Welcome to Thimblewick Lane
At the very bottom of a big green garden, under the biggest leaf of an old, tall plant, there is a little lane of tiny shops. A hedgehog runs the button shop. Two wrens bake bread inside a teacup. A badger keeps a library in an old boot. And every evening, a kind old toad lights the lamps.
These are gentle animal bedtime stories for children aged 3 to 7, written to be read aloud by a grown-up. Each one takes about ten minutes, has a tiny problem that kindness can fix, and ends with Lighting the Lamps, a slow breathing wind-down to help little ones drift off.
Latest stories
- A Button for the SnailPip keeps her promise to the little snail by the pond. She chooses the perfect button, Fen bakes a tiny treat, and the friends learn their new friend’s name.
- The Button That Rolled AwayPip Hazel the hedgehog counts her golden buttons and finds one missing. With her friends from the lane, she follows it all the way down to the pond, where someone very small is fast asleep.
How to use these stories
Dim the lights, snuggle up and read slowly, in your softest voice. There’s no need to finish if your little one is already drifting off. You’ll find more tips on the About page.
A Thimblewick Lane podcast is on its way, so you’ll soon be able to listen together too.