No matter what age your child is, I’m just sure that no one will refuse a bedtime story. Parents don’t even need to take out a book and read fairy tales to their child, yawning lazily.

After all, you can come up with bedtime stories for children yourself. Directly “without leaving the cash register”. Those. you can look around the children's room with your attentive gaze, stop your gaze on any object or toy and start inventing.

Try it, you will like this method.

What do bedtime stories give a child?

First of all, bedtime stories for children have a calming effect. A slow parental tone has a relaxing effect on the child.

In addition, fairy tales have been a source of information about the world around us since ancient times.

Why make up bedtime stories for your child?

Reading fairy tales late at night is a wonderful opportunity to spend time with your baby. After all, during the day there is not enough time for communication.

While a child listens to a fairy tale, he feels under reliable parental protection and absorbs the warmth and love of his mother or father.

Bedtime stories for children are good therapy for nightmares. If you read or tell your baby bedtime stories every day, this will have a positive effect on his mental and emotional state.

In the morning, the baby gets up easier and is not irritated.

What bedtime stories are suitable for a small child?

The choice of fairy tale depends on the age of the child. If the child is not yet three years old, he can be told or read fairy tales with very short content.

Older children can perceive longer tales. But both of them should only hear tales that have a good ending. Then the baby will fall asleep happy and peaceful.

I would generally not recommend introducing your child to evil fairy tales, filled with various fights and battles. Even if they have a good ending, the depressing content of the fairy tale will one way or another be heard by the child and perceived. Even a small negative grain will settle in the soul of a little fairy tale listener. And this, in my opinion, is very bad for an emerging personality.

The influence of fairy tales on the mental development of a child

IN Magic world fairy tales, the child finds himself in the very early age. Children become interested in fairy tales by the age of two.

If a child lives in a loving and caring family, then he is prepared for this from childhood. First - lullabies, then - ditties, poems and jokes. Listening to them, the baby, like steps, comes to a fairy tale and stays with it for the rest of his life.

His acquaintance with the world of literature, with the world of human relationships and with the surrounding world in general begins with a children's fairy tale. You ask: “Why a fairy tale? Isn’t it more logical to show children the world as it is, telling them real, instructive stories from life? Surprisingly, a fairy tale is just as necessary a stage mental development child, like, say, a game. And no loving father can stop his child from playing.

The reality of a fairy tale life

According to psychologists, familiarity with a fairy tale helps a child understand the surrounding reality. Any fairy tale is a story about relationships between people. The language of fairy tales is understandable to children. He does not yet know how to think logically, and the fairy tale does not bother the child with serious logical reasoning. The child does not like instructions, and the fairy tale does not teach him directly.

A children's fairy tale offers the child images that are very interesting to him, and vital information is absorbed on its own, imperceptibly. Moreover, by becoming familiar with a fairy tale, the child acquires a completely new type of mental activity for himself - the ability to mentally act in imaginary circumstances, and this skill is the basis for any creative activity. Fairy tales for children tell a ready-made fantastic story, but at the same time leave room for imagination.

Kindness has a face

Through a fairy tale, it is easiest to explain to a child the first and main concepts of morality: what is “good” and what is “bad.”

Fairy tale characters are always either good or bad. This is very important for determining the child’s sympathies, for distinguishing between good and evil. The child identifies himself with a positive hero. Thus, a fairy tale.

Moral concepts, clearly represented in the images of heroes, are reinforced in real life and relationships with loved ones. After all, if villains in fairy tales are always punished, then the only way to avoid punishment is not to be a villain. As the fairy-tale hero cat Leopold sang: “If you are kind, it is always easy, but when it’s the other way around, it’s difficult.” The concept of goodness appears in a fairy tale not in the form of laws and rules, but in the form of images of strong and brave heroes, knights, princes, in the form of a good sorceress or fairy, always ready to help.

Education of feelings

Nowadays, when you have to take exams to get into prestigious schools and kindergartens, more attention is paid to the development of one area - intellectual development child. Parents begin to train the child very early, essentially forcing him to engage in intellectual efforts for which he is often not ready, either physically or mentally.

Whereas for the full mental development of a preschool child, the most important thing is his nutrition emotional sphere, development of feelings. A children's fairy tale is one of the most available funds for the development of the child’s emotions, which has been used by teachers and parents at all times.

Every age has its own fairy tale

When choosing a children's fairy tale for your baby, be sure to take into account the peculiarities of his mental development. It is necessary to know at what age this fairy tale will be useful to the child. At two years old, a child has already developed the ability to remember his own actions with objects and the simplest actions of fairy-tale characters. This is the age when children really like fairy tales about animals.

Children with pleasure, following adults, imitate the movements and sounds that seem to be fairy-tale animals, their actions with various objects. In fairy tales, children notice and love repeating plot turns. This technique is well known to us from such children's fairy tales as “Turnip”, “Teremok”, “Kolobok”.

Such an organization of the “storyteller’s” speech helps small child remember the plot and “get comfortable” with it.

Psychologists note that for a better understanding of a fairy tale, children need to rely not only on a verbal description, but also on an image. The visual image serves as the main support for tracking events. Such supports can be good illustrations in books, or an action acted out by parents based on a fairy tale with the help of dolls.

Between two and five years of age, a child's ability to visualize and fantasize begins to develop.

In other words, the child’s brain is ready to perceive fairy tales. However, it is precisely this achievement of the child’s mental development that can cause the emergence of fears associated with the characters of fairy tales.

Parents need to pay attention to the characters their child loves and dislikes, which will help them identify in time psychological problem baby, if it exists, and correct his mental development in time. The perception of a fairy tale should help increase the child’s self-confidence in his future, and not frighten him.

