Crevan the little fox wakes with a tight, tangled feeling in his heart. In one of our gentlest fox...
The Little Fox and the Gentle Untangling
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Preschoolers
Calm and gentle short stories for children 2 to 6 years
The Boy Who Tended
In this quiet tale drawn from the arabian nights tradition, a boy named Tariq moves through an old...
The Night Before Breakfast: A Preschool Song
The churn has gone still. The chicken has tucked her head. And the pig — well, the pig already...
The Waiting Tree
A tree that waits all day. A tortoise who needs exactly what it has to give. This waiting story...
The Moon Sat
In this soothing moon story, a quiet village slows as the moon rises and settles above it all. A...
The Lion Who Sat Down
When a lion walks out of the tall grass and simply sits down, a little girl does the only thing...
Martha’s Paw Prints
Liza and her border collie Martha are the best of friends — through thunderstorms, creek...
The Toast Explorer
What happens when a little slice of bread takes its very first trip into the toaster? This cozy...
The Acorn’s Heavy Blanket
Little Oak is stuck in the cold, dark ground and he's sure the world has forgotten him. Then a...
The Little Painter
When the whole world turns grey, it takes a special kind of vision to bring the color back. This...
Ready, Set, Grow! with Ari
Ari always has the answers, but he soon discovers that saying "I don't know" can lead to the best...
The Fern and the Boot
A tiny fern grows in the shadow of a heavy boot, proving that small things can still find the...