Free printable bedtime stories
New bedtime books for the price of paper.
Every Storyfold book is an original story in three print editions: full color, low ink, and a coloring page your kid fills in. Print on regular Letter paper, fold once, add two staples. Or read it on your phone with the lights down.
20 books on the shelf tonight
One Sock, Two Sock
Benny has two feet, so he needs two socks. He finds a green one, a blue one, and seven that do not match. A funny counting read-aloud that ends in a sock hat.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Rosie and the Rainy-Day Fort
Rain all day and nothing to do, until little brother Milo says one word: fort. A blanket castle becomes a ship and a cave, and Rosie learns to let Milo pick.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
The Boy with Five Loaves
A boy named Jonas has five small loaves and two fish, and a hill full of hungry people. He hands his lunch to Jesus and watches it feed five thousand. John 6, with a Talk together page about sharing.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Hazel's Thank-You Jar
On Thanksgiving morning Grandma Jo sets an empty jar on the table: one thank-you each before pie. Hazel's thank-yous are small, warm rolls, Pepper's tail, Grandpa's laugh, and they fill the jar. A gratitude story with a short grace at the table.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
A Dragon Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Ember is a small green dragon with a big secret: she is afraid of the dark. When a lost baby bat needs help, Ember finds the light she carried all along. A bedtime story for kids who want the hall light on.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
The Pots and Pans Band
Ada opens the cupboard and the kitchen becomes a band. Bong, clang, tap, swish, shaka, BOOM, then a quiet song on a little pot and a yawn. A loud-and-quiet read-aloud for toddlers.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Luna's Midnight Library
Luna falls asleep reading and dreams that the library is open at midnight: a whale rises out of a page and sand pours from a desert book. She wakes in her own bed, and in the morning she and Mom go find a new book.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Nico and the Big Yellow Bus
Nico does not feel like a first day. Mom gives him a brave stone, the bus door hisses open, and one step at a time he finds his name, a seat, and a friend named Luz.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Jesus and the Children
A little girl named Tali wants to see Jesus, and his friends say he is too busy. Jesus says, Let the little children come to me. Mark 10, with a Talk together page.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
The Yawning Bear
Bramble the bear is NOT sleepy. Bath, pajamas, teeth, story, hug, song, and a yawn after every single one. A bedtime routine book that makes the routine the story.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
The Birthday with One Cupcake
The bakery mixed up the order, so Priya's seventh birthday has one cupcake and eight kids. Halves, quarters, eighths, and one rule: I cut, you pick. A sharing story with real math in it.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Jesus Calms the Storm
A fisherman's son named Asher is in the boat when the storm roars and Jesus says, Quiet, be still. Mark 4, told for kids who get scared, with a Talk together page at the end.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Pebble Finds a Shell
Pebble the hermit crab has outgrown her shell and the tide comes in at sundown. Too tight, too prickly, floats away, until one fits just right. A tide pool story about growing up.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Gus the Goat Says No
Gus is a little goat with one favorite word. Hay? No. Puddle? No. Bath? No, no, NO. Then a dandelion bobs over the fence. A funny read-aloud for toddlers in their no phase.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
The Lost Sheep
Jesus tells the parable of the shepherd who leaves ninety-nine sheep to find the one that is lost. A boy named Benji listens with his wooden sheep. Luke 15, with a Talk together page.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
The Lost Map of Maple Street
Priya, Dev and Biscuit the dog follow an old treasure map down their own street and reunite two best friends after eighty years. A neighborhood mystery for kids who like to solve things.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
The Brave Little Kite
Kit the kite crashes four times before the wind finally comes. A story about trying again, with June, a patient friend on the other end of the string.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
The Night Jesus Was Born
The Christmas story from Luke 2, told through a shepherd boy named Eli and his little lamb who run to see the baby in the manger. Ends with a verse and a question to talk about together.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Goodnight, Little Lighthouse
Little Lighthouse counts the harbor lights down to sleep, five, four, three, two, one, and keeps a small glow on for a rowboat coming home late. A gentle counting bedtime book.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
Johnny, the Frog and Mr. Bear
Rich's own bedtime story, the first Storyfold Original. A small frog named Johnny and his big, patient friend Mr. Bear show how a little one and a big one look out for each other.
Color, low ink, and coloring page editions
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How a printable bedtime book works
- Pick. Choose a story and an edition. The coloring edition is the same book in clean line art.
- Print. Any home printer, regular Letter paper. Low ink uses about a third of the ink.
- Fold and staple. Fold the stack once, two staples on the fold. Read it tonight.
A free account gives you 3 books to keep, in all three editions, no card required. Family Reader adds 3 new books every month for $5.
Questions parents ask
- Are these really free?
- Yes. Three library books are free for life with an account, and the free bedtime book needs only an email.
- What ages are the stories for?
- Ages 2 to 8. Toddler books are short and repetitive; the longer ones suit kids who are starting to read along.
- Who makes the books?
- Every story is an original written for Storyfold. The illustrations are made with AI from a parent-written story and reviewed before publishing. See our AI disclosure.
- Can I make a book from my own bedtime story?
- That is the Creator plan: tell the story out loud or type it, and Storyfold turns it into an illustrated book with characters you can reuse.