Between five and years old, children can read any fairy tales whose plot is interesting to the child. Of course, this work should develop all aspects of the child’s personality: thinking, imagination, emotions, behavior. Now he can come up with something that doesn’t actually exist, being carried away in his fantasies into the desired reality. From the age of five, a child should already be able to retell famous fairy tales.

If a child has difficulties retelling a fairy tale, if he forgets the plot of a story read to him many times fairy tale story, understands the relationships between characters in a simplified way or finds words with great difficulty, this may indicate a delay in the child’s mental development. You should immediately consult a psychologist and speech therapist.

It is known that children grow up unnoticed, which is why a fairy tale told specifically to a child is so important. A simple children's fairy tale contains everything that is most necessary, the most important thing in life, alive, like life itself.

When choosing books for their kids, parents often ask themselves: what are the best children's authors? There is no clear answer to this question.

To choose good book for your child, it is worth remembering what works parents liked at the time when they themselves were children.

1. Suitable for little ones (from 6 months) folk tales and stories in which the main characters are animals. These are “Teremok”, “Rukavichka”, “Zayushkina’s hut”, etc. They are quite simple and uncomplicated. Various poems about animals, nursery rhymes and nursery rhymes will also come in handy. They will introduce the baby to parts of the body and surrounding objects.
2. Children from 2 years old will enjoy the poems of K. Chukovsky (“The Miracle Tree”, “Fedorino’s Grief”, “The Tsokotukha Fly” and others), A. Barto, S. Marshak (“What is good and what is bad” ) and other famous authors.
3. At the age of 5 years, a child will be interested in the fairy tales of H. H. Andersen, Pushkin, C. Perrault (Tales of Mother Goose).
4. A 7-year-old schoolchild can read fairy tales of the peoples of the world, as well as such famous works as “The Wizard of the Emerald City” (A. Volkova), “The Adventures of Dunno” (N. Nosov), “Deniska’s Stories” (St. Dragunsky), “Fairy Tales about Mummy Control" (T. Jansson), "Three Fat Men" (Y. Olesha) and others.

However, despite the large selection of books by famous authors, parents should not get hung up on classic children's literature. Many publishing houses (for example, Polyandria) offer mothers and fathers children's books for babies of different ages. Some of them have received prestigious awards in the field of children's literature.

I'm starting to collect bedtime stories for preschool children.

Fingers in the nose

Once upon a time there lived a little fairy named Julie, lovely and charming. But here's the problem - often, without noticing it, she stuck her finger in her nose, and this really spoiled her.

No matter how many comments were made to her, nothing helped! As soon as she got bored or distracted, her fingers seemed to start moving on their own, and nothing could stop them...

Having approached the spout, the quickest of them deftly settled inside and never wanted to leave it. In the end, the fingers became so spoiled that Julie herself stopped obeying her!

Taking care of Julie, her godmother often scolded her:

- Julie, stop it! Take your finger out of your nose immediately! He has nothing to do there! If you keep picking your nose, your nose will swell and grow as big as a pig's snout!

These words made Julie jump every time, and everyone around her immediately turned to look at her and saw that she was again holding her finger in her nose... Julie very much loved her strict, but unusually kind godmother at heart and could not stand it when she was scolded, especially in presence of other fairies.

Listen, godmother! I'll explain everything to you. The fact is that my fingers are magical! Yes Yes! They move on their own and do whatever they want, and they don’t even ask me!

Magic fingers? How's that? - The godmother grinned.

She was a very wise and experienced fairy and immediately figured out how to help her beloved goddaughter get rid of her ugly habit.

Come on, show me which of your fingers most often gets wild and gets into your nose?

Here they are, godmother! - said the crafty Julie, moving the fingers on her right hand and pretending that her hand was moving by itself.

I figured out what we should do! - exclaimed the godmother, as if a great idea had just occurred to her. - We need to keep your fingers busy with some very important and interesting business!

And she handed Julie a brand new magic wand made of the purest rock crystal.

“Oh, godmother,” exclaimed Julie, slightly blushing with pride, “am I really a real fairy now?!”

Well, of course! But a real fairy, as you understand, should not pick her nose! Come on, kiss me!

The hare is cunning

Once upon a time there lived a gray hare. He lived for himself - he did not know trouble. But one day he met a fox. Well, he thinks that’s it, he’s gone.

And she, satisfied, licks her lips and says to him affectionately:

“I thought I’d go to bed with an empty belly.” She trampled all her paws, looking for prey. I haven’t met anyone except you.

But the hare, although frightened by the redhead, was not at a loss. He smiled and joyfully shouted to her:

- Oh, and I’m so glad, little fox! I'm so glad! If you knew, redhead, how tired I am of living! I'm running, I'm afraid of everything. The branch will crunch and then you will shake with fear. But there’s only one thing that’s bad: I ate too much wormwood just now, and therefore I’ve become bitter. Oh, how bad: I’m not at all tasty! It is unlikely that you will be satisfied with me. So decide for yourself: will you eat me or not. But I don’t care!

And the fox has already lost her appetite.

“Well,” he says, “the fool was happy!” Come on, run quickly, get all the bitterness out of yourself. And tomorrow I will eat you. I really liked you.

She came the next day so early that the hare did not expect to meet her. She looked under the bush and moved her nose. And the gray one lies pressed to the ground. His heart sank from fear.

But again he was not at a loss. He began to scream with all his strength:

- Oh-oh-oh! I'm dying! Oh-oh-oh, I'm dying! Little Fox, I ate a fly agaric just now. I really liked the way he looked: red, with white polka dots. I couldn't resist and ate it. Ooh, how bad I feel! I'm burning and burning all over inside. I feel sorry for you, little fox. If you eat me, you will never lose your life!

But the redhead never expected this. And since she didn’t want to die, she ran away, displeasedly shouting to the hare as she walked:

- No, my dear, you’re the one who’s going to die! And I’ll find myself another hare!

She screamed and disappeared from sight.

