book cover

20 Mins+, Adventures, Age 7-12, Chapter Books, Magic

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Illustration for middle grade stories for kids The Sock Drawer Anomaly

15 Min Stories, Adventures, Age 7-12, Funny, Middle Grade, Space

The Sock Drawer Anomaly

Illustration for scary halloween kids story Zombie Town

20 Mins+, Adventures, Age 7-12, Family, Halloween, Kids Horror, Middle Grade, Monsters, Scary, Zombies

Zombie Town

Illustration of child's circus for children's short story Monsieur Le Dot

5 Min Stories, Adventures, Age 4-6, Animals, Circus, Picture Books

Monsieur Le Dot

Illustration for Korean fairy tale Rabbit's Eyes

10 Min Stories, Age 7-12, Animals, Fairy Tales, Korean Fairy Tales, Korean Stories

Rabbit’s Eyes

Owl and the Pussycat illustration - poems for kids

Adventures, Age 4-6, Animals, Pigs, Poems for Kids, Vintage Stories

The Owl and the Pussycat

Fairy tales and bedtime stories Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll illustration cheshire cat

20 Mins+, Adventures, Age 7-12, Animals, Chapter Books, Magic, Pigs, Vintage Stories

Alice in Wonderland

Wicked witch illustration Snow White Seven Dwarves fairytale

20 Mins+, Adventures, Age 7-12, Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales, Famous Fairy Tales, German Fairy Tales, Magic, Princes & Princesses

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Beauty and the Beast bedtime story

20 Mins+, Age 7-12, Fairy Tales, Famous Fairy Tales, French Fairy Tales, Gardens, Magic, Monsters, Princes & Princesses

Beauty and the Beast

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