365 bedtime stories
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About This Book
A collection of brief stories coordinated with the actual events in a calendar year.
Chapters (671)
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- 365 Bedtime Stories
- JANUARY 1: A New Year’s Party
- JANUARY 2: The Rhyming Years
- JANUARY 3: Naughty Wind
- JANUARY 4: The Selfish Oyster Crabs
- JANUARY 5: Brownie’s Toothache
- JANUARY 6: The Pink Cockatoo
- JANUARY 7: The Pet Monkey
- JANUARY 8: The Bravery Medal
- JANUARY 9: The Jack-knife
- JANUARY 10: The Brave Little Sister
- JANUARY 11: Baby Bears
- JANUARY 12: The Snow House
- JANUARY 13: Peter Goblin’s Trip
- JANUARY 14: The Words
- JANUARY 15: The Medicine Bottle
- JANUARY 16: A Loaf of Bread
- JANUARY 17: The Tame Canary Bird
- JANUARY 18: Little Carry’s Birthday
- JANUARY 19: Maggie’s Meals
- JANUARY 20: Winter Trees
- JANUARY 21: Poor Prunes
- JANUARY 22: Molly’s Piano Recital
- JANUARY 23: Goblins’ Secrets
- JANUARY 24: In the Fish Bowl
- JANUARY 25: Mac, the Dog
- JANUARY 26: The Three Horses
- JANUARY 27: In the Kitchen
- JANUARY 28: The Little Needle
- JANUARY 29: Real Dogs
- JANUARY 30: The Little Old Man
- JANUARY 31: The Fussy Cat
- FEBRUARY 1: Mice are Discovered
- FEBRUARY 2: In the Sea
- FEBRUARY 3: The Circus Dream
- FEBRUARY 4: Little Mildred’s Muff
- FEBRUARY 5: The Coal-Bin
- FEBRUARY 6: In Dreamland
- FEBRUARY 7: How the Inkfishes Protect Themselves
- FEBRUARY 8: The Vegetables
- FEBRUARY 9: The Life Saving St. Bernards
- FEBRUARY 10: The Birthday Goblin
- FEBRUARY 11: A Make-Believe and Real President
- FEBRUARY 12: Abraham Lincoln
- FEBRUARY 13: Isa’s Valentine Party
- FEBRUARY 14: Why There is a Saint Valentine’s Day
- FEBRUARY 15: The Desk and the Ink-Well
- FEBRUARY 16: Dr. Sun
- FEBRUARY 17: Mr. Moon Hides
- FEBRUARY 18: A Careless Master
- FEBRUARY 19: The Cat Show
- FEBRUARY 20: The Queer Pets
- FEBRUARY 21: Harry’s Composition
- FEBRUARY 22: Father of His Country
- FEBRUARY 23: The Stamp Traveler
- FEBRUARY 24: How Rowdy Shared His Home
- FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles
- FEBRUARY 26: The Squirrels’ Peanut Hunt
- FEBRUARY 27: The Game of Manners
- FEBRUARY 28: Naughty Julius
- FEBRUARY 29: The Whistling Boy
- MARCH 1: Lucy’s Tonsils
- MARCH 2: Lucy’s Visitors
- MARCH 3: The Homesick Puppy
- MARCH 4: Lady Ethel
- MARCH 5: The Soup
- MARCH 6: Elephant Ways
- MARCH 7: The Marbles
- MARCH 8: Tomatoes’ Advantages
- MARCH 9: The Old Woman and the Pot of Daffodils
- MARCH 10: The Tick-Tock Twins
- MARCH 11: The Fig
- MARCH 12: Happy Compton
- MARCH 13: Ice Box and Furnace
- MARCH 14: The Pet Dogs
- MARCH 15: Biddle’s Trick
- MARCH 16: The Naughty Colds
- MARCH 17: Why the Shamrock is Worn on St. Patrick’s Day
- MARCH 18: St. Patrick
- MARCH 19: The Clocks
- MARCH 20: A Party and Polly
- MARCH 21: Salt, Pepper and Sugar
- MARCH 22: A Sun Parlor for Birds
- MARCH 23: The Automobiles
- MARCH 24: The Trailing Arbutus
- MARCH 25: The Telephone Dog
