# Bedtime Pals

> Cozy bedtime stories for kids ages 6–7 — read together or listen with gentle read-aloud.

## Stories

- [The Soft Bell](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories/the-soft-bell): Nora believes she alone must ring the Soft Bell each dusk—until she learns that a welcome hush is stronger than a shove.
  - [Read full text](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories/the-soft-bell/read): 5-minute calm story for ages 5–7
- [Luna and the Moon Boat](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories/luna-and-the-moon-boat): On a restless night, Luna discovers a silver moon boat and helps a proud little star learn that asking for help is its own kind of bravery.
  - [Read full text](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories/luna-and-the-moon-boat/read): 5-minute wonder story for ages 6–7
- [Pip the Sleepy Star](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories/pip-the-sleepy-star): Pip wants to guard the whole sky by himself—until the night wind teaches him that resting helps everyone shine tomorrow.
  - [Read full text](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories/pip-the-sleepy-star/read): 5-minute calm story for ages 6–7
- [The Cozy Cloud Picnic](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories/cozy-cloud-picnic): Momo the cloud bunny plans a sky picnic—and learns that the best parties make room for quiet friends, sticky cocoa, and shared stories.
  - [Read full text](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories/cozy-cloud-picnic/read): 6-minute cozy story for ages 6–7

## Site pages

- [Home](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/): Latest stories and email signup
- [All stories](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/stories): Full catalog with search and pagination
- [Privacy](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/privacy): How we handle email signups and local preferences

## Machine-readable indexes

- [Sitemap](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/sitemap.xml): Canonical URL list for search engines
- [Full story text](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/llms-full.txt): Complete text of every published story
- [Robots](https://bedtimepals.defiq.app/robots.txt): Crawler access rules

## About

Bedtime Pals publishes gentle illustrated bedtime fiction for children ages 6–7.
Stories can be read page-by-page in the browser with optional calm read-aloud narration.
Content is kids-safe: no scary themes, violence, or intense conflict.