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Children's Stories

Children's Stories List

Nico and the Sky Bridge
Stefan Vellor
Dec 6, 202566 min
Children's

Nico and the Sky Bridge

Nico musters the skilled calm of his craft to finish the festival centerpiece and set a plan for the town: teach more hands, secure the sky bridge, and accept a deferred city apprenticeship. Pages hum with baking smells, ribboned doors, children’s laughter, and gentle absurdity as kites and neighbors stitch the community together.

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6.23
How Asha Stitched the Town Together
Hans Greller
Dec 4, 202539 min
Children's

How Asha Stitched the Town Together

Asha, a young apprentice cobbler, prepares for Steps Day when flashy shoes begin behaving oddly across town. As drums roll and confetti pops, she takes her tools to the street, retuning soles and teaching small hands to mend, working against spectacle with steady craft and quick hands.

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5.87
Penny Stitches and the Button Bridge
Dominic Frael
Dec 4, 202546 min
Children's

Penny Stitches and the Button Bridge

Penny, an apprentice tailor, faces a choice when the town’s old footbridge collapses days before the Button Parade. She must decide whether to use her precious golden buttons for a prize outfit or to anchor the bridge so everyone can cross together. A warm tale about craft, community, and belonging, with a pinch of absurd humor.

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6.41
Milo and the Clockwork Carnival
Jonas Krell
Dec 4, 202560 min
Children's

Milo and the Clockwork Carnival

After the Carnival, Milo transforms his quiet tinkering into a small public bench where neighbors bring broken toys and questions. The lane fills with cardamom-scented mornings, patched kites, and a ragged band of hat-wearing pigeons. Milo teaches, mends, and discovers that steady hands can pull a town together.

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Ari and the Day the Colors Hid
Maribel Rowan
Nov 28, 202537 min
Children's

Ari and the Day the Colors Hid

A gentle children’s tale about a shy child named Ari who notices the town’s colors dim. Following a trail of faded ribbons, Ari discovers a small, lonely creature who has gathered brightness to keep it safe. To bring color back, Ari invites the whole town to share, turning fear into belonging through a simple, brave plan.

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5.98
Tess and the Brightling Grove
Elias Krovic
Nov 6, 2025145 min
Children's

Tess and the Brightling Grove

A shy new neighbor discovers a tiny, fading creature in a willow hollow and learns that the small everyday stories people tell keep the little Brightlings bright. As Tess gathers ordinary objects and honest memories, a pale mist that steals forgotten moments grows. Tess must find her voice and recruit friends and neighbors to share their small truths so the hidden world beneath the tree can be saved.

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6.32
Poppy and the Pocket of Small Wonders
Harold Grevan
Nov 6, 202574 min
Children's

Poppy and the Pocket of Small Wonders

Under the willow by a singing brook, Poppy wakes to find the tiny treasures she keeps for courage have vanished. Following clues, she meets a shy squirrel and a careful hedgehog, joins neighbors, and helps turn a hollow of gathered things into a gentle shelf where small memories are found and kept.

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5.97
Maya and the Missing Colors
Gregor Hains
Nov 2, 2025116 min
Children's

Maya and the Missing Colors

In a sun-washed town losing its colors, curious eight-year-old Maya follows a tiny blue feather to a fountain and discovers miniature keepers who hold hues in place. When the town’s speech and care grow quiet, Maya and her friends set out on a gentle quest to invite color back through small acts and shared words.

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6.05
Nora and the Day the Colors Hid
Victor Ramon
Oct 31, 202596 min
Children's

Nora and the Day the Colors Hid

On a pale morning, Nora finds Splash, a tiny living paint droplet. As colors vanish with people’s quieted feelings, Nora and friends coax them back through small honest moments. The town gathers slowly, leads to a hill chest and an open-day mural where paints and people meet again.

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6.8
Poppy and the Pocket of Daydreams
Wendy Sarrel
Oct 29, 2025104 min
Children's

Poppy and the Pocket of Daydreams

In a small cobbled town of willow shade, Poppy keeps tiny glowing daydreams in a secret pocket. When one pebble disappears and a pale hush spreads, she follows the trail, gathers neighbors, and helps weave a quiet practice of swapping songs and promises to bring color back to the streets.

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4.83
Poppy and the Missing Colors
Dorian Kell
Oct 28, 202580 min
Children's

Poppy and the Missing Colors

Sunfield wakes to a brighter morning after a shy rabbit leads a gentle hunt for a missing chorus. The village hums with cautious hope as they gather ribbons, songs, and a hesitant moth who keeps treasures. Quiet bravery and small gatherings shape a dawn that might stay.

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6.25
Marnie and the Storybox
Sylvia Orrin
Oct 22, 202566 min
Children's

Marnie and the Storybox

In a small town, a child named Marnie finds a mysterious Storybox whose tiny lights brighten when people share memories and tales. As a hush steals neighborhood storytelling, Marnie and her friends gather voices, music, and small rituals to bring stories back to life and keep the town listening.

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5.67
Pippin the Little Postbox
Harold Grevan
Sep 30, 202520 min
Children's

Pippin the Little Postbox

A gentle, rain-sparkled tale in a bustling market town. Pippin, a small dented red postbox, dreams of being useful. When a child's folded letter is swept away in a storm, Pippin slips out from his corner with a brave mailbird and an old cart to find it.

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6.54
The Littlest Lantern
Marie Quillan
Sep 30, 202535 min
Children's

The Littlest Lantern

On a stormy festival night, a tiny lantern named Lila doubts she can help—until Lampwick's fall and a call for a guiding light send her and her mouse friend Pip to the Whispering Pond. There, Lila learns a quiet truth: small acts of kindness can gather into a steady, shared brightness.

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6.15
Finn and the Gentle Glow
Gregor Hains
Sep 29, 202536 min
Children's

Finn and the Gentle Glow

Under moonlight Finn, a small firefly with a shy, steady glow, longs to join the lanterns. When fog scatters the festival he must choose between applause and guiding lost creatures home. A visit to the listening willow begins quiet adventures that reshape the meadow's nights.

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