Well, that’s all the gray one needs. He happily rubbed his paws and sighed with relief.

Chocolate path

There lived three little boys in Barletta - three brothers. They were walking outside the city one day and suddenly saw some strange road - flat, smooth and all brown.

– What, I wonder, is this road made of? – the older brother was surprised.

“I don’t know what, but not boards,” remarked the middle brother.

They wondered and wondered, and then sank to their knees and licked the road with their tongues.

And the road, it turns out, was all lined with chocolate bars. Well, the brothers, of course, were not at a loss - they began to feast on it. Piece by piece, they didn’t notice that evening had come. And they all gobble up chocolate. They ate it all the way! Not a piece of it remained. It was as if there was no road or chocolate at all!

-Where are we now? – the older brother was surprised.

– I don’t know where, but it’s not Bari! - answered the middle brother.

The brothers were confused - they didn’t know what to do. Luckily, a peasant came out to meet them, returning from the field with his cart.

“Let me take you home,” he suggested. And he took the brothers to Barletta, right to the house.

The brothers began to get out of the cart and suddenly saw that it was all made of cookies. They were delighted and, without thinking twice, began to devour her on both cheeks. There was nothing left of the cart - no wheels, no shaft. They ate everything.

That's how lucky three little brothers from Barletta were one day. No one has ever been so lucky, and who knows if they will ever be so lucky again.

Sly sparrow

One day I was sitting on a bench in the shade of an apple tree and looking at drawings in recent magazines. Grandma came out of the house and asked:

Is there a letter from Uncle Mikhail?

No, grandma,” I answered. - But the postwoman brought as many as five magazines and a whole bunch of newspapers.

Grandma sat down next to me. She wiped the glass in her glasses with the tip of a handkerchief, opened her eyes, took the newspaper and said:

What is going on there in the world?

I loved watching the old lady when she was reading. her face became tense, and then even the deep wrinkles on her forehead and around her eyes smoothed out. Grandmother became somehow solemn, inaccessible.

Suddenly we heard from somewhere: “Peep-pee-pee! Pee-pee-pee!”

What is this? - asked the grandmother, without taking her eyes off the newspaper.

“I don’t know,” I answered and looked around.

When it happens again: “Peep-pee-pee! Pee-pee-pee!” It sounded so pitiful, the grandmother took off her glasses and looked up to where the electrical wires hung above the house.

Look,” she pointed to the wire. And there, lined up in a row, sat young swallows. As many as seven.

They sit there, flapping their wings, and when they see their father and mother, they open their beaks. And they fly up to them, put beak to beak and feed them.

We admired the birds for a long time. Suddenly my grandmother came to me:

Take a closer look, your eyes are sighted, isn’t there a sparrow nestled among the swallowtails? That last one, the seventh one? Is he the one who shouts, “Peep-pee-pee”?

And indeed, it was a sparrow, a young one. He, like the swallows, either flapped his wings, then opened his beak wide, then screamed inconsolably, or rushed towards other people's parents.

But, apparently, the old swallows quickly recognized the uninvited guest, because they walked around him all the time.

“Look, so small, but already cunning,” said the grandmother. “Apparently, hunger is not your master; when it gets to you, you’ll sing like a nightingale.”

When the swallows were full and began to play in the blue sky, a lone sparrow remained on the wire. He became quiet and shrank.

Go to sleep. Adults can encourage babies to go to bed on their own. It’s good to lie down and listen to your mother tell interesting short bedtime stories. You can invent them yourself - there are so many objects around, and each of them can temporarily become a participant in a magical action. Ideas are just floating in the air. You can come up with fantastic heroes or give magical power forest animals, pets.

Fish

If you have an aquarium, let its inhabitants provide inspiration for new history. Short stories at night can be dedicated to fish.

Tell your child that when everyone falls asleep, the lights come on in the aquarium - these are the inhabitants of the underwater kingdom having a fun dance.

You can start the story with the fact that there lived in an aquarium a small catfish (or other fish that is available in a home aquarium). The catfish loved to sing, but the owners of the aquarium did not hear him. The fish diligently opened its mouth to extract beautiful sounds and was very upset that no one praised it for this.

The owners saw that their catfish was sad and thought it was because of loneliness. They bought him a girlfriend and dropped her off when the catfish was sleeping. After he woke up, he started singing as always and suddenly heard someone praising him. He was surprised and saw another fish. Catfish was glad that now they could hear him, he began to try even harder.

The second individual was female and over time, catfish created strong family, they had many children. And now, when people fall asleep, the fish begin to sing in their own language and dance merrily. From their joy, the aquarium is filled with light that flows in different directions.

Short bedtime stories can be dedicated not only to fish, but also to forest animals.

Hare with magic ears

When your baby goes to bed, surprise him. Ask if he knows that the magic hare's ears come off. The child will certainly be interested in the beginning of the story. Tell him if he wants to hear more, let him lie down in his crib. After this you can continue. Short stories told to children at night will help them fall asleep faster and have good dreams.

So, there lived in the forest a bunny with magic ears. He woke up early, went for a walk and sang his funny song. That morning the animal, as always, fastened its ears and went for a walk. On the way, he met a hedgehog, they talked and the hare told him about his magic ears, which can hear what will happen the next day. The friends did not know that their conversation was heard by the evil wizard Mukhomor Mukhorovich. He was the lord of the three foxes and called them. The foxes appeared. Mukhomor Mukhorovich revealed the secret to them, telling them about the wonderful ears of a hare. The wizard ordered the foxes to bring him ears.

They asked the forest dwellers where they could find the hare. But no one answered them, since everyone loved the kind animal, but not the predators. But the foxes managed to deceive the squirrel. They said it was the hare's birthday and they were bringing him a gift. The trusting little squirrel showed the foxes the way.

