Bedtime stories for ages 8 and up
Longer tales, myths and adventures, for children who read on their own but still love being read to at night.
Around 8, many children read on their own, and the bedtime story takes on a different role. It becomes a shared moment around a story a little richer than what they would pick themselves: new words, a plot to follow over several pages.
Here you will meet gods and heroes from old myths, but also robots and explorers, and every story closes gently. Reading aloud still matters at this age, for reasons the guide on reading and the child's brain explains.
10 stories to read tonight
The secret in the attic
At his grandparents' house, Noah hears soft knocking above his room every night. He decides to climb up to the attic and find out where it comes from.
The little robot who wanted a friend
Built by a lonely inventor, the little robot Ferro sets out to find a friend who looks just like him — and learns that real friendship doesn't need to match.
Lights of the deep sea
A thousand metres under the sea, it is pitch dark. At first Lina thinks there is nothing to see, until her aunt switches off the submarine's lights.
The gardening robot on Mars
In a small greenhouse on Mars, a robot called Trowel has planted a radish seed. Now all it can do is wait, even when a dust storm rolls in.
The wolf who wasn't afraid
Hugo the wolf tells anyone who'll listen that he's afraid of nothing — until the forest shows him that real courage starts with admitting you're scared.
The friendship compass
Jules has just moved to a town where he knows nobody. His grandfather's old compass doesn't point north, and Jules has to work out what it does point to.
Margot and the kite
Margot spent a month building her kite. It crashed in thirty seconds in front of the whole village. That evening, a neighbour comes round with a scrap of cloth.
The last star of Nut
Every night, the Egyptian goddess Nut swallows the sun to keep it safe until morning — but one night, a little star hesitates before disappearing with the others.
Thor's lost hammer
One morning Thor wakes up and his hammer is gone. To get it back, the god of thunder will have to put on the strangest disguise of his life.
Theseus and Ariadne's thread
No one has ever come back out of the labyrinth of Crete. Young Theseus goes in anyway, with nothing to help him but a ball of red wool from Ariadne.
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