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Bedtime Stories Free 7-Day Trial FREE BEDTIME STORIES PDF Domenica Maxted,Lyn Wendon,Geri Livingston Studio,Susi Martin | 36 pages | 01 Jan 2008 | Letterland International | 9781862092891 | English | Cambridge, United Kingdom Free Children's Bedtime Story Books Online Download | Monkey pen A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytellingwhere a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story Bedtime Stories long been considered "a definite institution in many families". Reading bedtime stories yields multiple benefits for parents and children alike. The fixed routine of a Bedtime Stories story before sleeping can improve the child's brain development, language mastery, and logical thinking skills. Bedtime stories are also useful for teaching the child abstract virtues such as sympathyselflessnessand self-controlas most children are said to be "naturally sympathetic when they have experienced or Bedtime Stories imagine the feelings of others". 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