Every tale is the perfect length to read aloud to your toddler before bedtime and carries a message of empathy, friendship, and care for the world around us. Bond with your toddler and help them grow as you read to them these timeless stories:

• THE THREE WISHES, Scandinavia
• THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, Ancient Rome
• BRER RABBIT AND THE WELL, North America
• HOW THE BEAR LOST HIS TAIL, Iroquois
• THE MAGIC PEAR TREE, China
• WHY THE BANANAS BELONG TO THE MONKEY, Brazil
• THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE, Syria
• THE RAINBOW SERPENT, Indigenous Australia
• ​THE STONECUTTER, Japan
• KING MIDAS, Ancient Greece
• THE CLEVER LITTLE TURTLE, Mexico
• ANANSI AND THE TURTLE, Caribbean
• THE SCRUFFY DUCKLING, Denmark
• A BAG FULL OF STORIES, Cambodia
• THE MICE AND THE ELEPHANTS, India
• THE FEAST, Mali
• SNOWFLAKE, THE SNOW CHILD, Russia
• WHY CATS CHASE MICE, Nigeria
• THE LION AND THE THORN, Ancient Greece
• HOW THE WREN BECAME KING OF THE BIRDS, Ireland