Bunny Bedtime Stories
Bunnies are one of the most loved bedtime animals for little children: soft, small, quick and a little bit shy. A bunny bedtime story works best when it follows a rabbit home at the end of the day, through the meadow and down into a warm, safe burrow, which is exactly the journey a child is making from the bath to their bed.
Here is a complete bunny story to read aloud tonight, free. If your child has a favorite toy bunny, you can make one where their bunny comes along too.
✨ Or make one starring your child, free in seconds ↓
Clover Hops Home
A free story to read aloud tonight
In a green meadow full of clover lived a little rabbit named Clover. She had soft gray fur, a white fluffy tail and long ears that could hear everything.
All day long, Clover hopped. She hopped through the clover, munching the sweetest leaves. She hopped over the stream on the stepping stones, one, two, three. She hopped around the big oak tree, playing chase with her brother Bramble.
When the sun began to sink and the sky turned pink and gold, Clover’s ears heard something. It was Mama Rabbit, calling from the edge of the meadow. “Clover! Bramble! Time to come home!”
So Clover hopped home. Past the oak tree. Over the stepping stones, three, two, one. Through the long grass, which tickled her nose. The first stars came out, and an owl said hoo from somewhere in the woods.
At last she reached the burrow, a round little door under the roots of a hawthorn bush. Inside, it was dark and warm and smelled of dry grass and home. Bramble was already there, and Mama Rabbit, and the soft bed of hay where they all slept together.
Clover curled up between Mama and Bramble, her white tail tucked in and her long ears folded flat. Outside, the meadow was quiet. Inside, it was warm. Clover’s nose twitched once, then twice, then not at all. And the little rabbit was fast asleep, safe at home.
Can I make a bunny story with my child’s toy bunny in it?
Yes. Starting from this page, a bunny world is already typed in. You can add your child’s own toy, like “her toy bunny, Floppy”, and the story will star your child with their bunny by their side.
What age are bunny bedtime stories best for?
They are especially good for toddlers and preschoolers, roughly 1 to 5, because the story is simple, gentle and ends with a cozy, safe place to sleep.