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Ages 2–4 Bedtime & Calm

Stories for Kids – Bedtime tales for toddlers (ages 2–5)

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Ziggy, Lily, Skye, and Dash hop aboard the magic train for cozy bedtime adventures with soothing stories and gentle morals for ages 2-5.

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A magical world of calm, wonder and adventure — just before bedtime.

Each story follows four playful toddlers, Ziggy, Lily, Skye and Dash, as they hop aboard Toby the Magic Train and explore new worlds, solve gentle challenges, and make heartwarming discoveries.

Crafted for children aged 3 to 5, these bedtime tales are filled with mild suspense, soothing sounds, simple language and clear morals — perfect for winding down the day. Parents will love the cozy, kind stories that encourage imagination, empathy and restful sleep.

Fast Facts

Audience
Ages 2–4
Network
Massimo Martinini
Format
Listen in any order
Typical length
12 min
Episodes
426

Episodes

426 episodes

  1. The Seal Who Was Afraid to Play

    15 min 11 September 2026

    Toby brings Skye and friends to the Sleeping Lighthouse. Skye meets Melody, a shy seal afraid of mistakes, and teaches her that trying again makes missteps part of the song.

  2. The Upside-Down Circus

    15 min 10 September 2026

    Ziggy and friends ride Toby the Magic Train to the circus. Reading a map upside down in a mirror, they find a hidden music box and reunite a broken family.

  3. The Valley That Lost Its Voice

    16 min 9 September 2026

    Lily and her friends ride Toby's train and fly to Echo Valley, where they help two quarreling animals make peace and bring back the lost song.

  4. The Silly Snowshoes of the Moon Cave

    14 min 8 September 2026

    The children ride Toby the Magic Train to the Moon Cave for a snowshoe race. Dash keeps sinking by running; only one step at a time, together, do they win.

  5. The Lamp Who Was Afraid to Shine

    15 min 7 September 2026

    The children ride Toby up to a tower of empty books. They meet Lucilla, a shy lamp, and by reading aloud with kindness they bring all the words back.

  6. The Attic of the Sleeping Colors

    17 min 6 September 2026

    Ziggy and his friends ride Toby the Magic Train to a magical attic where costumes lost their colors. By patiently listening to each attic friend, Ziggy revives the color recipe.

  7. The Rock That Was Thirsty

    14 min 5 September 2026

    Lily and friends ride Toby to a mountain meadow. Using a lever they move the boulder that dried the spring and bring water back to thirsty animals.

  8. The Hardest Goal in the World

    14 min 4 September 2026

    The children go to Whistlewind Market and play a soccer game with a gentle Giant. Dash admits a handball: the truth wins and everyone goes home happy.

  9. The Salamander Who Lost Her Colors

    15 min 3 September 2026

    The children climb Bright Mountain to the Castle of Stars. They help Grisù, a grey lonely salamander, and with Skye's kindness bring back her colors and find the key.

  10. The Carousel That Made the Sea Sing

    15 min 2 September 2026

    Ziggy and his friends fly with Toby the Magic Train to a music-box carousel whose song makes the sea sing. Only the plush kitten's real purr can relight it.

  11. The Clouds That Knew the Way

    14 min 1 September 2026

    Lily and friends visit the Mirror Lake, where bees can't find the honey meadow beyond a foggy reed bed. Grandma Snail Rosalba and magic clouds guide them through the fog.

  12. The Rainbow That Lost a Color

    14 min 31 August 2026

    Children fly with Toby to Cloud-Bounce Garden. They race with Twirl, a clumsy phoenix, and help shy bunny Skittish beat his fear by running together, relighting the rainbow's faded color.

  13. The Little Horse Who Was Afraid of the Sky

    13 min 30 August 2026

    Skye and friends fly to Moon Hill, where a winged horse fears flying. Skye gently teaches him that fear is okay, so the carousel spins and Twinkle is found.

  14. The Brave Little Breeze

    16 min 29 August 2026

    Ziggy and friends ride Toby the Magic Train to an upside-down garden with no wind. They help shy little Zephyr find courage and make all the kites fly again.

  15. The Snowman and the Moon's Race

    16 min 28 August 2026

    Lily and her friends, carried by Toby to the Cave of Sparkles, save Snowy the snowman by building a path of stones and leaves together before dawn.

  16. Clues in the Dew

    15 min 27 August 2026

    Dash and his friends climb the Dancing Wind Peak, where the dew has erased the hedgehogs' path, and win it back with a clue-hunting race.

  17. The First Color of the Night

    15 min 26 August 2026

    Skye and her friends fly with Toby to the Dream Factory, dark and gray. They help a frightened cloud start coloring again, beginning with one tiny thing.

  18. The Treasure at the Bottom of the Well

    14 min 25 August 2026

    Toby the Magic Train takes Ziggy and friends to Frondombra, where the king's leaf crown fell in a well. Ziggy builds a hook of thorns and saves it.

  19. The Rhyme That Stops Time

    14 min 24 August 2026

    Lily and her friends, with Toby the Magic Train, reach a bakery of hiccuping gnomes and save a giant cake by singing a time-rhyme all together.

  20. The Race of the Dancing Boats

    14 min 23 August 2026

    Dash and friends race at the Harbor of Dancing Sails. When a leaking balloon lands, they seek a hidden spring, and Dash learns to find it by stopping and listening quietly.

  21. The Castle That Forgot to Laugh

    14 min 22 August 2026

    Skye, Ziggy, Lily and Dash reach the Castle of Whispers with Toby, where time is frozen. They help a shy owl ask for help and make the garden bloom again.

  22. The Fog That Brought a Friend

    14 min 21 August 2026

    In a living room wrapped in fog, Ziggy and friends find a forgotten teddy bear and, one step at a time, help a lost puppy find his mom.

  23. A Promise in the Dark

    15 min 20 August 2026

    The children's magic train reaches a dark mountain path. With the wise Owl they meet Gray, a wary hedgehog. Lily promises to stay, and together they relight the star-stones.

  24. The Moon's Mini-Olympics

    14 min 19 August 2026

    Toby brings Ziggy, Lily, Skye and Dash to a royal garden where the shy moon hides. Dash invents funny Mini-Olympics, but Skye's gentle hello makes the moon shine again.

  25. The Seashells That Sang to the Moon

    17 min 18 August 2026

    On Toby the Magic Train, the children visit the Island of the Singing Shells and help Shelly, a lost turtle, and Pip find their way home under the moon.

  26. The Night the Sea Hugged the Shore Again

    14 min 17 August 2026

    The children fly to a cliff under the aurora, help Lulla the jellyfish rebuild the lighthouse's broken mosaic, and bring the big waves back to the shore.

  27. A Red Thread to Warm the World

    15 min 16 August 2026

    Lily and her friends, led by a mysterious red balloon, ride Toby the Magic Train to a frozen cave and warm a hedgehog family with little cloaks tied by a red thread.

  28. A Warm Little Den Among the Snowflakes

    14 min 15 August 2026

    Toby the Magic Train takes Dash and his friends to the Snowflake Woods, where they help a sleepy, chilly fawn. After three shelters collapse, the fourth one works.

  29. The Bat Who Was Afraid of the Dark

    15 min 14 August 2026

    Skye and her friends ride Feather Cloud and help a fallen little star and Nino, a bat afraid of the dark, cross the Dew Bridge. Their differences heal each other.

  30. A Party in the Starry Mist

    14 min 13 August 2026

    Ziggy and friends fly to the Meadow of Sleeping Flowers and, with a gentle catapult, hang stars on a lonely old tree, learning family is always there, even after mistakes.

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