Stories for 5+ years old

4.75

Unlike other children, Joe is not happy to visit the library at all, because he does not enjoy reading very much. But that changes when a tree in a book suddenly talks to him and tells him the story about how many lives it has had. It has certainly led an interesting life.

Lucia Koudelkova Jesenska

The Bashful Doll

4.75

Lily’s toys gained a new addition: a doll named Amelie. But there is a small problem — Amelie chooses not to play with the other toys, and doesn’t even speak to them. The other toys don’t have a clue as to what is going on. So they decide to find out why Amelie is acting so aloof. Let’s discover what’s holding her back!

Emotions and empathy

Dominika Sakmarova

The Proud Cherry Tree

4.75

The cherry tree boasts a lot about her fine flowers, which are also admired by the other inhabitants of the garden. She wouldn’t trade-in her pretty blossoms for anything in the world — they are as white and delicate as snow! But then she has a chat with a Chrysoperla insect and suddenly realises that there are more important things in life than pride.

Short stories

Katarina Gondova

The Carpet That Couldn’t Fly

A hand-woven carpet dreams of flying, like magic carpets in fairy tales. But it can’t seem to work out how, and no one wants to buy it. Years later, new hope arrives in an unexpected way...

Tereza Sebesta

The Day Roamer Got Bored

Tomcat Roamer is having a day that is so ordinary and quiet it is rather dull. In fact, it gets so boring that Roamer starts misbehaving. Luckily, his trusty friend Scoot is nearby and gives him some tips on how to cope with his boredom.

Emotions and empathy

Jana Kasparova

The Heroic Dog

A little dog has a big love of rockets and outer-space. But her wish to be involved in a space mission seems too incredible for a dog to pursue. Still, she perseveres. In this story, children will come to understand that it takes a lot of effort to send a rocket into space, and they’ll discover how service-dogs can be helpful in preparing for a manned space mission.

Science stories

Eva Bubniakova

Seed Town

Seed Town is a place where the inhabitants desire nothing more than to nestle into the ground and grow up. But they cannot achieve this on their own. When a schoolgirl called Anna visits Seed Town, she makes friends with the little seeds and eventually figures out a way to help them. Can she manage to achieve it? This story imparts a thing or two about plants and Nature.

Lucia Koudelkova Jesenska

Shizuko the Sea Creature

In this underwater story, you will learn about a special fish with a meaningful name. And besides hearing about the wonders of the underwater world and about interesting four-toothed creatures, you will also discover some ways to manage boredom.

Wellbeing

Marian Dyno Buric

The Miraculous Spring

When a woodcutter cleans out an old spring in the forest, it rewards him with an unusual gift. The greedy village butcher wants to have that magical gift for himself, but avarice and malice won’t bring him nearly as good a reward as the woodcutter’s kind, selfless care.

Hana Do

The Magic Rings and Mammoth Cave

When the electricity suddenly cuts out at home, Ellie and Annie go to find a candle. But look! An accidental twist of the ring takes them to a dark, mysterious place. It turns out to be the longest cave in the world. Who will they meet there?

Aesop

The Tortoise and The Hare

The hare was always showing-off, mocking the tortoise for being so slow and boasting about his running speed. Fed up with all the ridicule, the tortoise suggests holding a race. The hare finds this a completely comical idea and laughs his head off. But of course he cannot resist the opportunity to humiliate her, so a race is promptly organised. Let’s find out how they get on.

Short stories

Katarina Gondova

The Three Broken Bicycles

When broken bikes end up in a junkyard, it's not the end, but, on the contrary, the beginning of something new. A newcomer will show them that a broken bike doesn't just have to lie sadly next to the rubbish, but it can still do a lot and experience many things!

Science stories

Readmio

Mio in Science Class: About Birds

Mio, our favourite little elephant, likes school a lot. This time, he and his classmates are looking forward to science class, where today they will be learning about birds and listening to birdsong. What new facts and sounds will Mio and the children learn?

Biblical story

Noah’s Ark

In this version of a well-known Bible story, you and your children can find out about how Noah came to build his legendary ark and how he managed to save his own family and all the animals on the planet from a huge disaster.

Hana Do

The Magic Rings and the Cloud Abode

In this story, Ellie and Annie are going on holiday to their grandparents’ house. Their beautiful garden is suffering from the summer drought and everyone is wishing it would rain. But what will happen when the magic rings take the sisters to the rainiest place in the world?

Hans Christian Andersen

The Princess and the Pea

The young prince is having difficulty finding someone he wants to marry — the princesses he is continually introduced to are less than kind and therefore deemed unsuitable. But then, out of nowhere, a mysterious young woman arrives at the castle gates in disarray. She is lost and soaking wet, yet claims to be a princess. She stays overnight, whence the doubting queen is able to test her claim with the help of a small pea. It’s a test that proves to be conclusive.

Folk stories

Jana Kasparova

Modesty as Big as the Moon

Based on real events, this story begins with Neil Armstrong as a child. Young Neil is fascinated by flying. With great determination, he continually pursues this interest, until he eventually becomes the first man on the moon. When he steps onto the moon’s surface and speaks those famous words, the app plays the actual recording from the NASA Apollo 11 mission in 1969. [NASA archives: One Small Step]

Science stories

Vietnamese Tale

The Carambola Tree and the Magic Raven