What happened next

They grabbed the hare and took him to the fly agaric. But he did not reward them, but turned the chanterelles into mushrooms. He grabbed the hare by the ears, but he broke free and ran away. And the ears remained with Mukhomor Mukhorovich.

Meanwhile, the little squirrel told the animals that it was the hare’s birthday. Everyone went to him with gifts, but found him crying bitterly. Kosoy told the animals what happened and how he lost his ears.

The animals found a wise old raven and asked him how to defeat Fly Agaric Mukhorovich. He replied that he needed to say 3 times: “Be healthy.” They said these words in unison, and the evil wizard immediately turned into a simple fly agaric mushroom. The animals brought the bunny his ears, and everyone began to sing and have fun.

Short bedtime stories like these will help your child fall asleep good mood, and the next evening, too, quickly go to bed to hear another interesting story.

How the sun and the moon argued

One day, towards evening, the moon and the sun met in the sky. The luminary of the day and says to the luminary of the night: “Still, people love me more. In winter they ask me to appear, then everyone’s mood improves. In spring they wait for me with impatience, they want me to melt the snow faster, bring warmth closer. In summer I give people get a golden tan, I warm up the seas, rivers, and lakes that people love to swim in. I give warmth to plants, thanks to which vegetables, fruits, and berries ripen faster. In the fall, people love to bask in my farewell hot rays and ask me to appear more often above the horizon."

The moon listened to the sun for a long time and replied that she had nothing to say to this, and it would be better for her to hide behind the clouds, since people did not need her. That's what the moon did. Meanwhile, the man was returning to his village. At first he walked joyfully along the road, but when the moon hid behind the clouds and it became dark, he lost his way.

Then he began to ask the moon to appear at least for a while. She looked out and the man found his way home. Then the moon realized that people also needed it, and therefore tried not to hide behind the clouds, but to illuminate the way for night travelers.

White bull and the like

If you want to tell your child very short bedtime stories, jokes will help you out. You can tell about your grandfather and woman who ate milk porridge. Then talk about how the old man got angry with his wife and slapped her on the stomach (lightly). And then the adults know what happened.

When telling about the white bull, you simply repeat the words after the child, first saying the phrase: “Do you want to listen to a fairy tale about the white bull”? You can diversify the story by calling it gray or even black.

Funny bedtime stories

Short funny stories will amuse both adults and children. If you need a fairy tale for an adult, tell us that there once lived a prince. One day he came to the princess and asked if she would marry him. She answered: “No.” That’s why the prince lived happily ever after - he did what he wanted, went wherever he wanted, no one forbade him to do anything, etc. Of course, after such a story all that’s left to do is laugh.

The kids themselves can compose something for the night. So, one boy came up with a story about a merchant who had everything. One day he bought a mirror box. When he opened it at home, everything was gone - both his house and his wealth. Amuse the child and the like short stories who teach not to desire more than a person needs and to be happy with what he has.

The squirrel jumped from branch to branch and fell straight onto the sleepy wolf. The wolf jumped up and wanted to eat her. The squirrel began to ask:

Let me in.

Wolf said:

Okay, I’ll let you in, just tell me why you squirrels are so cheerful. I’m always bored, but I look at you, you’re up there all playing and jumping.

Belka said:

Let me go up the tree first, and from there I’ll tell you, otherwise I’m afraid of you.

The wolf let go, and the squirrel went up a tree and from there said:

You're bored because you're angry. Anger burns your heart. And we are cheerful because we are kind and do no harm to anyone.

Fairy tale "The Hare and the Man"

Russian traditional

A poor man, walking through an open field, saw a hare under a bush, was delighted and said:

That's when I'll live in a house! I’ll catch this hare and sell it for four altyns, with that money I’ll buy a pig, it will bring me twelve little pigs; the piglets will grow up and produce twelve more; I’ll kill everyone, I’ll save up a barn of meat; I’ll sell the meat, and with the money I’ll start a house and get married myself; my wife will give birth to two sons for me - Vaska and Vanka; The kids will start plowing the arable land, and I’ll sit under the window and give orders. “Hey, you guys,” I’ll shout, “Vaska and Vanka! Don’t force too many people to work: apparently, you didn’t live poorly yourself!”

Yes, the man shouted so loudly that the hare got scared and ran away, and the house with all its wealth, wife and children disappeared...

Fairy tale “How the fox got rid of the nettles in the garden”

One day a fox went out into the garden and saw that a lot of nettles had grown there. I wanted to pull it out, but decided that it wasn’t even worth trying. I was about to go into the house, but here comes the wolf:

Hello godfather, what are you doing?

And the sly fox answers him:

Oh, you see, godfather, how many beautiful things I have lost. Tomorrow I will clean and store it.

What for? - asks the wolf.

“Well,” says the fox, “the one who smells nettles is not taken by a dog’s fang.” Look, godfather, don’t come close to my nettles.

The fox turned and went into the house to sleep. She wakes up in the morning and looks out the window, and her garden is empty, not a single nettle remains. The fox smiled and went to prepare breakfast.

Fairy tale "Ryaba Hen"

Russian traditional

Once upon a time there lived a grandfather and a woman in the same village.

And they had a chicken. Named Ryaba.

One day the hen Ryaba laid an egg for them. Yes, not an ordinary egg, a golden one.

Grandfather beat and beat the testicle, but did not break it.

The woman beat and beat the egg, but didn’t break it.

The mouse ran, waved its tail, the egg fell and broke!

The grandfather is crying, the woman is crying. And Ryaba the hen says to them:

Don't cry grandpa, don't cry grandma! I will lay you a new egg, not just an ordinary one, but a golden one!

The Tale of the Greediest Man

Eastern fairy tale

In one city in the Hausa country there lived a miser named Na-hana. And he was so greedy that none of the residents of the city ever saw Na-khana give even water to a traveler. He would rather receive a couple of slaps than lose even a little of his fortune. And this was a considerable fortune. Na-khana himself probably did not know exactly how many goats and sheep he had.

