If your child is full of energy and refusing to go to bed, this bedtime story for toddlers fighting sleep is here to help. Join Milo the Dino as he turns his big roars into tiny snores.
Milo the Dino’s Big Roar: A Story for Sleepy Giants
Once upon a time, in a jungle filled with giant green leaves and ancient trees, lived a little T-Rex named Milo.
Milo was small, but he had a very big roar. ROAR! went Milo. He also had two very stompy feet. Stomp, stomp, stomp! went his feet.
The sun was beginning to set, painting the sky in shades of purple and orange. The jungle was getting quiet. The birds stopped singing, and the wind whispered gently through the ferns. It was time for all the dinosaurs to go to sleep.
But Milo was not ready. “No sleep!” roared Milo. “I want to stomp! I want to play!”
His Mommy looked at him with kind, tired eyes. “The sun is sleeping, Milo. The moon is awake. It is time for little dinos to rest their tails.”
Milo shook his head. He ran to the river to find someone to play with. He saw Grandpa Triceratops sleeping by the water. Grandpa Triceratops looked like a big, bumpy rock. He was breathing slowly. Huuu… Phew… Huuu… Phew.
“Wake up and stomp with me!” Milo whispered loudly. But Grandpa didn’t wake up. He just let out a sleepy snort. Milo watched Grandpa’s big belly go up and down. It looked so peaceful. Milo’s feet stopped stomping for a second. Tap, tap.
Milo ran to the tall trees. “Maybe the Pterodactyls will play tag!” he thought. But when he looked up, the baby Pterodactyls were already tucked into their nests high in the branches. They were wrapped in their wings like cozy blankets. Coo… coo… they murmured.
Milo tried to do a big roar to wake them up. He opened his mouth wide. “ROAAA…” But instead of a roar, a big yawn came out. “…YAAAWN.”
Milo was surprised. He tried to stomp again. Stomp… stomp… But his legs felt heavy. They felt like they were made of stone. The soft moss on the ground looked very inviting. It looked soft, like a green pillow.
Mommy T-Rex walked over softly. She didn’t scold him. She just nuzzled the top of his head. “Are your stomps tired, my little giant?” she asked softly.
Milo nodded. His eyelids felt heavy, like big curtains closing. “Maybe my roar is tired too,” Milo whispered. His voice was small and scratchy.
Mommy T-Rex used her tail to sweep a pile of soft leaves together. “Come here, Milo. Let’s listen to the jungle sleep.”
Milo curled up in the leaves. They were warm from the afternoon sun. He listened. He couldn’t hear any stomping. He only heard the river flowing and the crickets singing a lullaby. Chirp, chirp, hush, hush.
Milo took a deep breath. He didn’t want to fight the sleep anymore. It felt too good to be cozy. He closed his eyes. He dreamed of stomping on clouds that were as soft as cotton candy.
“Goodnight, Milo,” whispered Mommy.
But Milo didn’t answer. The little dino who fought the sleep was now the soundest sleeper in the whole jungle.
Snore… snore… snore.
The End.
Did your little dino finally fall asleep? If your child loves big adventures, they might also love engines and wheels! Continue the bedtime magic with our favorite story about a train that needed a nap too: The Sleepy Little Train Bedtime Story
