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
– Rune Breinholt Andersen
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.
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:
https://youtu.be/pbfP9j--69c Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Once upon a time, there were two children who were very, very good friends. They played together almost every day. They knew each other’s favorite games, favorite colors, and the exact...
https://youtu.be/ykx0ySBcA6E Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Once upon a time, there was a pony named Max. He lived at a riding school together with lots of other ponies. Max was too young to be ridden, so he stayed out in the field all day while...
https://youtu.be/s-sylZhl0lI Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Far to the north, where the mountains reflected themselves in the water and the wind always whispered softly, there lay a small Viking village by the fjord. The houses were built from wood...
https://youtu.be/tzLDLikoIFg 👉 ▶️ Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Long ago, in a quiet countryside far from the noise of busy towns, there lived a miller and his three sons. The miller worked hard every single day, grinding grain at his old mill and...
https://youtu.be/o4mFYYbd-so Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. Deep in a quiet valley, far away from busy roads and loud towns, there was a wide forest that whispered softly when the wind passed through the trees. At the very edge of this forest stood...
https://youtu.be/l1dSqawMZGw Watch more bedtime stories on our YouTube channel. On a sunny day on a cozy farm, there lived a little chicken named Clara. Clara was not like the other chickens. While they were happy scratching the ground and looking for small insects to...
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.
Discover Rune’s bedtime stories organised by length, theme, and age to help you find the perfect story for every bedtime moment.
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.