A little help at bedtime

Bedtime Finds

Explore lighting, listening, cozy comforts, and reading ideas for different families and routines.

Choose how to read

Choose a world, then a book. Swipe the picture or use Back and Next. The Chapters menu lets you jump to any chapter’s beginning. Back to world returns to that book’s world; the HOME logo returns to the homepage.

Choose Listen to hear the story, or Read together to read it yourself. If your device asks, tap Start listening. Narration turns pages after a three-second pause and stops at The End of each chapter. Pause stops the reading; Resume continues it. Moving to another page while narration is playing keeps read-aloud on.

Plan your time

Story cards show suggested ages, mood, and estimated reading time. For books with several chapters, the estimate is per chapter. Estimates include gentle page pauses; your own reading pace may differ.

Sleep timer is available below the page in the full-size reader. It stops narration when the selected time ends. It starts when you select a time, keeps counting during pauses, and resets when a chapter ends or you leave the book. You can keep reading manually or start narration again afterward. A sleeping or suspended browser may delay the timer until it becomes active again.

If there is no sound

Tap Read to me, check media volume, and check whether audio is going to headphones or another device. On an iPhone, also try turning Silent Mode off. If playback stops, tap Read to me again. Manual reading is always available.

Our published stories use recorded read-aloud narration, with the same voice across devices. If a recording cannot load, the reader offers a retry; you can always read manually. Background music is optional and stops when you open a book.

Our stories and illustrations

These stories grew from family storytelling. AI helps us adapt and organize the first editions, create illustrations, and provide read-aloud speech. Some connective scenes are adaptations rather than word-for-word recordings of the original storytelling. We review and improve the editions as we go.

Age ranges are guides for shared storytime, not reading-level assessments. A younger reader may enjoy listening with an adult.

Saved on this browser

Your place in each book is saved locally on this browser. When you return, choose Continue or Start this chapter over. At The End, you can read the chapter again or open the next chapter. Progress does not follow you to another device. A link to a specific page opens that page directly.

Tell us what needs attention

Parents and caregivers can email hello@daddyarmstorytime.com. For a story issue, include the book, chapter, page, and device. A screenshot can help; please leave children’s personal information out.