Many of the stories in this collection have been read at bedtime for well over a hundred years: The Little Engine That Could, Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, The Owl and the Pussy-cat. If you heard them as a child, there is a special pleasure in sharing them with your grandchildren.
Every read-aloud here is narrated in a calm, unhurried voice with vintage storybook illustration, and each title has its own page with the full text, so you can read along, read it yourself, or play the video together. They work just as well on a visit as over a video call.
Sharing from far away? Send the link to any title page below. Your grandchild can watch the read-aloud while you read along from the words on the page.
Good Places to Begin
Tap a title to read the full text and watch its read-aloud.
- The Little Engine That CouldThe 1930 classic: “I think I can.”
- Wynken, Blynken, and NodEugene Field’s 1889 lullaby.
- The Owl and the Pussy-catLear’s pea-green boat, first published in 1870.
- The Ugly DucklingAndersen’s tale of growing into yourself.
- Jack and the BeanstalkMagic beans and a giant in the clouds.
- The Tortoise and the HareSlow and steady wins the race.
- The Sugar-Plum TreeSweets for dreamland in Shut-Eye Town.
- VespersChristopher Robin says his prayers.
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarThe first song many of us learned.