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Sleep Tight Stories brings joy and comfort to millions of families worldwide with new calming bedtime stories every single week. Each episode is relevant to children’s lived experiences, and sparks wonder (without overstimulation) so listeners can easily drift off to sleep. As one young fan eloquently states, “The stories are very entertaining, but they also are not entertaining enough to make it hard for me to sleep.” Make bedtime the sweetest part of everyone’s day with Sleep Tight Stories. When your kids Sleep Tight, you will too. For an ad-free listening experience with bonus bedtime stories, subscribe to Sleep Tight Premium!

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Stories for Kids
501
Bernice and Papa Bear Talk About Cats 🐻
Bernice has been at Bobby’s house playing. When she gets home, she smells cookies and calls to Papa Bear. She puts her stuff down, closes the door and heads to the kitchen. When Papa Bear sees her, he says she should get cleaned up before she has her snack. When Bernice is finished, she goes down for her snack and asks Papa Bear if he and Mama Bear have had a chance to talk about Bernice getting a cat. Papa Bear says yes, they have talked about it.
17 min
502
Fred and the Raccoon 🦝
Fred finally got the home and space he had always wanted. He works on his gardens and house and has everything orderly and neat until one morning, he takes his coffee outside to sit in his favourite chair and notices some trash blowing around. How could this be?
16 min
503
✨Encore✨ Bernice Loves Swimming 🐻
In this story Bernice talks to Papa about her swimming lessons and her frustration with not being as fast as her friends. Papa talks to her about this and when it is bedtime he tells her a story about Boo-Boo and Kai-Kai.
18 min
504
Bernice and Papa Bear Discuss Summer 🐻
Bernice is very excited and can’t wait for her day to begin. She wakes Papa Bear at 5 am, but he tells her he needs another 30 minutes and will make her breakfast. When Papa Bear comes down, he asks Bernice why she is so excited about today. They talk about what Bernice has done already this summer and would still like to do.
17 min
505
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 12 🐿️
In this fine chapter Slicko is back in Bob’s house after having run away and she is down in the kitchen to get a drink. Slicko sees a man that she thinks is Bob’s father so she runs over to say hello but it is not Bob’s father and the man is frightened. The man thinks Slicko is a rat and calls out waking Bob’s father who turns on the lights to see who is yelling in his house.
14 min
506
✨Encore✨ Grandma the Gamer 🕹️
Grandma comes to visit Katy and notices that Katy spends a lot of time playing computer games. Katy thinks Grandma just doesn’t understand how things are these days. After a little while Katy realizes she hasn’t seen her Grandma in a few days and wonders what she is doing.
17 min
507
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 11 🐿️
Slicko has smelled Spring and ran away from Bob and her cage. She runs up a tree and hides, but when it is time to eat, she cannot find any food anywhere. Slicko finds her way into the attic of Bob’s house after a long night of rain and cold and falls asleep. When she wakes up, it is dark, and she goes downstairs to get a drink. When she gets to the kitchen, she sees a man and thinks it is Bob’s father. They are both about to get a surprise.
21 min
508
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 10 🐿️
Slicko is happy in her cage and likes Bob and his sisters. Bob is teaching Slicko lots of new tricks, and she enjoys learning them as she gets food and treats when she is finished. Slicko is happy to be there for the winter as she has lots of food, but when she starts to smell Spring, something stirs inside her. What will that mean?
14 min
509
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 9 🐿️
Slicko is happy in her box. She has lots of nuts, water, and a soft place to sleep, but she is excited to see her new cage. Slicko doesn’t know what a cage is, and when Bob, the boy, brings out a large wire thing, she is not so sure she will like it. Bob puts Slicko into the cage, and she sees a large wheel inside. Bob is determined to get Slicko to run on it, and Slicko thinks she’ll never touch it. How is this going to work?
18 min
510
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 8 🐿️
Slicko was caught when she went to get those nuts in the pile. The trap hurt her leg a bit, but now she is in a soft, dark place being taken somewhere. The boy was gentle when he picked her up and put her in the bag, but she was nervous now and didn’t know what to expect.
13 min
511
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 7 🐿️
Slicko found the perfect pile of nuts in a clearing, but when she went to get them, something snapped around her leg. She lies down and tries to figure out what happened. Could it be an owl? A hawk? Maybe a snake? Slicko sees it is a trap. She waits to see who or what will come and get her out.
17 min
512
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 6 🐿️
Slicko and Mappo looked at the circus until some men came out and then they both ran away. Slicko has gathered some nuts to put into Aunt Whitey’s nest and gathering more when she hears a crashing sound coming through the forest. It is Tum Tum the elephant but Tum Tum is afraid of Slicko. Slicko remembers what Mappo told her about Tum Tum and quickly tells him that she is not a mouse or a rat. After this they chat for a while until Tum Tum has to return to the circus. Slicko decides to go and look for more nuts after a ride on Tum Tum’s back.
