# Bedtime and the Dark
Canonical: https://littlestorybook.ai/stories/en/bedtime
PDF: https://littlestorybook.ai/api/public/stories/en/bedtime/download
Language: en · Ages: 4-5 · Illustrated storybook, a made-up story, free

Reviewed for child-safety · gentle by design.

## For parents
A gentle social story about bedtime and the dark: pajamas, a story, the night-light, and falling asleep in your own room.

## The story text
My name is Lily. I am four. At night, I sleep in my own room. My room has a low bed, a teddy bear, and a window. After my bath, it is bedtime. I put on my striped pajamas. They are soft and warm. My grown-up reads me a picture book. The bedside lamp makes my room cozy. Usually we read one or two books. Then my grown-up turns off the lamp. My star night-light stays on. The room gets darker. Many children feel a little nervous in the dark. That is okay. My room is the same room as in the day. My teddy is here. My books are here. I can try hugging my teddy and taking three slow breaths. My grown-up says goodnight. The door usually stays open a little. My grown-up is close by, in our home. My eyes get heavy. I fall asleep in my own bed. In the morning, the sun comes in the window. I slept in my own room.

## Scenes
### 1. This Is My Room
My name is Lily. I am four. At night, I sleep in my own room. My room has a low bed, a teddy bear, and a window.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_6552e6f2c1eb4876b97847d0e1a69e0a/scene-01.jpg (My name is Lily. I am four. At night, I sleep in my own room. My room has a low bed, a teddy bear, and a window.)

### 2. Soft Pajamas
After my bath, it is bedtime. I put on my striped pajamas. They are soft and warm.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_6552e6f2c1eb4876b97847d0e1a69e0a/scene-02.jpg (After my bath, it is bedtime. I put on my striped pajamas. They are soft and warm.)

### 3. One More Page
My grown-up reads me a picture book. The bedside lamp makes my room cozy. Usually we read one or two books.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_6552e6f2c1eb4876b97847d0e1a69e0a/scene-03.jpg (My grown-up reads me a picture book. The bedside lamp makes my room cozy. Usually we read one or two books.)

### 4. The Star Stays On
Then my grown-up turns off the lamp. My star night-light stays on. The room gets darker. Many children feel a little nervous in the dark. That is okay.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_6552e6f2c1eb4876b97847d0e1a69e0a/scene-04.jpg (Then my grown-up turns off the lamp. My star night-light stays on. The room gets darker. Many children feel a little nervous in the dark. Th)

### 5. Three Slow Breaths
My room is the same room as in the day. My teddy is here. My books are here. I can try hugging my teddy and taking three slow breaths.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_6552e6f2c1eb4876b97847d0e1a69e0a/scene-05.jpg (My room is the same room as in the day. My teddy is here. My books are here. I can try hugging my teddy and taking three slow breaths.)

### 6. The Door Open a Little
My grown-up says goodnight. The door usually stays open a little. My grown-up is close by, in our home.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_6552e6f2c1eb4876b97847d0e1a69e0a/scene-06.jpg (My grown-up says goodnight. The door usually stays open a little. My grown-up is close by, in our home.)

### 7. Good Morning, Room
My eyes get heavy. I fall asleep in my own bed. In the morning, the sun comes in the window. I slept in my own room.
Image: https://littlestorybook.ai/media/storyboards/story_6552e6f2c1eb4876b97847d0e1a69e0a/scene-07.jpg (My eyes get heavy. I fall asleep in my own bed. In the morning, the sun comes in the window. I slept in my own room.)

## Parent tip
Ask what the character could try next, then accept the child answer without correcting too much.

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