- MARCH 26: The Kettle’s Trouble
- MARCH 27: Mr. Measles’ Puzzle
- MARCH 28: Winter’s Exit
- MARCH 29: Another Biddle Story
- MARCH 30: The Squirrels’ Spring Work
- MARCH 31: The Bunch of Keys
- APRIL 1: Marketing
- APRIL 2: The Buds’ Secrets
- APRIL 3: The Clock and the Watch
- APRIL 4: Billie’s Springtime
- APRIL 5: Brenda’s Easter Visit
- APRIL 6: An Uninvited Guest
- APRIL 7: The Tired Honeysuckle
- APRIL 8: The Flower Parade
- APRIL 9: The Big Parade
- APRIL 10: The Alphabet Letters
- APRIL 11: The Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
- APRIL 12: The Woodpecker Band
- APRIL 13: The Tease
- APRIL 14: The Onion’s Speech
- APRIL 15: A Bookworm
- APRIL 16: The Wild Black Cherry
- APRIL 17: Spring Blossoms
- APRIL 18: The Button Bag
- APRIL 19: The Patient Chimpanzee
- APRIL 20: The Toad
- APRIL 21: The Pine Needles
- APRIL 22: The Cat’s Mistake
- APRIL 23: The Butterfly Who Loved the Sun
- APRIL 24: The Horse-Chestnut
- APRIL 25: The Loving Mates
- APRIL 26: The Dandelion
- APRIL 27: Butterfly’s Growth
- APRIL 28: The Tack and the Nail
- APRIL 29: Moon’s Misunderstanding
- APRIL 30: Marion’s Fern Garden
- MAY 1: The Tree Swallows
- MAY 2: The Pig Who Took a Walk
- MAY 3: The Fairy and the Kangaroo
- MAY 4: The Maple Tree Talks
- MAY 5: The Daisies’ Name
- MAY 6: The Two Rabbits
- MAY 7: Evelyn Decides Something
- MAY 8: Bossy White’s Escape
- MAY 9: The Spring Snow-storm
- MAY 10: A Reward for Mr. Walrus
- MAY 11: Kay and the Trunk
- MAY 12: The Sun Talks to Harry
- MAY 13: Old Mr. Owl Writes a Book
- MAY 14: The Little Turkeys
- MAY 15: Billy’s Trip in the Coach
- MAY 16: Mother Maple Tree
- MAY 17: The Sport Fish
- MAY 18: Mother Sheep
- MAY 19: The Monkeys’ Victory
- MAY 20: The Mosquitoes
- MAY 21: The Potato Bugs
- MAY 22: Meadow Mouse and Mole
- MAY 23: Wishes
- MAY 24: The Tree’s Complaint
- MAY 25: Saving a Tail
- MAY 26: Life in the Fireplace
- MAY 27: The Jewelweed’s Visitor
- MAY 28: Peter’s Birthday Party
- MAY 29: The Spring Flowers’ Talk
- MAY 30: Decoration Day
- MAY 31: What the Flag Said to Fred
- JUNE 1: The Robin Parents
- JUNE 2: The Robins Come to the Rescue
- JUNE 3: The Persian Lilacs
- JUNE 4: How a Wish Saved the Raccoons
- JUNE 5: The New Mole Home
- JUNE 6: The Green Canoe
- JUNE 7: The Bunnie and the Fox
- JUNE 8: The Homebody Bee
- JUNE 9: Ladybug’s Lecture
- JUNE 10: The Waves’ Wishes
- JUNE 11: The Waves’ Adventures
- JUNE 12: The Waves’ Story
- JUNE 13: A Poor Weed
- JUNE 14: The Bicycle’s Joy
- JUNE 15: The Best Apple Tree of All
- JUNE 16: An Elephant’s Wanderings
- JUNE 17: The Story the Oak Tree Told
- JUNE 18: The Weeds and the Flowers
- JUNE 19: The Insulted Flowers
- JUNE 20: The Colored Bags
- JUNE 21: A Spider’s Curiosity
- JUNE 22: The Sun Dial
- JUNE 23: Shoes and Stockings
- JUNE 24: Mosquitoes and Snails
- JUNE 25: The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
- JUNE 26: The Goldfishes
- JUNE 27: The Pigeons’ Bath
- JUNE 28: The Man in the Moon’s Party
