https://youtu.be/wMkWZDuyj4c 👉 ▶️ Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Once upon a time, three little pigs lived together with their mother in a small, sunlit clearing at the edge of a quiet forest. Around their home grew tall grass, wildflowers, and...
Rune Breinholt Andersen – Bedtime Story Author & Storyteller
Rune Breinholt Andersen is the creator and primary author behind BestBedtimeStory.com, a website dedicated to calming, imaginative, and engaging bedtime stories for children.
He writes original bedtime stories designed to help children relax, spark imagination, and create positive bedtime routines. His stories focus on gentle storytelling, emotional warmth, and age-appropriate adventures that make bedtime a meaningful daily ritual.
Through hundreds of stories across different lengths, themes, and age groups, Rune helps parents find the right story for every evening — from quick one-minute tales to longer immersive bedtime experiences.
Rune’s work focuses on:
• Bedtime storytelling for children
• Short bedtime stories by reading time
• Sleep stories designed to support relaxation
• Stories that support healthy bedtime routines
• Gentle storytelling that reduces stimulation before sleep
• Imaginative stories that encourage creativity
“A great bedtime story is more than just words – it’s a moment of calm, connection, and imagination before sleep.”
– Rune Breinholt Andersen
Featured Bedtime Stories by Rune
These featured bedtime stories highlight some of Rune’s most loved and widely read stories. Each story is carefully crafted to create calm bedtime moments, spark imagination, and support positive sleep routines for children.
Explore a selection of gentle, engaging stories designed to make bedtime easier and more meaningful.
Liam’s First Bus Ride
The Secrets of the Cat Kingdom
The Hungry Dragon
Bibi and the Rainbow Balloon
Max the Pony
Puss in Boots
About BestBedtimeStory.com
BestBedtimeStory.com was created to provide families worldwide with free, high-quality bedtime stories that are easy to read and calming to listen to.
The platform organizes stories by length, theme, and age group, making it easier for parents to quickly find the right story — whether they have one minute, five minutes, or more time before bedtime.
All stories are written with a focus on emotional safety, gentle pacing, and positive endings that help children wind down before sleep.
Stories written by Rune Breinholt Andersen include:
Oliver and the Little Zap
https://youtu.be/IOE16oHeLMM 👉 ▶️ Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. In a cozy house on a quiet suburban street lived a boy named Oliver and his dad. There wasn’t really anything special about their house, and there wasn’t anything particularly special...
The Little Ghost Fluff
https://youtu.be/b0LIiy6epb0 👉 ▶️ Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. On a quiet autumn evening in a small village, the street lamps shimmered through the mist and the chestnut trees rustled softly in the wind. Something special seemed to awaken.It was...
Ella the Rabbit and the Rainbow Stones
https://youtu.be/wAmPl_BmF7g 👉 ▶️ Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. At the edge of the forest, beneath a tall spruce tree where pinecones hung like tiny bells, lived a rabbit named Ella. Every morning she woke to birdsong and the wind dancing through...
Liam’s First Bus Ride
Liam stood with his school bag on his back, looking down the road. Today, he was going to take the school bus for the very first time. Not for his first day of school - no, he had already been in school for a whole week! But until now, Mom had driven him every...
The Girl Who Discovered Her Magic
https://youtu.be/dGI_M3_rwLQ Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Ellie. Ellie lived in a small house at the end of a winding gravel road, right where the forest began to whisper when the wind moved through the...
Mission
Rune’s goal is to make bedtime easier for parents and more magical for children by providing stories that create calm, strengthen connection, and build a lifelong love of storytelling.
Explore Bedtime Stories Collections
Discover Rune’s bedtime stories organised by length, theme, and age to help you find the perfect story for every bedtime moment.
How Rune Writes Bedtime Stories
All bedtime stories are written with a focus on calm pacing, gentle storytelling, and positive emotional tone. Each story is designed to help children relax, spark imagination, and transition naturally into sleep.
Rune creates stories that match real bedtime routines, whether families need a very short story for busy evenings or longer, immersive stories for slower, more relaxed nights. Every story follows simple language, comforting structure, and reassuring endings that support a safe and peaceful bedtime experience.