One day, returning from the pasture, Na-khana saw that one of his goats had stuck its head into a pot, but could not pull it out. Na-khana tried for a long time to remove the pot, but in vain. Then he called the butchers and, after a long bargain, sold them the goat on the condition that they would cut off its head and return the pot to him. The butchers slaughtered the goat, but when they took out its head, they broke the pot. Na-hana was furious.

I sold the goat at a loss, and you also broke the pot! - he shouted. And he even cried.

From then on, he did not leave the pots on the ground, but placed them somewhere higher, so that goats or sheep would not stick their heads into them and cause him damage. And people began to call him a great miser and the most greedy person.

Fairy tale "Ocheski"

Brothers Grimm

The beautiful girl was lazy and sloppy. When she had to spin, she was annoyed at every knot in the linen yarn and immediately tore it off to no avail and threw it in a heap on the floor.

She had a maid - a hardworking girl: it used to be that everything that the impatient beauty threw out would be collected, unraveled, cleaned and thinly rolled. And she accumulated so much material that it was enough for a nice dress.

A young man wooed the lazy, beautiful maiden, and everything was prepared for the wedding.

At the bachelorette party, the diligent maid danced merrily in her dress, and the bride, looking at her, said mockingly:

“Look, how she’s dancing! How much fun she’s having! And she’s dressed up in my glasses!”

The groom heard this and asked the bride what she wanted to say. She told the groom that this maid had woven a dress for herself from the flax that she had discarded from her yarn.

As the groom heard this, he realized that the beauty was lazy, and the maid was zealous for work, so he approached the maid and chose her as his wife.

Fairy tale "Turnip"

Russian traditional

Grandfather planted a turnip and said:

Grow, grow, turnip, sweet! Grow, grow, turnip, strong!

The turnip grew sweet, strong, and big.

Grandfather went to pick a turnip: he pulled and pulled, but couldn’t pull it out.

Grandfather called grandma.

Grandma for grandfather

Grandfather for the turnip -

The grandmother called her granddaughter.

Granddaughter for grandmother,

Grandma for grandfather

Grandfather for the turnip -

They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.

The granddaughter called Zhuchka.

A bug for my granddaughter,

Granddaughter for grandmother,

Grandma for grandfather

Grandfather for the turnip -

They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.

Bug called the cat.

Cat for Bug,

A bug for my granddaughter,

Granddaughter for grandmother,

Grandma for grandfather

Grandfather for the turnip -

They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.

The cat called the mouse.

A mouse for a cat

Cat for Bug,

A bug for my granddaughter,

Granddaughter for grandmother,

Grandma for grandfather

Grandfather for the turnip -

They pulled and pulled and pulled out the turnip. That’s the end of the Turnip fairy tale, and whoever listened - well done!

Fairy tale "The Sun and the Cloud"

Gianni Rodari

The sun rolled cheerfully and proudly across the sky on its fiery chariot and generously scattered its rays - in all directions!

And everyone had fun. Only the cloud was angry and grumbled at the sun. And no wonder - she was in a stormy mood.

- You're a spender! - the cloud frowned. - Leaky hands! Throw, throw your rays! Let's see what you're left with!

And in the vineyards, every berry caught the sun's rays and rejoiced at them. And there wasn’t a blade of grass, a spider or a flower, there wasn’t even a drop of water that didn’t try to get its piece of the sun.

- Well, you’re still a big spender! – the cloud did not subside. - Spend your wealth! You will see how they will thank you when you have nothing left to take!

The sun still rolled cheerfully across the sky and bestowed its rays in millions, billions.

When it counted them at sunset, it turned out that everything was in place - look, every single one!

Having learned about this, the cloud was so surprised that it immediately crumbled into hail. And the sun splashed merrily into the sea.

Fairy tale "Sweet porridge"

Brothers Grimm

Once upon a time there lived a poor, humble girl alone with her mother, and they had nothing to eat. One day a girl went into the forest and on the way met an old woman who already knew about her miserable life and gave her a clay pot. All he had to do was say: “Cook the pot!” - and delicious, sweet millet porridge will be cooked in it; and just tell him: “Potty, stop!” - and the porridge will stop cooking in it. The girl brought the pot home to her mother, and now they got rid of poverty and hunger and began to eat sweet porridge whenever they wanted.

One day the girl left home, and her mother said: “Cook the pot!” - and the porridge began to cook in it, and the mother ate her fill. But she wanted the pot to stop cooking the porridge, but she forgot the word. And so he cooks and cooks, and the porridge is already creeping over the edge, and the porridge is still being cooked. Now the kitchen is full, and the whole hut is full, and the porridge is creeping into another hut, and the street is all full, as if it wants to feed the whole world; and a great misfortune happened, and not a single person knew how to help him. Finally, when only the house remained intact, a girl comes; and only she said: “Potty, stop!” - he stopped cooking porridge; and the one who had to go back to the city had to eat his way in porridge.

Fairy tale "Grouse and the Fox"

Tolstoy L.N.

The black grouse was sitting on a tree. The fox came up to him and said:

- Hello, black grouse, my friend, as soon as I heard your voice, I came to visit you.

“Thank you for your kind words,” said the black grouse.

The fox pretended not to hear and said:

-What are you saying? I can not hear. You, little black grouse, my friend, should come down to the grass for a walk and talk to me, otherwise I won’t hear from the tree.

Teterev said:

- I'm afraid to go on the grass. It is dangerous for us birds to walk on the ground.

- Or are you afraid of me? - said the fox.

“If I’m not afraid of you, I’m afraid of other animals,” said the black grouse. - There are all kinds of animals.

- No, little black grouse, my friend, today a decree has been announced so that there will be peace throughout the entire earth. Nowadays animals don’t touch each other.