- JUNE 29: Billy and the Dragon
- JUNE 30: Cozy Balsam Flowers
- JULY 1: A Brother’s Plan
- JULY 2: The Best Dream
- JULY 3: The Hash and the Watermelon
- JULY 4: Independence Day
- JULY 5: The Sun and the Thunder
- JULY 6: The True Story of a Dog
- JULY 7: The Rabbit Named Pigeon
- JULY 8: The Big Tent
- JULY 9: Mrs. Hippopotamus
- JULY 10: The Papoose
- JULY 11: A Feast for the Mice
- JULY 12: Knowing How to Swim
- JULY 13: Flower Dreams
- JULY 14: The Naughty Breezes
- JULY 15: The Coral Families
- JULY 16: The Garden Tools
- JULY 17: The Jolly Dust Brothers
- JULY 18: The Bad Poison Ivy
- JULY 19: The Sun Fairies
- JULY 20: The Meadow Fritillary Family
- JULY 21: George and the Goblin
- JULY 22: Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- JULY 23: The Tide
- JULY 24: Little Edith’s Garden
- JULY 25: The Earth Visits the Moon
- JULY 26: The Elephant’s Toothache
- JULY 27: The Potato Skins
- JULY 28: The Traveling Flowers
- JULY 29: The Visitors
- JULY 30: The Little Bumblebee’s Mistake
- JULY 31: Ripe Raspberries
- AUGUST 1: The Brave Mocking Bird
- AUGUST 2: The Milkweed Plants
- AUGUST 3: Telephone Peas
- AUGUST 4: The Harebell Umbrellas
- AUGUST 5: A Children’s Circus
- AUGUST 6: The Bank Swallow
- AUGUST 7: The Cuckoo-Clock
- AUGUST 8: Zuzeppa, the Monkey
- AUGUST 9: Mr. Bullfrog
- AUGUST 10: Allie Baa’s Letter
- AUGUST 11: Chickadee
- AUGUST 12: The Little Caterpillars
- AUGUST 13: The Catbird
- AUGUST 14: The Fairy Queen’s Story
- AUGUST 15: A Hospital Circus
- AUGUST 16: The Fire
- AUGUST 17: Friends of Animals
- AUGUST 18: The Orangeade
- AUGUST 19: The Climbing Perch
- AUGUST 20: The Onion’s Insult
- AUGUST 21: Harriet’s Monkey
- AUGUST 22: Summer Corn
- AUGUST 23: A Bee Story
- AUGUST 24: Allie Baa’s Portrait
- AUGUST 25: Saving the Elm
- AUGUST 26: A Magic Lantern Show
- AUGUST 27: The Baby Ear
- AUGUST 28: How Arthur Saved a Little Girl
- AUGUST 29: The Huckleberry Pickers
- AUGUST 30: Mr. Sun’s Birthday
- AUGUST 31: The Lost Dog
- SEPTEMBER 1: The Whippoorwills
- SEPTEMBER 2: The Monkey
- SEPTEMBER 3: Paper Dolls
- SEPTEMBER 4: Larry’s Labor Day
- SEPTEMBER 5: In the Barnyard
- SEPTEMBER 6: The Animals’ Talk
- SEPTEMBER 7: Doctor Birds
- SEPTEMBER 8: Nine Years Old
- SEPTEMBER 9: Evelyn’s Story
- SEPTEMBER 10: The Gallant Rooster
- SEPTEMBER 11: The Fairy Queen Story
- SEPTEMBER 12: The White Oak
- SEPTEMBER 13: Wasted Moments
- SEPTEMBER 14: Welcome, the Dog
- SEPTEMBER 15: The Children’s Museum
- SEPTEMBER 16: Prince, the Horse
- SEPTEMBER 17: The Deer
- SEPTEMBER 18: A Black Cat
- SEPTEMBER 19: The Oysters
- SEPTEMBER 20: The Elevator
- SEPTEMBER 21: The Fog
- SEPTEMBER 22: The Land of Nod
- SEPTEMBER 23: The Homesick Chicken
- SEPTEMBER 24: Mrs. Duck’s Dinner
- SEPTEMBER 25: Doll Children
- SEPTEMBER 26: The Leaves
- SEPTEMBER 27: The Dawn Fairies
- SEPTEMBER 28: The Dream
- SEPTEMBER 29: The Monkey’s Collar
- SEPTEMBER 30: Mr. Fox’s Marketing
- OCTOBER 1: Gypsy, the Cat
