Step into a world where ancient wisdom meets sparkling imagination with this captivating collection of 20 bedtime stories filled with fun animal adventures and designed to inspire young imaginations.
Each story draws inspiration from the Eightfold Path — Buddhism’s practical guide to living happily and wisely. Through playful characters and captivating tales, children discover the power of kind speech, compassionate actions, thoughtful choices, and the joy that comes from thinking beyond themselves.
The Spirit of the Tree represents right view.
Danan and the Serpent represents right intention.
The Lion and the Boar represents right speech.
The Monkey Thieves represents right action.
Antonio and his Treasure represents right livelihood.
Amrita and the Elephants represents right mindfulness.
The Sheep Stealers represents right effort.
Bella and the Magic Soup represents right concentration.
These lessons are woven so lightly and naturally into the stories that children simply feel as though they’re exploring magical worlds with new friends like talking elephants, magical trees, monkey thieves, and more.
Together, these stories become more than bedtime reading; they become a treasure chest of calm, confidence, and joyful discovery.
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Dharmachari Nagaraja has been a practising Buddhist since 1988 and was ordained into the Western Buddhist Order in 1993. He is an experienced broadcaster. Now living in Glasgow, he works as a psychotherapist. He is the author of Buddha at Bedtime (Watkins).
More about Dharmachari NagarajaPaula Harrison (Author)
Paula Harrison is the author of the Red Moon Rising trilogy, The Rescue Princesses series and the Secret Rescuers series. She wanted to be a writer from a young age but spent many happy years being a primary school teacher first. She finds inspiration in lots of things from cloud shapes to snippets of conversation. She loves sandy b
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