5 Min Bedtime Stories for Kids

More 5 Min Bedtime Stories for Kids ~ Read to Me

5 Min Bedtime Stories ~ Short Bedtime Story Picture Books for Kids and Favorite Classic Fairy Tales for Bedtime or Anytime! 

5 min Bedtime Stories

The Apple Dumpling

A story in simple English. A woman’s search for an apple dumpling leads her to generous trades.

Weighing The Elephant

Weighing the Elephant

A Chinese king is amazed by the gift of an elephant- but how to weigh it? This is a riddle tale.

A Donkey To Market

A Donkey to Market

A story in simple English for Kids. How to best take their donkey to market? Everyone weighs in.

The Empty Pot

The Empty Pot

The boy who grows the finest plant will be emperor, but Jun’s seed does not sprout.

Favorite Bedtime Stories

The Little Mermaid Story

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid falls in love with a prince and makes a deal with the Sea Witch to become human.

The Ugly Duckling

A Mama Duck is proud when her ducklings hatch, but one does not look like the others.

Rumpelstiltskin

A miller tells a tale that his daughter can turn straw into gold – adapted from Grimm’s Brothers.

Bedtime Stories for Kids

The Snow Queen

A Bedtime Stories Classic: Gerda and Kai struggle to fight the Snow Queen and find the balance between Good and Evil.

Explore our collection of 5 min Bedtime Stories for Kids:

Sharing a bedtime story with your children is storytelling in its most purest form. It's an opportunity to not just share a simple bedtime story to be forgotten, but passing on a lifetime of lessons from those who came before us.

Share our Bedtime Stories and Classic fairy tales in a nightly ritual of learning. While a bedtime story might be seen as something to rush through in order to get to the quickest inevitable conclusion, a much needed rest for a busy child, it can be the most magical moment of the day. Taking that child to a world of discovery through a story will surely leave a lasting impression.

Bedtime Stories from Stories to Grow by:

Above you will find some of our favorites! Short Stories for kids online that are perfect as bedtime stories or anytime stories. With Themes of Cooperation, Friendship, Kindness, and a little magic, these short bedtime stories for kids are sure to please your little one as they drift off into pleasant dreams. What better way to teach morals then through magical short stories which entwines the message within the confines of the tale.

Leave a lasting impression and share a special moment with your child through a storytelling experience they will treasure forever. We hope you enjoy our Classic Fairy Tales shared as a Bedtime Story.

Our entire collection of Stories for Kids also make wonderful Bedtime Stories!   Our children's stories come from Folktales (or folk tales), stories that have been shared from generation to generation by word of mouth, from all over the world.

These children's stories consist of  Animal tales, Riddles Stories, Myths and Legends,from all over the world! Our stories for kids are Kid-tested, Multicultural and feature positive Moral messages to leave a lasting impression on the children in your lives! They also make wonderful themed Moral Stories for Kids in the classroom and at home. Share our Short Stories for Kids with those in your life.