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Stories
Read-along tales, fables and adventures for every age.
123 lessons
🧸 Early Years
Ages 4-6
🐻Bramble the Bear Can't SleepA warm bedtime story for ages 4-6 about Bramble, a little bear who can't fall asleep until his mama teaches him a cozy w🐤Chicken LittleA lively read-along retelling of the classic tale Chicken Little for ages 4-6, about checking the facts before you panic👠CinderellaA warm read-along retelling of Cinderella for ages 4-6, with a kind moral about being good-hearted and a short comprehen🦆Dilly Duckling Tries AgainA heartwarming story for ages 4-6 about a little duckling who keeps falling over while learning to swim, and discovers t🐻Goldilocks and the Three BearsA warm read-along retelling of the classic tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears for ages 4-6, with a gentle moral and a s🐢How the Tortoise Got Its ShellA gentle read-along retelling of the folk tale of how the tortoise got its shell, for ages 4-6, with a cosy moral and a 🌱Jack and the BeanstalkA lively read-along retelling of the classic fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk for ages 4-6, with a brave-and-clever mor🔴Little Red Riding HoodA gentle read-along retelling of Little Red Riding Hood for ages 4-6, with a caring moral about listening to grown-ups a🍑Momotaro the Peach BoyA warm retelling of the Japanese folk tale of Momotaro, the brave boy born from a peach who befriends a dog, a monkey an🐧Pim the Penguin and the Lost SockA warm early-years story for ages 4-6 about Pim, a little penguin who loses his red sock and learns, with help from kind🌾RumpelstiltskinA lively read-along retelling of Rumpelstiltskin for ages 5-8, about keeping promises, cleverness, and never giving up, 🐱Snippet the Curious KittenA playful curiosity story for ages 4-6 about a little kitten who wonders what is behind every door and goes on a tiny ad🧸Teddy Takes the SlideA brave little story for ages 4-6 about a teddy bear named Buttons who feels scared of the big slide at the park and lea🐜The Ant and the GrasshopperA gentle read-along retelling of the classic fable The Ant and the Grasshopper for ages 4-6, with a moral about hard wor🐺The Boy Who Cried WolfA gentle read-along retelling of the classic fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf for ages 4-6, with a moral about honesty and a🐦⬛The Crow and the PitcherA clever read-along retelling of Aesop's fable The Crow and the Pitcher for ages 4-6, with a smart moral about thinking 👞The Elves and the ShoemakerA warm read-along retelling of the classic fairy tale The Elves and the Shoemaker for ages 4-6, with a kind moral about 👑The Emperor's New ClothesA funny read-along retelling of the classic fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes for ages 4-6, with a moral about honest🥬The Enormous TurnipA joyful read-along retelling of The Enormous Turnip for ages 4-6, with a warm moral about teamwork and a short comprehe🦊The Fox and the GrapesA gentle read-along retelling of Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes for ages 4-6, with a wise moral and a short compre🐸The Frog PrinceA charming read-along retelling of The Frog Prince for ages 4-6, about keeping your promises and being kind, with a shor🍪The Gingerbread ManA fun read-along retelling of the classic tale The Gingerbread Man for ages 4-6, full of running, rhyme, and a sly fox, 🦁The Lion and the MouseA gentle read-along retelling of the classic fable The Lion and the Mouse for ages 4-6, with a kind moral and a short co🐔The Little Red HenA warm read-along retelling of The Little Red Hen for ages 4-6 about hard work and helping, with a simple moral and a sh🧤The Lost MittenA kind helping story for ages 4-6 about a little girl who finds a lost red mitten in the snow and works hard to return i🍲The Magic Porridge PotA fun read-along retelling of The Magic Porridge Pot for ages 4-6, with a gentle moral about listening carefully and a s🐶The New Puppy Next DoorA gentle friendship story for ages 4-6 about a shy puppy who moves in next door and a kind little dog who helps him feel☀️The North Wind and the SunA gentle read-along retelling of Aesop's fable The North Wind and the Sun for ages 4-6, with a kind moral about gentlene👑The Princess and the PeaA playful read-along retelling of The Princess and the Pea for ages 4-6, about being yourself and a gentle test of kindn🐐The Three Billy Goats GruffA warm read-along retelling of the classic tale The Three Billy Goats Gruff for ages 4-6, with a brave hero, a grumpy