Short Fiction For Kids

Do you constantly struggle to get your kids to fall asleep? Do they always want to stay awake a little longer? Or do they keep telling you to read a bedtime story? If the answer is yes to these questions, these 27 fantastic bedtime stories will provide lots of exciting, fun, and creative stories. The stories are full of laughter and fun, which will help children fall asleep and drift into their dreams. Each story is structured to ensure it provides humor and surprises, while at the same time delivering valuable life lessons.

Come bedtime, it seems as though Mr. Pumpkin or Miss. Pumpkin has suddenly recharged their batteries. Instead of snuggling up in bed and settling to sleep, it is like someone has quietly hit the restart button.

That’s your cue to press play on Campfire Stories for Kids: The Howling Tales Collection—a spellbinding mix of mystery, laughter, and just the right amount of goosebumps. Every story pulls kids into a world where curiosity wins over fear, and imagination runs wild beneath the stars.

This Splash Read collection includes eight historical fiction short stories about S.T.E.M. pioneers. The stories are "Mary Jackson Builds a Wind Tunnel", "Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Crushes Smallpox", "Caroline and William Herschel Explore the Stars", "George Dantzig and the Unsolvable Problem", "Albert Einstein Teaches Himself Math", "Neil Armstrong and Popsicle Sticks", "Arthur Fry Invents Post-It Notes", and "Notch Learns to Code".

An exciting fiction YA anthology that celebrates the new experiences and final moments teenagers face on their journey into adulthood from editor Laura Silverman and a cast of spectacular contributors. From first breakups and romantic vampire encounters to last band performances and the deadly...

Happy Halloween! Do you think you have what it takes to listen to this entire Halloween audiobook full of spooky stories!? This is an excellent Halloween audiobook for kids who love to be spooked. Be prepared for some eerie ghost stories and spooky Halloween tales! These campfire tales are excellent for listening aloud with friends and family.

"Love Aboard the Titanic" is a 5,000-word tale about an ill-fated historical romance aboard the Titanic. After spending a year studying at Oxford, an American female boards the luxury liner for passage back to America. She meets and falls for a fellow American, leading to a night of passion. When the ship runs into an iceberg, a promising future for the young couple is anything but certain.

Begleite deine Lieblingsmädchen von Disney und Pixar auf ihrem Weg zu neuen Abenteuern! Reite auf den Wellen mit Lilo und Stitch, spiele Verstecken mit Vaiana, fange böse Jungs mit Judy Hopps und vieles mehr! Jede Geschichte in dieser Sammlung ist ideal, um sie in nur fünf Minuten anzuhören - perfekt für die Schlafenszeit, die Märchenstunde oder einfach so!

Verzauberte Märchen: Begleite die Disney-Prinzessinnen bei ihren neuesten zauberhaften Abenteuern! Jede Geschichte in dieser Sammlung ist ideal, um sie in nur fünf Minuten laut vorzulesen - perfekt für die Schlafenszeit, die Märchenstunde oder jede andere Zeit!

Starke Bindungen. Große Abenteuer. Sieben klassische Geschichten über Freundschaft - eine für jeden Tag der Woche. In dieser Sammlung triffst du auf mutige Helden und unerwartete Freunde - von Spielzeugen, die sich in der Not gegenseitig helfen, über eine Meerjungfrau, die es wagt, ihrem Herzen zu vertrauen, bis hin zu einem Drachen, der die Welt lehrt, zusammenzuhalten. Jede Geschichte zelebriert das, ohne das wir nicht leben können: Freundschaft, Vertrauen und Mut. Ideal als Gute-Nacht-Geschichte oder für einen ruhigen Moment.

Twelve short stories in verse by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the highs and lows of love – romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love. Love can be many things – all-consuming, fleeting, vengeful, selfless, toxic, uplifting, and always, a core part of the teen...

Discover stories of fear, triumph, and spectacular celebration in this warm-hearted novel of interconnected stories that celebrates the diversity of South Asian American experiences in a local community center. Discover stories of fear, triumph, and spectacular celebration in the fictional town...

Billy the Kid's Wife is a time-travel romance short by best-selling novelist R. Barri Flowers. When a modern-day historical romance writer rents a cabin in Sky Creek, Colorado, to complete her next novel, a strange dog shows up, along with a handsome man and young boy. She soon comes to realize that the man is the onetime outlaw known as Billy the Kid, and that the corridors of time have merged, offering her two very different lives. She has an important decision to make in following her destiny.

From New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young listeners, comes 10 new stories that are sure to leave you shivering. Stine also reads the introduction to each story! A boy who hates bugs starts to see them everywhere. A basketball player’s skin starts to...

A charming and inclusive YA anthology all about games—from athletic sports to board games to virtual reality—from editor Laura Silverman and an all-star cast of contributors. From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills...

Embark on a celestial journey through the enchanting tales of "Why the Stars Sing," a captivating collection of children's short stories that will ignite imaginations and inspire dreams. Each tale within this magical book is a shimmering star in its own right, illuminating the wonder and beauty of the universe while imparting valuable lessons about courage, kindness, and the power of belief.

Here we have echoes of John Wyndham’s Midwich Cuckoos, Stephen King’s Children of the Corn, and so many more tales of child-driven terror—all of which serve as tales so cautionary against procreating, the Catholic church might just try to ban Kids Are Hell!

Moral Stories for Kids Series bundle: Five audiobooks in one bundle. Charlie Hates School, Adam and Mr. Iceberg, Suzie’s Rainbow, James’s Magic Ear, and Fred’s New Way to Sleep. These five lovely children’s series bundle stories will have young imaginations excited to listen to the next story! With this children’s storybook bundle, you will get more value, enjoyment, and more of everything you and your child are likely to want, age 5-70 and up, will enjoy these stories!

Danzy Senna's You Are Free is now available for the first time in audio! Each of these eight remarkable stories by Danzy Senna tightrope-walks tantalizingly, sometimes frighteningly, between defined states: life with and without mates and children, the familiar if constraining reference points...

There are 40 short stories in volume 3 and 10 short stories in volume 4. So, you’ll get total of 50 short stories with this bundle. Each fable ends with a moral. So, there’s something more than entertainment, your child will learn ethics and good manners. This audiobook will be the ideal gift for your kids.Not only for kids, so many teens, adults and seniors have told us, these fables are highly entertaining for them too and bring back their childhood memories.