Bedtime stories for 7-year-olds

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Age

Loves

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Who else is in it?

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Length

2–120 min

4 spreads, written as you read

Mood

gentle third-person narration, a timeless setting, a small kindness at its heart. Unhurried and warm, like a story that has been told for years.

Pictures

Drawn as you reach each one, in the cover's style.

Anything else for this one?

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Free to start. Just a first name, no card. Or read one first

The Dragon Who Could Not Count to Sleep

Made on Nightstory

Real stories, written and drawn the way yours will be. The child's name has been changed in each.

At seven, a bedtime story is a chapter in something bigger. They remember last week's plot. They want the world to have rules and the characters to have histories. And they still, whatever they say in the daytime, want to be read to.

Ours are written for your seven-year-old by name, one chapter a night, with the whole world remembered between them. Tell us what they love and who their friends are, choose a longer length, and let the story world grow up with them.

Written by the people who make Nightstory.

What makes it work at bedtime

  • Go long on a Friday

    Pick the long or epic length and the story runs to twelve or more pages. Read half tonight and half tomorrow; the reader keeps your place.

  • Give them the request box

    Seven-year-olds have plans. Let them type what should happen and watch a story turn into a collaboration.

  • Let the hero grow

    Characters in this world remember what they have done. A friend made in chapter one is still a friend in chapter thirty, which is what makes a seven-year-old come back.

Questions parents ask

How long should a bedtime story be for a 7-year-old?
Five to eight minutes read aloud, or longer as a treat. You choose the length on every story, from a quick three minutes to an epic that lasts the week.
Is seven too old to be read to?
No, and most seven-year-olds will tell you so if the story is good enough. What changes is the shape: a chapter a night in a world that remembers, rather than a picture book from the start each time. That is what these are.
What does it cost?
The first page is free, with no account. A free account finishes that story and brings one more free story. After that, a story costs 20 stars, and Nightstory Plus brings 840 stars a month, enough for a story every night.

Make tonight's for your child

Their name is all it takes. The first page is free, with no account.

Create tonight's story