Unicorn bedtime stories

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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.

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

The Rainbow in the Park

Made on Nightstory

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

Unicorn stories are about friendship more than magic. The unicorn is shy or lost or needs a hand, the child helps, and by the last page they are inseparable. That is a lovely shape for a bedtime story, because it ends with a hug rather than a chase.

Ours are written for your child by name. Tonight's unicorn might be found in the back garden with a tangled mane, or waiting at the end of a rainbow that landed in the park. Add a sibling or a best friend to the cast and they come along. Tomorrow's story remembers the unicorn's name.

Written by the people who make Nightstory.

What makes it work at bedtime

  • Name the unicorn

    Ask your child before you begin. A unicorn called Marshmallow chosen by a four-year-old is a better character than any we could invent, and the story will keep using it.

  • Keep the magic small

    One gentle magic thing per story, like a mane that glows in the dark, lands better at bedtime than a whole enchanted kingdom. It leaves something to wonder about while falling asleep.

  • Let the unicorn get sleepy first

    The ending writes itself when the unicorn yawns. Our stories always close with everyone settled, so the last picture is a unicorn curled up and a child drifting off.

Questions parents ask

Will a unicorn story keep my child awake?
Not the way we write them. Every story keeps to the same rules: no fear, no villains, no cliffhangers, and an ending where the child is safe and sleepy. The unicorn part is the adventure; the last page is always the wind-down.
Can the same unicorn come back tomorrow night?
Yes. When a story introduces a unicorn your child loves, add it to their cast and it is there in tomorrow's chapter with the same name and the same mane. That is the thing children ask for most, and it is what the story world is for.
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