10 Super Interesting Short Bedtime Story for Kids!

Bedtime stories for kids are extremely useful when trying to put kids to sleep. Considering how active kids are all the time, they just do not fall asleep at times. But, quick bedtime story to the rescue. Here are 10 interesting bedtime stories with pictures for babies of various ages.

1. Goodnight Moon

Goodnight moon is a story poem in which a bunny says goodnight to everything around it. The sentences form a rhyming poem describing how the bunny says goodnight to various living and nonliving things around it, such as a dollhouse, two kittens, balloons, the moon, etc. Toddlers love the rhymes and this story will definitely put them to a peaceful sleep. This story is a perfect bedtime story for a 1 year old.

2. Hush Little Baby

Hush little baby is a book written by Sylvia Long. It is basically a modern version of an old bedtime lullaby. The original lullaby promises various gifts to the child if he goes to sleep. This modern one narrates the story of a mother bunny who puts her baby bunny to sleep by singing a lullaby. The lullaby talks about various different things of nature, such as the evening sky, a shooting star, flying hummingbird, the call of crickets, and the harvest moon. It is a really good bedtime story for a 2 year old.

3. I’m Bored

I’m bored is another short bedtime story perfect for toddlers. The story is about a girl who complains about boredom until she meets a potato. The potato tells the girl that kids are boring, towhichshe repliesthat they are not. She says that kids are in fact really fun to be around. The potato asks the girl to prove this, and the little girl mentions to the potato all the things children do to have fun. She tells the potato that kids can walk on their hands, skip, play on the swing, play games, do cartwheels, have a race, and can imagine! This story is an excellent means to remind children of all the fun things they can do while feeling bored. It is a very nice bedtime story for a 3 year old.

4. The Perfect Sofa

The perfect sofa is a great bedtime story for 4 year old. In this book, Panda and Penguin love their old sofa but decide to grab a new one when springs start showing colours. This story has a lesson that we should appreciate what we already have in life.

5. Ravi’s Roar

Ravi’s roar is a great and fascinating bedtime story for a 5 year old. In this story. Ravi turns into a tiger everytime he gets annoyed by being the youngest and the smallest. This is such an interesting book that teaches about how to recover when you lose your temper.

6. Oh, the Places You’ll Go

‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ is a book full of colourful illustrations and rhyming verses. It teaches children that life is a balance of both good and bad things. This book tells children about different stages of life. It also teaches them about what they can do to face various situations in life. This is an excellent bedtime story for 6 year old who have yet to experience much in life.

7. The Grouchy Ladybug

The Grouchy Ladybug is a story by Eric Carle, perfect bedtime story for 7 year old. It is about an ill-tempered ladybug who thinks that she is superior to other creatures. She never says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. The ladybug meets new animals and fights with each one of them. When she meets a whale and fights with it, the whale slaps the ladybug all the way back to land. Kids love animal stories and we are sure your 7 years old will love this story too.

8. Cinderella

Cinderella is such a lovely bedtime story for 8 year old. It is a fairytale story about a girl who is trapped within a step-family. The family does not love and appreciate her. This story is about how Cinderella gets rid of her toxic family and ends up meeting the prince of her dreams! This story is loved by everyone and is an excellent read for kids.

9. The Hungry Mouse

The Hungry Mouse talks about how greed can cause problems for people. This story is about a mouse who goes inside the basket of corn through a hole and overeats so much that he is then not able to come out of the same hole. He then regrets being greedy and overeating. This story has a perfect lesson for all the kids out there and is a great bedtime story for 9 year old.

10. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali baba and the forty thieves is a story about a boy prince, who was raised by forty thieves. This boy takes revenge on the Mongol invaders who had stole his kingdom after murdering his father. Your ten years old will enjoy this story to the fullest as it is a great bedtime story for 10 year old.

The Artes School encourages parents to find bedtime stories to read online for the kids. It is because it helps them learn various lessons and also helps to put them to sleep. If you have other interesting bedtime story for children in mind, write them in the comment section below and let us know!