“That’s good,” said the black grouse, “otherwise the dogs are running, if it were the old way, you would have to leave, but now you have nothing to be afraid of.”

The fox heard about the dogs, pricked up her ears and wanted to run.

-Where are you going? - said the black grouse. - After all, now there is a decree that the dogs will not be touched.

– Who knows! - said the fox. “Maybe they didn’t hear the decree.”

And she ran away.

Fairy tale "The Tsar and the Shirt"

Tolstoy L.N.

One king was sick and said:

“I’ll give half the kingdom to the one who cures me.”

Then all the wise men gathered and began to judge how to cure the king. No one knew. Only one sage said that the king could be cured. He said:

“If you find a happy person, take off his shirt and put it on the king, the king will recover.”

The king sent to look for a happy person throughout his kingdom; but the king's ambassadors traveled for a long time throughout the kingdom and could not find a happy person. There was not a single one that everyone was happy with. He who is rich is sick; whoever is healthy is poor; who is healthy and rich, but his wife is not good; and those whose children are not good - everyone complains about something.

One day the king’s son was walking past a hut late in the evening, and he heard someone say:

- Well, thank God, I’ve worked hard, eaten enough and go to bed; what else do I need?

The king's son was delighted and ordered to take off the man's shirt, and give him as much money as he wanted for it, and take the shirt to the king.

Those sent came to happy man and they wanted to take off his shirt; but the happy one was so poor that he had no shirt.

Fairy tale "Chocolate Road"

Gianni Rodari

There lived three little boys in Barletta - three brothers. They were walking outside the city one day and suddenly saw some strange road - flat, smooth and all brown.

– What, I wonder, is this road made of? – the older brother was surprised.

“I don’t know what, but not boards,” remarked the middle brother.

They wondered and wondered, and then sank to their knees and licked the road with their tongues.

And the road, it turns out, was all lined with chocolate bars. Well, the brothers, of course, were not at a loss - they began to feast on it. Piece by piece, they didn’t notice that evening had come. And they all gobble up chocolate. They ate it all the way! Not a piece of it remained. It was as if there was no road or chocolate at all!

-Where are we now? – the older brother was surprised.

– I don’t know where, but it’s not Bari! - answered the middle brother.

The brothers were confused - they didn’t know what to do. Luckily, a peasant came out to meet them, returning from the field with his cart.

“Let me take you home,” he suggested. And he took the brothers to Barletta, right to the house.

The brothers began to get out of the cart and suddenly saw that it was all made of cookies. They were delighted and, without thinking twice, began to devour her on both cheeks. There was nothing left of the cart - no wheels, no shaft. They ate everything.

That's how lucky three little brothers from Barletta were one day. No one has ever been so lucky, and who knows if they will ever be so lucky again.

Psychologists have long proven that a fairy tale is a special type of communication and transfer of love from parents to children. A book read by mom, dad, grandma or grandpa helps to form basic values, develops imagination, and makes the child calm down and get ready for bed. You can read fairy tales not only classic, but also modern ones. The Night of Good website presents the best modern works that are popular with parents. Only here you will find short and cautionary tales about Peppa Pig, Luntik, PAW Patrol, Ninya Turtles, Vince and other cartoon characters. This will captivate the baby's attention and allow him to spend even more time with his favorite characters. A happy baby will be incredibly grateful to her parents.

How to properly organize such a ritual as putting a child to bed?
It is not recommended to eat before going to bed. The last meal should be two hours before meals.
You can drink a glass of warm milk.
Don't forget to remind your baby to go to the toilet and brush his teeth.

All needs have been met, procedures have been completed, and now you can read a fairy tale for children with a clear conscience. The baby will not be distracted, nothing will bother him. You need to read a fairy tale before bed in a calm voice. Psychologists advise choosing not combat and adventure works, but calmer ones that would put you to sleep and lull you to sleep. To attract attention, you can sit next to the child and show him pictures from the book. Or sit at the feet, so that the baby can fantasize more and imagine the characters on his own.
Remember, the child's psyche is not able to concentrate for more than six minutes. Attention will wander if you take too long to read. The optimal duration of reading a fairy tale for children is 5-10 minutes.

It is important to read fairy tales every day. This is not just a habit, but a kind of tradition. It is she who helps the baby create support and know that his world is stable. At the same time, it is better not to read a fairy tale if you are in a poor mental state. Ask them to replace you or explain to your child that you are not feeling well. Otherwise, the baby may become “infected” with a bad mood without realizing it.

It is important to choose the right fairy tale for your child. After all, it carries morality. If the fairy tale is evil and cruel, then the child may develop an incorrect vision of reality. For example, the fairy tale The Little Mermaid tells that real love cruel and generally leads to death. Cinderella teaches that you need to wait for the prince. Very susceptible children may receive incorrect attitudes into their subconscious, which will then have to be treated by a psychiatrist. We suggest you find a fairy tale right now and read it for your beloved baby.

Probably all parents know about the exceptional benefits of books for child development: they teach new things, expand their horizons, develop their imagination. While the baby still cannot read on his own, the task of adults is to introduce him to books and instill a love of reading. A wonderful tradition in most families is reading books together before bed. In today’s article we will tell you why you should read to children at night, how to choose the “ideal” evening books, and also present to your attention a list of already proven works.

Why read books to children before bed?

Reading to children at bedtime is not just a cute family tradition. By reading bedtime stories to the baby, parents not only give him pleasure, but also perform several important tasks:

1. Strengthen and harmonize relationships with your child

In the hustle and bustle of daily activities, the attachment between an adult and a baby is constantly tested. There is not much time left to maintain close, trusting relationships. Reading books before bed becomes an indispensable ritual that creates an atmosphere of love, harmony, and joy from a common cause.

