Bedtime stories for 2-year-olds

These stories are a good fit for 2-year-olds: the plots and the words are easy to follow at that age. Each one shows how many minutes it takes to read aloud, so it is easy to pick one for tonight.

The Starry Boat
Olesya does not want to sleep, so a moon-boat takes her sailing across the night sky, where the clouds, the stars and the breeze are already dozing off.
Ages 2–53 min readBedtime
Ryaba the Hen
Ryaba the hen laid a golden egg. Grandpa and Grandma could not break it, but a mouse flicked her tail, and soon the whole village was sad.
Ages 2–54 min readAnimal stories
The Turnip
Grandad Andrushka grows a turnip as big as his head but can’t pull it up alone, so he calls Granny, Minka, Finka, Varvarka and a mouse. Who won’t tumble?
Ages 2–53 min readFamily
Timko and the Littlest One
Timko’s baby sister Lily is born, and he wishes Mom were only his. Then it turns out that Lily already knows her big brother.
Ages 2–53 min readBig moments
Timko and the Big Potty
Timko the hedgehog can use his small potty, but the big one, like Mom’s and Dad’s, scares him, until Dad takes out a piece of string.
Ages 2–54 min readBig moments
Timko and the First Snow
Timko the hedgehog has never seen snow, so Granny Owl promises to call him the moment the very first snowflake falls.
Ages 2–53 min readWinter
The Little Cloud Who Lost Her Rain
A little cloud searches for her lost rain, and a breeze, a sunflower and a frog help her give a thirsty garden a drink.
Ages 2–53 min readBedtime
The Mitten
Grandpa drops a mitten in the forest, and the animals move in one by one, until a big bear comes along.
Ages 2–53 min readAnimal stories