Five-minute bedtime stories for kids.
Five complete stories for nights with a little more time. Each takes about five minutes to read aloud at a slow bedtime pace: long enough for a real journey, and still calm all the way to the end. Each links to the full story, free and with no signup.
Longer free reads5 complete storiesabout 5 minutes eachages 3 to 8
Five longer stories to choose from
farm animals · about 5 minutes to read aloud
Percy the Pig Looks for a Bed
Percy the pig tries sleeping with the hens, the ducks, the horse and the goat, then finds his own straw is best.
Choose it for a funny, repeating pattern your child will soon know by heart.
Read Percy the Pig Looks for a Bed
dogs · about 5 minutes to read aloud
Toffee and the Rainy Night
A golden dog waits by the window with a kind neighbor on a rainy evening, until her family comes home.
Choose it for a cozy rainy-night rhythm: clicking needles, a ticking clock, pattering rain.
Read Toffee and the Rainy Night
trucks · about 5 minutes to read aloud
Rumble's Last Delivery
Rumble drives one last parcel through the evening countryside to a small yellow house at the top of a hill.
Choose it for a slow journey with lots to see out of the window on the way.
Read Rumble's Last Delivery
winter · about 5 minutes to read aloud
Theo and Nana's Snowy Night Walk
Theo and Nana walk through fresh snow, finding rabbit tracks, an owl and a frozen pond, then come home to cocoa.
Choose it for a quiet winter night, full of small, calm details.
Read Theo and Nana's Snowy Night Walk
Christmas · about 5 minutes to read aloud
Rowan the Robin's Christmas Eve
A robin flies around a snowy village on Christmas Eve, singing goodnight at every window.
Choose it for the Christmas season, with a gentle moment of kindness for an old man.
Read Rowan the Robin's Christmas Eve
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 from about 460 to 550 words. 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 a repeating rhythm, and each one slows down toward a quiet, sleepy ending.
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.