2. Calms the baby and puts him to sleep

Reading books to children before bed is the next stage of evening child-parent relationships after the period breastfeeding and mother's lullabies. The baby is growing up, but this does not mean that he should fall asleep without the attention, affection and tenderness of adults. The mother’s voice will forever remain the most dear and desirable sound for the child, which one wants to hear more often... Reading fairy tales together before bedtime relaxes the child, gives him pleasant emotions - the key to wonderful dreams. In addition, having a specific evening ritual also helps children fall asleep faster.

3. Develop baby's intelligence

Reading books is a significant tool early development child. Reading, of course, is useful both in the morning and in the afternoon. But in the evening the human body is most relaxed, while the brain perceives information almost effortlessly. It is known that people easily reproduce in the morning what they learned or read before going to bed. This means that it will be easier for the child to understand and analyze exactly what he heard during the evening reading. Be sure to discuss together what is happening in the book, ask questions and fantasize about what will happen next! The benefits of such leisure time for a child’s intelligence are invaluable.

4. Instilling in your child a love of books

In the modern world, captured by electronic technologies, you can notice the following trend: children and teenagers are reading less and less, but at the same time they adore computer games, can sit for hours in front of a TV, computer or tablet screen. In order to instill a love for gadgets, you don’t need a lot of work. It is more difficult to make the child fall in love with the book and continue to read with pleasure when he learns to do it on his own. Once you miss your grateful little listener, you won't be able to turn back time. Reading books to children at night is simple and effective method formation of a child’s love for books in the future.

5. Form a healthy psyche and worldview

Fairytale therapy is a long-known educational method. “The fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it, a lesson for good fellows”... Thanks to the fairy tale, kids imagine different life situations, put themselves in their place fairy-tale heroes, doing good and not so good deeds with them, they fantasize, learn to sympathize, experience various emotions and states, and answer some questions for themselves. By reading books to children before bed, parents, without even thinking about fairy tale therapy, successfully use this technique. Taking into account that adults usually read good fairy tales to children, it is positive models of behavior that are fixed in children’s minds.

What bedtime stories should you read to your child?

So, reading books to children at night is very useful, both for their development and for strengthening family relationships. But the question remains: what books are most beneficial for a child to read before bed? How to choose a suitable fairy tale for the night?

Not every, even the most talented children's work is suitable for reading before bed. What is a bedtime story? First of all, this is a gentle, soothing good night wish. This means that it should be calming and not too eventful, exciting the imagination. If you read something dynamic, there is a very high risk of completely distracting your child from sleep. The pictures in a bedtime story should also be calm and gentle.

The next desirable quality of an evening fairy tale is its kindness. In the comfortable, sincere atmosphere that such a fairy tale creates, it is easier for the baby to relax and fall asleep. Decreases the likelihood of seeing horrible dream. After good fairy tale and your dreams will be magical.

Pay attention to the length of the story you plan to read. On average, children under three years old can listen with interest and look at the pictures in a book for up to 10 minutes, children three to five years old - about 15-20 minutes. Although, of course, all children are different, and you should focus on the needs of your child.

From the point of view of fairy tale therapy, you need to read fairy tales that carry certain ideas before going to bed. What qualities would you like to develop in your baby? What situations should he pay attention to? Discussing what you read with your child will allow you to understand a lot about his character. Note for yourself which hero your child sympathizes with, what actions arouse interest, and what seems valuable and important to him.

And a few more tips regarding reading books at night:

• Read with pleasure, and not because you “have to.”
• Don't force your child to listen to reading if he doesn't want to.
• Both parents, both mother and father, should read to their child. This prevents “distortions” in the child’s relationships with loved ones.
• Read quietly, slowly, calmly, but expressively. Don't forget that your voice creates the mood, thoughts and images in your baby's head.
• Please note: listening to audiobooks does not replace live, full reading of books by mom or dad.

The best bedtime stories for children

We invite you and your children to get acquainted with the best, in our opinion, books for bedtime reading. All fairy tales meet the above criteria: they are kind, calm, and soothing. Although, in any case, these are only options, and your baby may also like some other works, and they do not necessarily have to be related to sleep. The main thing is to read to your child with love and take into account his preferences!

Let's start with books for little ones, containing little text and a lot of illustrations.

