Sleepy StarshipSleepy Starship: calm bedtime stories for kids
Calm bedtime stories for kids ages 3 to 8. Each night your child becomes Captain of the Sleepy Starship and flies with Choo-Choo to a gentle new world, then all the way home to bed.
Hear what it sounds like
The trailer is about two minutes long.
How every episode works
Every story follows the same calm routine, so kids know what is coming:
- Climb aboard. Your child is the Captain. Choo-Choo, a small, fuzzy co-pilot, is waiting in the cockpit.
- Fly to a new world. A forest where warm rain falls on peach-colored moss. A beach of tide pools full of slow orange starfish. A hill of golden grass that rolls like waves.
- Do one small thing. Help a friendly creature, count raindrops or check on sleepy sea creatures, and pick one small treasure to bring home.
- Fly home and settle down. The story gets slower and quieter, with one short breathing moment near the end, and finishes back home in bed.
Episodes run about 10 to 12 minutes, with soft music and a few quiet sounds. Bedtime tip: set your app’s sleep timer to “End of episode” so nothing plays after the story. How · More for parents.
Latest episode
Episode 7: The Fireflies of the Quiet Meadow
Tonight, Captain, you and Choo-Choo fly to Summerdusk, a planet where it is always a warm summer evening. A path of fireflies leads you across a quiet meadow to a sleepy fawn under an old tree. You fill a little jar with fireflies, watch them glow, then let them go home. Then it's a slow, cozy flight home to bed.
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Questions parents ask
What ages is Sleepy Starship for?
It is written for kids ages 3 to 8. The words are simple and concrete, and the stories are calm enough for preschoolers while still giving older kids a new world to picture each night.
How long is each episode?
About 10 to 12 minutes. That is long enough to settle in and short enough to fit a normal bedtime routine.
Is there anything scary in the stories?
No. There are no villains, no danger, no getting lost and no sudden loud moments. Each story starts with a little wonder and gets slower and quieter as it goes, ending back home in bed.
Who narrates the show?
The stories are written for the show and narrated with an AI voice. We say that up front so parents know exactly what they are playing.
Do the episodes need to be played in order?
No. Every episode stands on its own. Each one follows the same gentle routine, so kids know what is coming no matter which world they visit.
Where can we listen?
Sleepy Starship is on Spotify, free to listen. You can play it from a phone, a tablet or a smart speaker with the screen turned away.