- OCTOBER 2: The Make-Believe Elephant
- OCTOBER 3: Canary Cloudy Wings
- OCTOBER 4: The Abused Pencil
- OCTOBER 5: The Onions
- OCTOBER 6: Trixie’s Burglar
- OCTOBER 7: An Autumn Party
- OCTOBER 8: A Little Dog
- OCTOBER 9: Alta’s Guinea Pigs
- OCTOBER 10: A Devoted Dog
- OCTOBER 11: A Bird’s Secret
- OCTOBER 12: Columbus Day
- OCTOBER 13: The Camels
- OCTOBER 14: A Naughty Cat
- OCTOBER 15: The Chipmunks
- OCTOBER 16: The Fairies’ Trip
- OCTOBER 17: The Lion Babies
- OCTOBER 18: Max’s Escape
- OCTOBER 19: The Fire Bell
- OCTOBER 20: The Rain
- OCTOBER 21: Grandfather Pine Tree
- OCTOBER 22: Jack Frost’s Evening
- OCTOBER 23: Beans and Peas
- OCTOBER 24: Tiger West’s Food
- OCTOBER 25: Autumn Leaves
- OCTOBER 26: Blackie’s Escape
- OCTOBER 27: A Talk with the Sun
- OCTOBER 28: The Squash
- OCTOBER 29: Jack O’Lantern
- OCTOBER 30: Daddy’s Hallowe’en
- OCTOBER 31: Hallowe’en
- NOVEMBER 1: The Brownies Help
- NOVEMBER 2: The Butterfly and Bumble-Bee
- NOVEMBER 3: The Furnace
- NOVEMBER 4: The Elephant’s Bath
- NOVEMBER 5: Waving and Dreaming
- NOVEMBER 6: The Clever Fire Horses
- NOVEMBER 7: The Two Roses
- NOVEMBER 8: The Moth Balls
- NOVEMBER 9: Good-Winter
- NOVEMBER 10: The Horse’s Complaint
- NOVEMBER 11: Armistice Day
- NOVEMBER 12: Window Castles
- NOVEMBER 13: The Autumn Paint Club
- NOVEMBER 14: Mother Brown Bat
- NOVEMBER 15: The Magic Slate
- NOVEMBER 16: Peter’s Trip with the Man in the Moon
- NOVEMBER 17: Dinah
- NOVEMBER 18: Winter Sleepers
- NOVEMBER 19: Toody Ruggles’ Luck
- NOVEMBER 20: The Limpets
- NOVEMBER 21: The Rescue
- NOVEMBER 22: The Old Man in the Woods
- NOVEMBER 23: The Queen’s Pin
- NOVEMBER 24: Eagle’s Thanksgiving
- NOVEMBER 25: Thanksgiving Day
- NOVEMBER 26: Thanksgiving Day
- NOVEMBER 27: Good News
- NOVEMBER 28: The Newsboy’s Dog
- NOVEMBER 29: The Gun-Metal Watch
- NOVEMBER 30: Barnyard Thoughts
- DECEMBER 1: The Toy-Shop
- DECEMBER 2: A Story of the Fireplace
- DECEMBER 3: The Pig Who Had No Table Manners
- DECEMBER 4: Jimmie’s Airplane
- DECEMBER 5: The Christmas Dog
- DECEMBER 6: The Pride of Toys
- DECEMBER 7: Christmas with the Squirrels
- DECEMBER 8: How to Address Santa
- DECEMBER 9: A Letter to Santa Claus and the Answer
- DECEMBER 10: Betty’s Dream
- DECEMBER 11: The Snow Man
- DECEMBER 12: Sharpy and Chappy
- DECEMBER 13: Christmas Letters
- DECEMBER 14: Candy Toys
- DECEMBER 15: Santa’s Gifts
- DECEMBER 16: The Gray Rabbit
- DECEMBER 17: Santa Claus and Teddy
- DECEMBER 18: Blue Sky and Sun
- DECEMBER 19: Christmas Time Joy
- DECEMBER 20: Santa in Eskimo Land
- DECEMBER 21: Santa’s Toy-Shop
- DECEMBER 22: A White Christmas
- DECEMBER 23: The Tree and the Stockings
- DECEMBER 24: The Two Little Mice’s Christmas Eve Party
- DECEMBER 25: Christmas Morning
- DECEMBER 26: Santa’s Telescope
- DECEMBER 27: Christmas Letters
- DECEMBER 28: Homes without Chimneys
- DECEMBER 29: The Barnyard Christmas
- DECEMBER 30: Ambitions
- DECEMBER 31: Little Pitchers
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