	A short story about mothers and babies going to bed every night. A very kind and simple book for little ones just starting to get acquainted with books. The illustrations are delicate and watercolor.
	A small book with wonderful atmospheric illustrations will tell your child about how different animals sleep.
	A sweet fairy tale with discreet, calm illustrations. It's about a zookeeper who one day got sick and stayed home, and his animal friends came to visit him and even read him a bedtime story.
	The author describes a frequently encountered situation: a mother put baby Lama to bed, read her a bedtime story, and went off to do her own thing. And the baby really needs his mother, and right now! He calls, cries, whines - hurry, hurry! And the mother, of course, runs to her beloved child to console him and calm him down. The poems, coupled with gentle illustrations, subtly convey the shades of the characters’ feelings, which cannot but evoke empathy on the part of the child.
	An Austrian variation of the fairy tale “How Masha Quarreled with a Pillow.” A laconic story suitable for little ones. The hero of the fairy tale, kitten Nori, is already quite big, but today he can’t fall asleep on his own and goes to his friends for help. They give him their instructions and gifts that will help him fall asleep. Returning to bed, Nori calmly falls asleep.
	The main character of the book, Russell the Sheep, has trouble falling asleep. And everything is wrong for him: the moon is too bright, and without the moon it’s scary, it’s hot in pajamas, but cold without it. And the lamb decided to look for another place to sleep, a more comfortable one. Or maybe count? But what - lambs, stars or... your legs? Both children and adults will enjoy the unusually cozy and funny illustrations of the book.
	Poems about a train leaving for the mysterious land of dreams. Paints, cars, airplanes, cubes - that’s the load he’s carrying. And in the sleeping car, a monkey, a hare, a mouse, an elephant and other animals that helped load the cars are sleeping sweetly.
	Bestseller in the USA. All children love cars - this probably explains the popularity of this book. The excavator, concrete mixer, truck, crane and bulldozer did a great job during the day, but in the evening they need a rest.
	Another book about a zookeeper: it has virtually no text, but is very loved by kids all over the world. The tired servant makes his final rounds and wishes good night to all the animals. And already on the first page we notice that the gorilla stole the keys to the cages from him and followed him, freeing all the inhabitants of the zoo. The servant comes home, not noticing the “tail” of animals, and calmly falls asleep. His wife has to return the fugitives.
	Simple poems for the little ones about how they shouldn’t be afraid in any bad weather - after all, their parents are nearby, which means they can safely fall asleep in their bed.
	A book with two stories about Winnie the bunny and one about Lenny the lamb. The plots are very simple: the little bunny doesn’t want to sleep alone, he tries to spend the night with friends, but realizes that his bed is the best; the little bunny had a terrible dream about wolves, but his mother “saved” him; The lamb's mother is late, and other animals take turns putting him to sleep, but everything turns out differently from his mother. Cute illustrations, simple and child-friendly text.
	A wonderful book by Andrei Usachev with short soothing poems on the topic of sleep. The dim, slightly blurry illustrations fully meet the criteria for an evening book.
	A fairy tale about a little bunny who insists every evening that he doesn’t want to sleep. It's good that he has a dad who invented the slipper train. On it, Karlchen goes to Carrotburg, then makes a stop in Moyburg, where passengers wash and brush their teeth, and finally arrive at their destination - the city of Spiburg.
	A small book about a little bunny going to bed, with an interesting idea: leafing through the book, the baby will see how the sun gradually disappears and the moon appears.
	A good poetic fairy tale for kids. It tells about the friendship of a girl and her Mishka. When it's time to sleep, he comes up with all sorts of fun, but doesn't want to sleep at all. The bear and his owner play hide and seek, build towers from blocks, read, walk around the house, and when mom comes, they hide under the blanket. When the girl finally falls asleep, Mishka guards her sleep all night. And in the morning, Mishka, tired from so many things to do, falls asleep.

Children over 2 years old will be interested in books with more complex fairy tales, for example the following:

	The mother bunny is getting ready to put her little bunny to bed. But unexpectedly, advisors begin to appear nearby, recommending that the baby be placed in a different, more comfortable and safe place. Mom begins to rush around, trying to put the little bunny in a hole, then in a pile of dry leaves, but all these beds do not suit him. Only a wise owl gives her truly practical advice.
	A fairy tale about a little bear cub who is afraid to sleep alone. Probably every child recognizes himself in him. The big bear so wants to quietly read a book by the fireplace, but the cub still won’t fall asleep - he’s afraid of the dark. Attention and warm hugs help to cope with this problem.
	A fairy tale for fans of the cute colorful elephant Elmer. The story that the author describes is familiar to many kids and their parents: a little elephant lost his favorite teddy bear, and Elmer promised to find him, borrowing his teddy bear for a while. Together with cousin Wilbur, they go on a search and ask all the animals if they have seen the baby elephant bear. But everyone only has their own bears. Fortunately, the story ended happily, the loss was found and returned to the owner. From the fairy tale we understand: everyone has bears, but your own is always special...
	Shmyak is the most charming kitten that your child will definitely like if you haven’t met him yet. This tale is about how Shmyak spent the night in his garden, in a tent. A wonderful adventure, if not for one “but” - mom decided that Shmyak would be bored alone and also invited the mischievous cat Thorn to visit. Your child will later be able to read this book with capital letters on his own.
	A book probably familiar to all of us from childhood about a girl Masha, who really didn’t want to go to bed in her crib. And it’s no wonder - how can you sleep here if the blanket is biting, the sheet is slipping, and the pillow is uncomfortable! Masha goes in search of a comfortable bed. The dog Yelp, the rooster Petka, the Bat and the Heron are trying to help her by inviting her to sleep next to them. It turned out that the Machine bed is the softest!
	The tale is very similar to the previous one, describing the adventures of Masha. Misha (girl Masha’s teddy bear) also cannot fall asleep at home and goes to look for a better bed. He visited a rabbit's cage, tried to sleep on a chicken perch, and even went to a pond. But the bear’s den turned out to be the most comfortable for him.
	A kind, deep and very sweet fairy tale with illustrations by everyone’s favorite artist V. Suteev. It is about the brave little Little Raccoon, who went into the forest alone for the first time. Only the One Who Sits in the Pond could scare him - someone very, very scary. But thanks to his mother, Little Raccoon was able to defeat a dangerous opponent by simply smiling at him. The fairy tale teaches the little reader courage and kindness, helping to understand: the world around us is a reflection of what is inside us.
	An interesting fairy tale on the current topic of combating night terrors. It is about a fearless and positive girl, Caroline, who is not afraid of anything or anyone. She was not afraid of the Evil One who lived under her bed. “You’re not evil, you’re stubborn,” says the girl. So Evil turned into “nice enough” Johnny and found his place under Caroline’s bed.
	A lovely book for evening reading with wonderful illustrations by Tony Wolf. Contains 12 short tales about animals that Grandmother Bear tells to her cub grandchildren.
	Extraordinary beauty a book that is worth having in your home library, if only for its illustrations. It will rightfully become the decoration of your bookshelf. And before bedtime, your baby will be interested in reading classic fairy tales from world literature, such as “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Town of Bremen,” “Jack and the Beanstalk” and others.

Children of any age (even those who can already read on their own) love it when their parents read them bedtime stories. Even if your child is no longer a toddler, take some time before bed to read a book and look at the pictures in it together. We bring to your attention a few more books for older children: