Bedtime Stories About a Sleepy Sloth
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No creature on earth is better suited to a bedtime story than the sloth, because the sloth has made an entire way of life out of the very thing a child is being asked to do: slow down. Everything a sloth does, it does gently and unhurriedly: reaching for a leaf, turning its head, making its long, careful way along a branch. There is no rush in a sloth, no urgency, no sense of anywhere it needs to be. For a child whose mind is still racing at the end of the day, a story that moves at a sloth's pace is a quiet invitation to let that racing ease, to discover that slow can feel wonderful rather than frustrating.
The sloth also spends a great deal of its life resting, high in the warm green canopy, and it rests without the slightest worry. It hangs comfortably among the leaves, perfectly content, in no hurry to be anywhere else. This image (a creature completely at peace with stillness, entirely unbothered by the passing of time) is profoundly settling for children, who live in a world that is usually asking them to hurry. A sloth story gives them permission, for a few minutes, to be as slow and as content as the sloth.
一个世界,一个结局,七个章节。
家长只需创造一次世界,在第一个字之前选好结局,然后在家人喜欢的任何时候,朗读这本由七个相连章节组成的书。
选择一个地方。
挑选一个场景和几个角色，或者添加你自己的设定。根据孩子的年龄调整阅读难度。
选择结局。
大家都回到家，有东西被送出去，或者角色们留在自己的世界里。书开始之前，由你来决定。
一起阅读。
有空时预览每一章。在适合你们家的任何时候朗读，与你们喜爱的纸质书相伴。
第一本书免费。之后的每本书都从免费的一章开始，其余部分为 $14，一次付清。 想读就读,无需订阅。 限时优惠价。
创造一个世界常见问题
Why is a sloth such a good character for a bedtime story?
The sloth embodies the single most important quality of bedtime: slowing down. Everything a sloth does is gentle and unhurried, and it rests for much of its life without a trace of worry. A story that moves at a sloth's pace gently coaxes a child's racing mind to ease, modelling (without ever instructing) that slow and still can feel wonderful.
Are sloth stories calming for children who find it hard to slow down?
Often very much so. For a child whose mind is still busy at bedtime, the sloth's complete contentment with slowness can be a kind of permission, a model of a creature entirely at peace with stillness. A good sloth story moves slower and slower as it goes, carrying that easing pace into the child's own breathing.
What age range enjoys sleepy sloth stories most?
Sloth stories are lovely from about age 2 to 8. The youngest children delight in the gentle, slightly funny slowness and the cosy warmth of the forest canopy; older children enjoy the genuinely calming rhythm and the appealing idea of a creature who is never, ever in a hurry.
我可以围绕这个主题创造一个世界吗?
可以。在创作工坊里,你可以选择一个地方和住在那里的角色,也可以自己描述,还能加上绝对不能发生的事。如果你愿意,还可以写上孩子的名字。然后在第一个字之前,选好这本书的结局,再在适合你们家的任何时间,朗读它的七个章节。
费用是多少？
第一本书免费。之后的每本书都从免费的一章开始，其余部分为 $14，一次付清。 想读就读,无需订阅。 限时优惠价。
阅读故事需要账号吗?
不需要。免费故事库里的故事无需账号就能打开。账号只用来保存你自己创造的世界。