Stories for 5+ years old

Life is tough for an impoverished widow and her son… In order to survive the winter, the boy must sell their only cow. But instead, he trades her for a handful of magic beans. Little does he know that a single bean would grow into an enormous beanstalk overnight! The boy climbs it high up into the sky, where he defeats a fearsome giant and gathers many treasures.

Folk stories

Marian Dyno Buric

The Poplar

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.

Nature stories

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

Korean Tale

Brother Tiger

This Korean story is about a woodcutter who escapes danger with his wits. And not only does he save his life from the tiger, he also gets enough food for many years to come. He does all of this by reminding the tiger of the importance of having respect and love for family.

Around the World

Tereza Sebesta

A Visitor from Outer Space

Pete is looking forward to a day of doing nothing except lazing around. But everything changes when an unexpected visitor lands on his windowsill, straight from the other side of the universe! Pete decides to give his visitor a good impression of life on Earth. What will result from this adventure?

Dominika Sakmarova

The Proud Cherry Tree

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

Eva Huckova

Dino Maximiliano the Dinosaur – Part 2

In this second part of the Dino Maximiliano story, Max’s dream of a new bike starts to become reality. Together with the little dinosaur and his inventor-friend Micah, you will learn what it takes to construct a bicycle, while also finding out that cycling isn’t actually that simple.

Lucia Koudelkova Jesenska

Too Many Things!

Polly seems to have all the toys in the world. Her room is packed to the brim with them. But is that actually a good thing? Polly gradually learns that having a huge amount of stuff is not too healthy.

Wellbeing

Hana Do

The White Chalk

Mia was using her brand-new coloured chalks to draw on the pavement, when she met a boy named Steve. Boasting about the many colours of chalk she had, she learned that Steve had only white chalk. She somehow felt superior to him until finally realising that white chalk was just as important as all the colours. Steve was a kind-hearted boy and they became good friends. Mia will not make the mistake of boasting about anything again.

Short stories

Dominika Sakmarova

Christmas For Everyone

Christmas stories for kids

Christmas is coming soon and little Carl is worried about whether their lonely neighbour Mrs Lizzie will get any Christmas presents. So he decides to make a gift for her himself. But how will the boy deal with it?

Katarina Gondova

Natalie and the Dragon

Natalie loves dragons more than anything else. She wanted to own everything she ever saw that was dragon-shaped or had a dragon on it. Her mum wants to give her a treat, so she promises to buy her another dragon. This time, though, she means a real live one. But do real live dragons exist? Read this story and find out more about the fascinating creatures that live on our planet.

Nature stories

Eva Huckova

Dino Maximiliano the Dinosaur – Part 1

Meet a new hero – Dino Maximiliano the Bicyclosaurus, aka Max. This small, fidgety dinosaur is the best friend of a boy named Micah. The dinosaur’s dream is to one day have his very own bicycle. Being a clever, creative person, Micah decides to design a bicycle for Max and arrange to have it built. See how the plan gets underway in the first part of this episodic story.

Hana Do

Mio in Science Class: About Animals

Elephant Mio likes science class because he is super interested in the world of animals and plants. But today’s lesson is going to be even more fun than usual, because he and his classmates have to guess the type of animal based on the sounds it makes.

Nature stories

Hana Do

The Cloud No-one Liked

Christmas stories for kids

It’s nearly Christmas and Mary-Ann can’t wait for it to snow, but so far the weather isn’t that way inclined. It looks like there won’t be a white Christmas this year. Why not? Mary-Ann unlocks the secret one misty morning, when she hears something, somewhere crying. Read this story and find out along with her where the crying was coming from.

Marian Dyno Buric

The Tree Knight

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A story about how an old woman’s love and care for the natural world frees a knight, who has been turned into a tree, from his curse. This tale emphasizes the need for respect and empathy towards both people and nature.

Tereza Sebesta

Annie and Martin Become Acrobats!

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Annie and Martin are quite different from one another. In fact, they have only one thing in common — neither of them fits in with the other children in the class, and their classmates make fun of both of them. However, when someone else enters the scene, Annie’s and Martin’s eyes are opened, and their special abilities are soon revealed.

Lucia Koudelkova Jesenska

The Unicorn Who Had a Secret

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All the horses on the farm are pleased when a new friend arrives. Interestingly, the newbie is not an ordinary horse — he’s a unicorn called Felix. Everyone likes him, and he’s immediately invited to join in their games. They all have enormous fun together. Indeed, Felix has a lovely character and gets along well with everyone. But he has a secret. Can you imagine what that secret might be? Let’s see if you’re right.

Emotions and empathy

Ludmila Bakonyi Selingerova

The Superhero Postman

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Postman Ian is having a bad day. Although becoming a postman has always been his dream, it seems that all circumstances are against him. And on top of all that, he gets bitten by a dog! And here comes the task for the little postmen and their magic. They decide to turn the postman into a superhero!