Story collections both famous and curious, for readers of all ages.
Some journeys begin long before the first step is taken. In this quiet animal fables tale, an elderly ant follows a call she can no longer ignore, discovering that being ready matters more than knowing the destination. There was an old ant named Saba who lived at the...
Naya set out with her uncle's map and her uncle's errand — but the smudged flour-sack directions were never really the point. This story of an adventure takes her to a crossroads where three roads wait and an ancient tortoise sits in the shade, utterly unimpressed by...
The churn has gone still. The chicken has tucked her head. And the pig — well, the pig already knew what to do. This gentle preschool song moves through a sleepy farmyard where butter turns golden, eggs wait warm, and every creature finds its rest. A soft, rhythmic...
A tree that waits all day. A tortoise who needs exactly what it has to give. This waiting story follows the quiet rhythm of cool shade and slow breath. A tale where patience isn't a lesson, it's a living thing, and rest arrives like a blanket falling softly from the...
In this soothing moon story, a quiet village slows as the moon rises and settles above it all. A tired little girl finds rest as everything gently grows still. Soft, simple, and perfect for drifting off. Every evening, when the sun went down and the sky turned soft,...
When a lion walks out of the tall grass and simply sits down, a little girl does the only thing that feels right — she sits beside him. This warm animal bedtime story is pure breath and closeness, winding down to the softest, steadiest sleep. Amara lived in a little...
When Lindiwe hears something breathing in the field behind her house, she doesn't run. This story about a lion is really a story about what happens when you sit with something wild and tired and choose to stay, not to fix it, but simply to be near it. A bedtime tale...
This story about a tree follows one small acorn through the long, dark wait between letting go and learning to grow. The day Little Oak let go of his branch, he didn't say goodbye. He'd been thinking about it all autumn, watching the older acorns drop one by one,...
Liza and her border collie Martha are the best of friends — through thunderstorms, creek adventures, and quiet afternoons under the oak tree. This gentle pets story follows their bond from playful beginnings to a bittersweet farewell, and the flowers that help one...
What happens when a little slice of bread takes its very first trip into the toaster? This cozy poetry for preschool listeners follows one brave slice from soft and white to golden, crispy, and dressed in melted butter and strawberry jam — a warm little adventure that...
Tez loves his toys, but he learns that keeping them all to himself makes his sparkle fade away. Enjoy this gentle story on sharing where a special mirror teaches a little boy that kindness is the brightest look of all. Tez was a tiny boy with cocoa-brown eyes and...
Little Oak is stuck in the cold, dark ground and he's sure the world has forgotten him. Then a rumbly-voiced Mole tunnels by with a surprising truth. This tender story of a tree begins with a tiny acorn discovering that sometimes the tightest squeeze is the one that...