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Fairy Tales for Kids

Fairy tales for kids ages 3 to 8: a kind young witch, a magic mirror that tells the truth, a clumsy wizard and a castle with the hiccups. Free to read, with classic fairy tales retold on the way.

11

stories

86 min

of story time

4-9

ages

Fairy tales for kids ages 3–8

Fairy tales are where most of us met our first castle, our first spell and our first dragon. They give kids a safe place to be a little bit scared, a lot amazed and very pleased when the smallest character turns out to be the cleverest one.

Our fairy tales are new ones, written for bedtime. The Kind Witch Hazel is a young witch in the village of Broomsville whose spells don't always go to plan. In Hazel and the Honest Mirror she finds a magic mirror that says everything out loud, and in Hazel and the Friendship Potion she learns that you can't brew a friend.

In The Brotherhood of Justice a knight, a wizard, a dragon and a skateboarding dwarf look after the kingdom of Stonebridge. The king's pants go missing on parade day in The Runaway Royal Pants, and a spell to make the castle look its best gives it the hiccups.

The classics are coming too: The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and more, with the famous plots kept, extra jokes added and gentle endings. Until then, try our dragon stories for more friendly dragons, or the bedtime stories for calmer nights.

What kids get from this topic

  • Castles, spells, dragons and talking mirrors, without the truly scary parts
  • Small or underestimated heroes who win by being clever, brave or kind
  • Gentle endings that work at bedtime
  • Plenty of funny moments, so grown-ups enjoy the twentieth read too

Why parents browse this topic

  • Easy talk-about-it moments: honesty, fairness, being kind to strangers
  • Grows imagination like nothing else
  • About five to seven minutes each, a good length for bedtime
  • Free to read, with narration on Premium

Common Questions

Are these fairy tales good for bedtime?
Yes. They have magic, castles and the odd grumpy dragon, but nothing truly scary, and every story ends calm and safe. The Kind Witch Hazel stories are the gentlest. The Brotherhood of Justice ones are sillier, so they suit an earlier story time.
Why should kids read fairy tales?
Fairy tales give kids a safe place to meet big feelings: fear, unfairness, jealousy, being left out. They also show that small or underestimated characters can win by being clever, brave or kind, and they grow imagination like nothing else.
What ages are the fairy tales for?
Ages 3 to 8. Each story shows its own age range and reading time, and most take five to seven minutes to read aloud.
Do you have the classic fairy tales?
They're on the way: The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and more, retold with the famous plots and lines kept, new jokes and gentle endings. They'll appear on this page as they're published.
Can we listen to the fairy tales?
Yes. Every fairy tale is free to read on the site. With Premium you can press play and have the stories read aloud with narration, and read them as storybooks that turn their own pages.

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