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Free narrated bedtime stories for children aged 4 to 8, sorted by theme. Also available in French

• African Folktales for KidsAfrican folktales have been told around fires and at bedsides for hundreds of years, and they still do the job better than almost anything e…20 stories
• Black History Heroes for KidsBlack history is full of people who stood up, spoke out and changed the rules: a woman who guided families to freedom by the stars, a presid…31 stories
• African Kings and Queens for KidsLong before most countries on today's map existed, Africa had empires with universities, gold roads and warrior queens. Mansa Musa of Mali w…7 stories
• Black Scientists and Inventors for KidsA girl who counted the stars so rockets could find their way home. A boy who grew peanuts into three hundred inventions. A doctor who danced…10 stories
• Black Athletes: Sports Stories for KidsEvery great athlete was once a child who practised when nobody was watching. These bedtime stories follow footballers, runners, boxers, bask…15 stories
• Black Musicians, Writers and Artists for KidsSongs that crossed oceans, poems that gave a continent its voice, drums that carried the news from village to village. The musicians, writer…23 stories
• African and Caribbean Countries and Cultures for KidsWhere does chocolate grow? Why is there a great mosque made of mud? Who wins the jollof rice debate? These stories take children aged 4 to 8…30 stories
• Everyday Adventures: Bedtime Stories for KidsNot every bedtime needs a king or a crocodile. Sometimes a child wants a story about a kid like them: a first soccer match, a Diwali in Toro…24 stories
• Black Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists for KidsA woman who mixed hair cream in her kitchen and became a millionaire. A trader who turned a loan from his uncle into factories across Africa…11 stories
• 2-Minute Bedtime Stories for KidsEvery story in this library takes about two minutes to read aloud, which is exactly the length a tired parent and a nearly asleep child need…171 stories