tr🐷The Three Little PigsA warm read-along retelling of The Three Little Pigs for ages 4-6, with a friendly moral about working hard and a short 🐢The Tortoise and the HareA warm read-along retelling of the classic fable The Tortoise and the Hare for ages 4-6, with a slow-and-steady moral an🐭The Town Mouse and the Country MouseA gentle read-along retelling of the classic fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse for ages 4-6, with a cosy moral 🦢The Ugly DucklingA gentle read-along retelling of the classic tale The Ugly Duckling for ages 4-6, about kindness, growing up, and findin🌷ThumbelinaA sweet read-along retelling of Thumbelina for ages 4-6, about being brave when you are small and finding where you belo☁️Tilda and the Ticklish CloudA cheerful early-years story for ages 4-6 about Tilda, a little girl who meets a shy rain cloud and learns that being si🐰Two Rabbits and One CarrotA gentle sharing story for ages 4-6 about two rabbit friends who find one big carrot and learn that sharing makes a snac
🚀 Primary
Ages 7-10
🌙Luna's Journey to the MoonAn original adventure story for ages 7-10 about a curious girl named Luna who dreams big, builds a rocket of ideas, and 🕸️Anansi and the Pot of WisdomA retelling of the West African Anansi folk tale about how the spider tried to keep all the world's wisdom for himself, 🕷️Anansi the SpiderA retelling of the West African folk tale of Anansi the Spider and how stories came to the world, for ages 7-10, with a ⛵Captain Cora's Cloud ShipAn original sky-sailing adventure for ages 7-10: when a storm threatens her floating village, young Captain Cora and her🐭Captain Oat and the Button StormA rollicking fantasy adventure for ages 7-10 about a mouse sea captain who sails a teacup ship across the kitchen ocean 🍬Hansel and GretelA read-along retelling of Hansel and Gretel for ages 6-9, about cleverness, courage, and sticking together, with a compr🪽Icarus and the Wings of WaxA retelling of the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus for ages 7-10, with a wise moral about listening to good advice and👑King Midas and the Golden TouchA retelling of the Greek myth King Midas and the Golden Touch for ages 7-10, with a wise moral about greed and a short c🏛️Milo and the Midnight MuseumAn original short story for ages 7-10 about a boy locked in a museum overnight, where the exhibits come alive and teach 🌩️Nael and the Bottled StormAn original fantasy adventure for ages 7-10 about Nael, a fisherman's son who finds a tiny storm trapped in a bottle and📦Pandora's BoxA retelling of the Greek myth of Pandora's Box for ages 7-10, with a gentle moral about curiosity and hope plus a short 🌳Pippa and the Talking TreeAn original short story for ages 7-10 about Pippa, a curious girl who befriends a wise old talking tree and learns to li🐱Puss in BootsA retelling of Charles Perrault's classic French fairy tale of the clever cat who won his master a castle and a princess💇RapunzelA read-along retelling of Rapunzel for ages 6-9, about hope, courage, and the power of love and patience, with a compreh🌹Sleeping BeautyA read-along retelling of Sleeping Beauty for ages 6-9, about kindness, patience, and hope overcoming a curse, with a co🍎Snow White and the Seven DwarfsA read-along retelling of Snow White for ages 6-9, about kindness over vanity, friendship, and courage, with a comprehen🐺The Blue JackalA retelling of the Indian Panchatantra fable of the jackal who fell into a dye pot and pretended to be king, for ages 7-🤖The Brave Little RobotAn original short story for ages 7-10 about Bolt, a small robot who learns that being brave means trying even when you f🐔The Bremen Town MusiciansA retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale of four old animals who set out to be musicians and scared off a band of robbers,🔢The Day the Numbers DisappearedAn original, gently math-themed adventure for ages 7-10: when all the numbers vanish from town, Ravi and Maya discover j🧞The Fisherman and the GenieA retelling of the Arabian Nights tale of the poor fisherman who outwitted a furious genie trapped in a brass bottle, fo🐟The Fisherman's WifeA retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale of the fisherman who caught a magic fish and the wife whose wishes never stopped,🦊The Fox Who Guarded the BridgeAn original fantasy story for ages 7-10 about a talking fox who guards a bridge with riddles, and the clever boy named P🐉The Friendly DragonAn original short story for ages 7-10 about Ember, a dragon everyone fears, who shows the whole village that being diffe🌻The Garden That Grew OvernightAn original short story for ages 7-10 about a girl, a tin of mystery seeds, and a garden that grows overnight, teaching 🐦The Girl Who Could Talk to BirdsAn original short story for ages 7-10 about a shy girl who discovers she can understand birds, and uses her gift to save🔍The Great Playground MysteryAn original detective short story for ages 7-10: when toys vanish from the playground, young sleuth Mia follows the clue🐟The Lantern Fish of Saltkettle BayAn original adventure for ages 7-10 about Maren, a lighthouse keeper's daughter who befriends a glowing fish and saves a🐋The Lighthouse and the Lost WhaleAn original short story for ages 7-10 about a lighthouse keeper's son and a young whale who lost her way, and how a stea🖌️The Magic PaintbrushA retelling of the beloved Chinese folk tale of Ma Liang and his magic paintbrush, who paints to help the poor, for ages🗺️The Map in the AtticAn original short story for ages 7-10 about a girl who finds an old hand-drawn map in her grandmother's attic and discov🔮The Marble That Rolled UphillAn original adventure story for ages 7-10 about Juno, a curious girl who finds a strange marble that rolls uphill and le🥖The Midnight BakeryAn original short story for ages 7-10 about a boy who discovers a magical bakery that only opens at midnight, where the 🐒The Monkey and the CrocodileA retelling of the Indian Panchatantra fable of the clever monkey who outwitted a hungry crocodile, for ages 7-10, with 🏔️The Old Man Who Moved MountainsA retelling of the Chinese folktale of the foolish old man who set out to move two great mountains, teaching the power o🎨The Paintbox That Painted BackA whimsical fantasy adventure for ages 7-10 about Ravi, a boy who finds a magic paintbox where everything he paints come⛵The Paper Boat AdventureAn original short story for ages 7-10 about two friends who follow a paper boat down a rain-swollen stream and learn abo🤖The Robot Who Wanted to PaintAn original short story for ages 7-10 about a factory robot who dreams of making art, and learns that creativity comes f🪷The Secret of Willow PondAn original adventure short story for ages 7-10: when Willow Pond starts drying up, Nadia and her friends follow the clu🐚The Shell That WhisperedAn original short story for ages 7-10 about a lonely girl at the seaside who finds a magical shell, and learns that the 🪜The Staircase That Wasn't ThereA magical adventure story for ages 7-10 about Nadia, who discovers a staircase that only appears at dusk and leads to a ⛰️The StonecutterA retelling of the Japanese folktale of the stonecutter who kept wishing to be more powerful, until he learned the value🌳The Treehouse Time MachineAn original short story for ages 7-10 about two friends whose old treehouse turns into a time machine, taking them on an🪆Vasilisa the BeautifulA retelling of the Russian fairy tale of brave Vasilisa, her magic doll, and the witch Baba Yaga, for ages 8-11, with a ☀️Why the Sun and Moon Live in the SkyA retelling of the West African (Efik) folktale explaining how the Sun and Moon came to live up in the sky, for ages 6-9
🔬 Middle
Ages 11-13
🏜️Echoes in the CanyonAn original adventure story for ages 10-13: two siblings lost in a desert canyon learn to listen, work together, and fol🔔The Bell That Rang in ReverseAn original mystery for ages 11-13: when a village bell starts ringing backwards, Wren follows the sound to uncover a se🕰️The Clock That Ran BackwardsAn original mystery for ages 11-13: a strange clock in a repair shop runs backwards, and Mira's investigation reveals a 🕰️The Clockmaker's SecretAn original middle-grade short story for ages 10-13: an apprentice inherits her grandfather's mysterious clock shop and 🐦The Clockwork BirdAn original story for ages 10-13: a young inventor mends a broken clockwork bird and learns that real songs come from th📓The Code in the Old DiaryAn original mystery for ages 11-13: an old diary full of strange symbols leads Priya to crack a secret code and solve a 🔥The Firebird and Prince IvanA retelling of the classic Russian folk tale of the Firebird, Prince Ivan, the Grey Wolf and the Princess Helena, for ag🦎The Fossil That BlinkedAn original sci-fi mystery for ages 11-13: when a fossil in the school museum blinks back at her, Noor uncovers a creatu🌱The Garden on the Space StationAn original sci-fi story for ages 11-13: when a space station's garden starts dying, young Leo solves the mystery and le⭐The Girl Who Mapped the StarsAn original story for ages 10-13: a curious girl in a lighthouse town charts the night sky, faces doubters, and helps lo🌱The Greenhouse on Platform ZeroAn original sci-fi story for ages 11-13: on a crowded space station, Idris discovers a forgotten greenhouse that may be ⚙️The Inventor's ApprenticeAn original story for ages 10-13: a stubborn apprentice wants to build something brilliant on her first day, but learns 🎶The Island of Forgotten SongsAn original story for ages 10-13: a quiet girl sails to a vanishing island where every tune the world has forgotten is k📚The Last Library on MarsAn original sci-fi story for ages 11-13: on a struggling Mars colony, a girl fights to save a forgotten library and disc🌌The Legend of the Northern LightsA retelling of the legends of the Northern Lights from Arctic and Nordic peoples, for ages 10-13, with a thoughtful mora🏛️The Museum of Impossible ThingsAn original sci-fi mystery for ages 11-13: a museum's impossible exhibits hide a secret, and Jonah's curiosity uncovers 📚The Mystery of the Old LibraryAn original mystery story for ages 10-13: Maya and Theo follow hidden clues through a dusty old library to uncover a kin🪐The Orchard Beneath EuropaA thoughtful sci-fi story for ages 10-13 about Yara, a girl on a research station under the ice of Jupiter's moon, who d🏞️The River That Ran UphillAn original story for ages 10-13: when a village's river mysteriously flows backward up the mountain, a curious boy foll📡The Signal from Station NineAn original sci-fi mystery for ages 11-13: aboard an abandoned space station, young engineer Reza chases a repeating sig🛗The Thirteenth-Floor ButtonAn original fantasy mystery for ages 11-13: Priya presses an elevator button for a floor that shouldn't exist and steps 📷The Thirty-Second PhotographA clever mystery story for ages 10-13 about Jonas, who inherits an old camera that photographs thirty seconds into the f🐴The Trojan HorseA retelling of the legend of the Trojan Horse and the fall of Troy for ages 10-13, with a moral about cleverness and a c🏞️The Vanishing LakeAn original mystery for ages 11-13: when their town's lake disappears overnight, two friends follow the clues undergroun
🎓 Teen
Ages 14-18
💌Letters I Never SentAn original coming-of-age story for teens: a shy boy who writes letters he never delivers discovers that the words we ar✉️Letters to TomorrowAn original story for teens: a grieving boy discovers a mailbox that delivers letters to his future self, and learns tha🌊Signal from the DeepAn original sci-fi story for teens: aboard a deep-sea research sub, a young scientist decodes a strange pulse from the a🗺️The Cartographer of DreamsAn original story for teens: a girl who maps her own dreams discovers that the hardest place to chart is the one fear ke🎻The Cellist of Platform NineAn original coming-of-age story for teens: a stage-frozen cellist who can only play for empty train platforms learns tha🔭The Girl Who Counted StarsAn original coming-of-age story for teens: a science-loving girl who feels out of step with everyone discovers that the 🏙️The Glass CityAn original story for teens: in a city where everyone can see everyone else's every move, a teenage girl discovers the c🌊The Keeper of the TidesAn original story for teens: a young woman inherits her grandmother's lonely duty of warning ships from a drowning coast🗝️The Key Cutter's DaughterAn original literary coming-of-age story for teens about a girl working in her father's failing locksmith shop, who lear🌊The Last Letter in the BottleAn original coming-of-age story for teens: grieving the grandfather who raised him, a boy finds a half-finished message 🌱The Last SeedA hopeful science-fiction short story for teens: on a dying Earth, a young engineer named Ren risks everything to plant 🗼The Lighthouse Keeper's DaughterAn original story for teens: when a storm strands her father, sixteen-year-old Nora must keep the lighthouse burning and🎨The MuralAn original coming-of-age story for teens: a guarded teenage artist is assigned to paint a community mural and discovers🔭The Night Shift at the ObservatoryAn original coming-of-age story for teens: a restless teen working night shifts at a fading observatory meets the old as🌅The Summer Everything ChangedAn original coming-of-age story for teens: when her best friend pulls away the summer before senior year, Priya learns t🎻The Violin MakerAn original coming-of-age story for teens: a teen desperate for quick fame as a musician apprentices to an old violin ma🏊The Weight of WaterAn original coming-of-age story for teens: a competitive swimmer whose identity is built on winning learns, after an inj