Fiction Stories Imagination

In the second installment of Laurie Berkner’s Song and Story Kitchen, young listeners ages four to eight can join Laurie with her buddies Thelonious and Rosetta Pig, as she whips up yummy food, songs, and stories, helping young listeners work through some of life’s challenges. Each chapter of this delightful Audible Original features a different recipe and tells a new story set in the magical world of Juniper Fields with Laurie's friends: Newcomer Harry Munkin the chipmunk, and old friends Oscar Beebee the bumblebee, Layla Meeska the mouse, Tallulah Jones the dinosaur.

Do you constantly struggle to get your kids to fall asleep? Do they always want to stay awake a little longer? Or do they keep telling you to read a bedtime story? If the answer is yes to these questions, these 27 fantastic bedtime stories will provide lots of exciting, fun, and creative stories. The stories are full of laughter and fun, which will help children fall asleep and drift into their dreams. Each story is structured to ensure it provides humor and surprises, while at the same time delivering valuable life lessons.

Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog.... From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there's something for everyone in Charlie's amazing book of adventure! Perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime - or any time at all!

Unlock your child's inner creativity with this incredible imagination meditation. The perfect bedtime story is a child's own imagination. Now kids can join the narrator as he guides them through a relaxing story with horses, deer, forest exploration, and other cool nature visualizations, specially designed to help them practice using their imaginations.

It’s Bing’s bath time and he wants Flop to read him his favourite story. But books don’t like splashy baths, as Bing soon learns. Find out what happens when Bing’s bedtime book gets all drippy-wet and Bing and Flop are forced to use their imagination to finish the story. A charming new book about telling stories, overcoming adversity and the power of imagination. This World Book Day Bing book is sure to delight all toddlers!

In “The End of the Story” by Clark Ashton Smith, mysterious passion and ardor lead us through forbidden manuscripts, mystical encounters, and matters of the heart. Set in 17th-century France, young law student Christophe Morand discovers the tale of Gerard de Venteillon, a knight seduced by a lamia dwelling in the ruins of Chateau des Faussesflammes near Perigon. Will Morand share his fate? The choice between heart and the abbot’s counsel becomes pivotal, and the enigmatic woman continues to tempt.

There is no hard and fast need to make bedtime into a big struggle. There is no need to leave your child feeling like he or she needs to be angry or frustrated when they hear the clock strike bedtime. There is no secret rule for children that states that bedtime must be boring or unenjoyable or not fought. If you are tired of hearing the constant whining and protests, you, like countless other parents, may feel like you need to do something — anything — to get your child back in bed and off to sleep. There is something that you can do that is quite simple.

It's the year 2035 and fiction has been banned by the government for five years. Writing novels is a crime. Reading fairytales to children is punishable by law. Fern Dostoy is a criminal. Officially, she has retrained in a new job outside of the arts but she still scrawls in a secret notepad in an effort to capture what her life has become: her work on a banned phone line, reading bedtime stories to sleep-starved children; Hunter, the young boy who calls her and has captured her heart; and the dreaded visits from government officials.

Before he was the engaging professor who brought mythology into people’s living rooms through his conversations with Bill Moyers, before he became known as the thinker whose ideas influenced Star Wars, and before his now-beloved phrase “follow your bliss” entered the popular lexicon, Joseph Campbell was a young man who tried his hand at writing fiction. After years of Depression-era unemployment, when he lived off money he had earned playing saxophone and read the world’s great literature in a syllabus of his own design, Campbell published his first short story.

The Riddle by Walter de la Mare is a haunting and mysterious tale about seven children sent to live with their elderly grandmother in a grand, old house. The house is full of charm, but the grandmother gives them one stern warning: they must never play near the ancient oak chest in the spare bedroom.

Bringing together tales of melancholy and madness, nightmare and fantasy, this is a new collection of the most haunting German stories from the past 200 years. Macabre, dreamlike and expressing deep unconscious fears, these stories are also spiked with unsettling humour, showing stylistic daring as well as giving insight into the darkest recesses of the human condition. Peter Wortsman's powerful translations are accompanied by brief overviews of the lives of each author, and an introduction discussing the notion of 'angst' and the stories' place in the context of German history.

As parents, we all go through a mini mutiny in the ranks once it’s time to get ready for bed. If you’re lucky, you could get your kids in bed by eight o’clock...but not without a fight! And definitely not without creating a stressful environment that negatively affects your child’s sleep quality. This is why bedtime meditation practices come in handy because they help create a warm, loving environment that lowers stress hormone levels.

In the heart of medieval Averoigne, Brother Ambrose, a young Benedictine monk, is sent on a secret mission to uncover the truth about the enigmatic Bishop Azédarac. What begins as a journey of faith quickly turns into a descent into the unknown, as Ambrose discovers a world filled with ancient sorcery, forbidden knowledge, and shadowy figures from the distant past.

In the heart of mythical Hyborian Africa, Conan the Cimmerian sets out in search of the legendary Jewels of Gwahlur, hidden in the ancient city of Alkmeenon. In this tale full of intrigue and danger, Conan must face cunning adversaries, treacherous priests, and supernatural guardians of the treasure.

Is your child having trouble going to sleep, or not sleeping through the night? Good thing there’s Bedtime Stories by renowned child development expert Katie Miller and seasoned teacher Sarah J. Young! With this wonderful two-in-one bundle of wonderfully soothing bedtime stories and meditations, your child will indulge in magnificent meditation stories that help enhance their imagination and promote restful sleep and listen to positive affirmations that raise their self-esteem and self-confidence.

A fantasy tale of Ms. Lily the bird lady who disappears...and strange bird-like creatures nest in her hair. Follow along with the bizarre events and locations as you join in on the adventure....

Children are new to the world. It seems an obvious feeling, but it is the main cause of their restlessness. Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a low-cost solution to this problem that was highly effective? Look no further to solve your bedtime problems. Good night stories are the best way to calm your child. They are having fun, so they won't even notice that their eyes are getting heavy with every word that goes by. Listening to bedtime stories is a winning technique for this reason.

"A Lodging for the Night: A Story of Francis Villon" is a gripping tale set in 15th-century Paris. Francis Villon, a poet and a poor master of arts, finds himself entangled in a web of crime and desperation on a snowy November night. After witnessing a murder committed by his companions, Villon grapples with fear and moral dilemmas as he navigates the treacherous streets of Paris in search of shelter. T

Collection of surviving tales from Lovecraft's childhood. Young Lovecraft wrote extensively, but being dissatisfied with his early work, he destroyed most of his youthful creations. Only 4 works survived, saved by the writer's mother.

America's beloved storyteller will guide and thrill your imagination with these classic tales. Join Gene Edwards as he recounts his favorite stories from more than 50 years of travel and ministry. Considered the "Paul Harvey" of Christian writers, Gene Edwards is one of America's most beloved authors. Stories I Love to Tell, his new book, is a compilation of tales that continue to move audiences.