17 min
513
✨Encore✨ Rachel Meets the Forest Witch 🧹
Rachel Meets the Forest Witch is a story about a young girl named Rachel who loves to read. Rachel has a great imagination, and when she is walking to the store and passes the house all her friends told her about, she thinks she sees someone looking at her from the window upstairs. It’s just her imagination, right?
15 min
514
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 5 🐿️
Slicko has met Mappo, the Merry Monkey, and he takes her to see what a circus is. Slicko is curious about everything and asks many questions while listening to the boys and men shout about ‘pink lemonade,’ ‘ice cream cones,’ and ‘peanuts.’ She had heard of peanuts from a squirrel who came from the city and talked about how children fed them peanuts. Slicko runs off when the circus men come after Mappo and starts to gather nuts when she hears a noise crashing through the forest. What could it be?
18 min
515
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 4 🐿️
Slicko is worried about staying in her aunt’s nest alone, but after calling her and searching around, she sees that night is coming, and that is no time for a young squirrel to be out, so she settles in for the night. She thinks she will stay for a while when morning comes, so she needs to get some nuts. While she is out looking, she runs into a brown furry creature that she has never seen before. Could it be a boy that might chase her?
18 min
516
✨Encore✨ Nibbles The Mouse 🐭
Nibbles is a small mouse who lives on a farm. Binks, the cat, has started making it hard to get food and Nibbles is tired of eating bread and cheese. When he hears that Rufus has lots of bags of food, Nibbles decides he needs to go and talk to him about it.
18 min
517
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 3 🐿️
Slicko has been jumping everywhere now and loves practicing jumping whenever she can. She has gone looking for nuts when she meets Squinty, the pig. They chat for a while until Slicko hears her Mother calling her. She says goodbye to Squinty and heads home, but her Mother has another announcement to make when she arrives.
17 min
518
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel Ch. 2 🐿️
Slicko, the squirrel, lives in a tree with her family, and her mother and father have decided it is time for the kids to learn to jump after Mrs. Squirrel saw a man and his dog in the woods. The squirrel children are not feeling very brave about jumping, but finally, Slicko decides she will try it, and off she goes.
19 min
519
Slicko, The Jumping Squirrel 🐿️
There are four little squirrels that live in a tree, and one of them is named Slicko. One day, their mother, Mrs. Squirrel, has been out looking for nuts to feed her children when she comes jumping into the tree, dropping nuts as she comes. Mr. Squirrel asks her what happened, and when she tells him, they decide it is time to teach the kids how to jump.
18 min
520
Bernice Is Worried About The New School Year 🐻
Are you excited for summer? Bernice is. It is getting closer to the end of the school year, and Bernice is starting to feel a bit worried about the changes coming for the next school year. She and Papa Bear discuss what these changes mean for Bernice before she heads to bed.
17 min
521
The Magical Book of Dreams - P13 📖
Ester entered the magical portal and found herself in a strange new world where things didn’t look the same. She walks for a while, calling out to see if anyone is around to help her, and finally, Araya answers and tells her to be quieter. Everything around her is grey and dull, and Ester misses Shirewood. Curious, Ester follows Araya to her village, where she meets a new friend named Eliza. What will happen while she is there?
20 min
522
Madeline The Monkey Wants To Do Something Nice 🐒
Madeline is eagerly anticipating story time, her favourite part of the day. Papa Bear is preparing to tell Bernice her bedtime story while Madeline is already tucked in and prepared. After Papa Bear finishes the story, Madeline isn't ready for sleep yet and thinks about how she can show her gratitude for Bernice's friendship. How might Madeline express her appreciation for Bernice?
16 min
523
The Magical Book of Dreams - P12 📖
Ester has a small bag and the map, and she is going to look for the portal. When she gets to the spot where it is supposed to be, there is nothing there. She sits down, and then a tree starts to shimmer and shine, and when she stands close with the map, she goes into the portal. What will happen next?
23 min
524
The Dog Who Pooped On The Carpet 🐕
Barker is a cute dog who is very well-trained. While waiting to go outside and do his business in the morning, he runs circles on the rug. This helps him hold on until he can get outside. Suzy thinks it is funny to watch him run, but she doesn’t understand why he does it. One day after many snacks and a big dinner the night before, Barker runs his circles but doesn’t get out in time.
16 min
525
✨Encore✨ Wilfred the Stinky Dog 🦴
Wilfred the Stinky Dog is a story about Gianna and her French Bulldog Wilfred. Wilfred and Gianna were in the backyard playing ball when Wilfred found something to roll in. It was something yucky and stinky and now he needs a bath. Gianna takes him into the house but Wilfred sees something in the laundry room that sends him to hide under the couch. What could he have seen?
15 min