Goodnight Stories: Recent Episodes
Wells Public Library
Listen to a quiet bedtime story read by one of our Wells Public Library staff members. Perfect for dinnertime, too!
Sometimes it's hard to get ready for bed! Miss Allison reads about Baby Llama trying to get to sleep in Anna Dewdney's classic Llama Llama Red Pajama in our very last podcast.
How will Chester Raccoon do on his very first sleepover? Listen to Miss Allison read Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover by Audrey Penn to find out!
Get lulled to sleep as Miss Allison reads the sweet bedtime story The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin.
Henry the caterpillar wants adventures, but how can one small creature travel the world? Listen to Allison read Caterpillar Dreams by Clive McFarland to find out!
What is that awful noise keeping Flap, Feather, and Spike up all night? Listen to Miss Allison read Duck, Duck, Dinosaur and the Noise at Night by Kallie George to find out!
Listen to Miss Nina read about the silly things ninjas get into in 10 Little Ninjas by Miranda Paul.
Prepare to fall asleep to Miss Allison reading Denise Fleming's soft-spoken Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy.
Ever wonder how monster parents put their monster kids to bed? If you need help getting your monster to sleep, look no further! Miss Allison reads Denise Vega's If Your Monster Won't Go To Bed to help you out.
How many questions do you ask before bedtime? And what kind of questions? Miss Allison reads Mac Barnett's Just Because so you can hear some very important bedtime questions!
Don't worry, there's no singing happening! But Miss Allison does read the sleepy bedtime story Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car by Kate Dopirak. Listen and dozzzzzze off....
Listen to Miss Allison read Catherine Rayner's tale about Arlo, the Lion Who Couldn't Sleep.
What will it take to get Kitty to sleep in her new bed? Miss Allison will read A Bed for Kitty by Yasmine Surovec to find out the trick!
What do cars dream about when they shut down for the night? Find out as Miss Allison reads Race Car Dreams by Sharon Chriscoe.
Settle into a soft slumber while Miss Allison reads When the Moon is High by Alice Schertle.
Get relaxed and cozy listening to Miss Allison read The Sleep Sheep by Anna McQuinn and The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton.
Count your way to sleep as Miss Allison reads Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang and Ten Sleepy Sheep by Holly Keller.
What if you refused to take a nap but the rest of the world went to sleep? Find out what Annalise Devin McFleece does when that happens to her as Miss Allison reads No More Naps! by Chris Grabenstein.
Does Baby Mousie really want another mother? Mrs. Mouse needs to find out! Listen to Miss Allison read Mother, Mother, I Want Another by Maria Polushkin Robbins to find out about one silly misunderstanding.
Miss Meghan reads about all the things Marc's mother does for him to help him fall asleep in the sweet story Marc Just Couldn't Fall Asleep by Gabriela Keselman.
When Baby Duck keeps everyone awake with her peeping, only Duck knows what to do. Doreen Cronin's Click Clack Peep is read by Miss Allison to help your little ones fall asleep.
What should you count if you're a sheep trying to get to sleep? Listen to Miss Jade read Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton to find out!
Feel the sleep come on as Miss Allison reads two bedtime stories - When Sheep Sleep by Laura Numeroff and Sleepy Me by Marni McGee.
Nothing is better than snuggling in for a cozy nap in a loved one's lap. Listen to Miss Meghan read Naptime, Laptime by Eileen Spinelli to hear all the reasons why naptime is the best.
How hard is it to get 5 sheep to fall asleep? Listen along to find out as Miss Allison reads Nancy Shaw's Sheep Go to Sleep!
Get cozy and listen to Miss Allison read Mem Fox's sleepy bedtime tale Where Giants Sleep.
Is anyone going to be able to wake up this sleeping house? With a granny, a child, a dog, and others, hopefully Audrey Wood's The Napping House won't be asleep for too long!
Say goodnight to everything around as Miss Allison reads I Just Want to Say Goodnight by Rachel Isadora.
Enjoy this silly story by Dr. Seuss - I am Not Going to Get Up Today read by Miss Allison.
Float around in the atmosphere with Miss Allison as she reads Goodnight Spaceman by Michelle Robinson.
Listen as Miss Cindy reads the quiet bedtime story Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping by Julie Markes and get your little one off to sleep.
Dream of hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions and trillions of cats as you listen along to Miss Allison read Wanda Gag's classic Millions of Cats.
Enjoy the dulcet tones of Miss Jade's voice as she reads Lucy Can't Sleep by Amy Schwartz.
Venture to the moon and back with Little Nutbrown Hare, Big Nutbrown Hare, and Miss Allison as she reads Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney.
Remember the story of the bear in a department store? Listen to Miss Allison read the classic tale of Corduroy by Don Freeman, and go right back to your childhood. And bedtime!
Two quiet books to listen to tonight: Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen and Forever by Emma Dodd. Both books are read by Miss Allison, hopefully helping to lull your little ones to sleep.
Miss Allison reads Britta Teckentrup's Before I Wake Up as a sweet bedtime story to listen to before going to bed.
Miss Allison reads The Goodnight Train by June Sobel and Miss Sally reads A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na to lull your child to sleep.
Bear knows he has to go to sleep for the winter, but his friends are keeping him awake! Listen to our guest reader, Luke, as he tells the Brett Helquist story Bedtime for Bear.
Get settled in along with Boo the ghost as Miss Sarah reads Bedtime for Boo by Mickie Matheis.
Listen to Miss Allison read Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems and The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson. A funny story to start followed by a relaxed one to end the night.
Get lulled to sleep as Miss Allison reads Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night by Brianna Caplan Sayres
Listen to the story of a young gosling who insists he is not ready for a nap in Gideon by Olivier Dunrea, read aloud by our special guest, Emma.
Do you think you could stay up all night? Miss Allison reads The World Champion of Staying Awake by Sean Taylor to see if anyone in the book can!
Listen as Mama Bear recites a special rhyme for each of her cubs as Miss Allison reads Sleepy Bears by Mem Fox.
What will it take to get Melody Mooner to go to bed? Miss Jade reads Melody Mooner Stayed Up All Night by Frank B. Edwards so you can find out!
What would you need to take with you if you decided to run away? Miss Allison reads Itsy Mitsy Runs Away by Elanna Allen to give you some ideas before you go to sleep.
What is a sheep supposed to do when all the animals keep waking him up? Listen to find out as Miss Allison reads No Sleep for the Sheep by Karen Beaumont.
Curl up like a tiny snail and listen to Stefanie read Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue.
Two bedtime stories read by Miss Allison for tonight! Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed? by Barney Saltzberg and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen.
Let Miss Sarah lull you to sleep with her reading of Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep by Bill Martin, Jr.