Ten-minute bedtime stories for kids.
Three complete long stories for nights when there's plenty of time. Each runs to about a thousand words, roughly ten minutes read aloud at a slow bedtime pace, and each stays calm all the way through to a sleepy ending. Each links to the full story, free and with no signup.
Long free reads3 complete storiesabout 10 minutes eachages 3 to 8
Three long stories to choose from
robots · about 10 minutes to read aloud
Nib Maps the Night Garden
A small gardening robot spends an evening finding every sound in the garden and drawing it on a map.
Choose it for a listening story: pause at each sound and see if you can hear one of your own.
Read Nib Maps the Night Garden
moving house · about 10 minutes to read aloud
Isla's Map of Two Homes
After a move, Isla draws her old neighborhood on one side of a map, then slowly fills the other side with new places.
Choose it after a move, or for any child who likes maps and making things.
Read Isla's Map of Two Homes
grandparents · about 10 minutes to read aloud
The Story Quilt
On a rainy evening, Kai's grandma tells him the story behind each square of her patchwork quilt.
Choose it for a cozy family story, full of small tales inside one big one.
Read The Story Quilt
About the reading times
Each estimate counts the story's words at a slow bedtime pace of about 110 words a minute, so these stories run to about a thousand words each. It isn't a measured narration: pauses, questions and a sleepy listener can easily make a reading longer.
Longer doesn't mean more exciting. Each story is a gentle journey with plenty of small, calm details, and each one slows down toward a quiet, sleepy ending. You can always stop halfway and finish tomorrow.
Tomorrow, the story continues
A story can be written anywhere. Pimlo remembers the world.
Longer stories leave room for a world to grow. In Pimlo, your child's own stories can return to the same characters and places night after night.
Parents set the age band and what to avoid, and stories are checked before playback.
For parents and caregivers. No child information needed.