A screen-free bedtime routine you read aloud

Tablets and cartoons often take the last part of the day, at bedtime and during quiet time. Goodnight Little Hero is the part you keep in your own voice: a story for their name, age, and interests, which you review and read out loud.

Quiet time and bedtime, without handing over a tablet.

Parents looking for a screen-free bedtime routine, or for quiet-time stories, often want the screen off and a real voice in the room. A tablet can play cartoons while you step away. Reading aloud is a different job, and the parent stays in the middle of it. You choose the details. You read the story before anyone hears it. You are the voice your child hears.

This page is not a kid app. There is no login for your child, and nothing here asks you to hand them a tablet so they can watch alone. Stories are written for ages about 3 to 12, including toddler quiet time and older kids at bedtime. If a line does not fit your child, you change it or skip it before you start reading. A screen-free audio player can still cover the hours when you are not the reader. See how that sits beside this bedtime on the Yoto alternative page.

How Goodnight Little Hero works

This is a parent tool. There is no kid app and no login for your child.

1. You share their first name, age, and interests. Stories are written for ages about 3 to 12.
2. A new story is created with your child as the hero.
3. You review it before anyone hears it.
4. You read it aloud.

If you want the story shaped around your child from the start, see personalized bedtime stories. If you want to hear the shape of a story before you start, the free bedtime stories are ready to browse and read tonight. The Goodnight Little Hero home page shows the nightly version for your own child.