The best bedtime stories for two-year-olds are very short, gentle and repetitive — easy to follow as eyes get heavy. Here's a calm one to read tonight.
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A little kitten played all day.
It chased a leaf. It rolled in the grass. It pounced and tumbled and purred.
When the sky turned dark, the little kitten was very, very sleepy.
It curled up small and warm in its soft basket.
Purr. Purr. Purr.
Its tiny eyes blinked once. Its tiny eyes blinked twice.
"Goodnight, little kitten," whispered Mama Cat.
And the little kitten fell fast asleep.
A little mouse was busy all day.
She carried a seed. She carried a crumb. She carried a tiny piece of soft yellow straw.
Up the hill and down the hill. In and out of her small round door.
When the moon came up, the little mouse was tired.
She made her bed with the straw. She made it round. She made it soft. Then she made it a little softer.
She curled up small, with her tail tucked in.
Squeak. Squeak.
"Goodnight, little mouse," whispered the moon.
And the little mouse fell fast asleep in her warm round bed.
A little bird sang all day long.
She sang in the tall green tree. She sang on the garden wall. She sang to the wind, and the wind sang back.
Then the sky went pink. Then the sky went grey.
The little bird flew home to her nest.
She folded one wing. She folded the other wing. She tucked her head down, small and soft.
The tree rocked gently. The leaves went shhh, shhh, shhh.
"Goodnight, little bird," said the tree.
And the little bird slept until the morning came.
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