Tenderfoot Wood at golden sunset, with fireflies glowing among the daisies
Illustrated storybooks for little imaginations

Tenderfoot Tales

Life, Through Little Eyes.

Wonderful adventures, silly surprises and stories full of heart.
A little story, whenever you need one.

Welcome to Tenderfoot Wood

Stories for little ones who are still finding their feet

A "tenderfoot" is someone new to the world, a little wobbly and learning everything for the first time. That's who our stories are for.

Every Tenderfoot Tale is an original rhyming story with a gentle refrain to join in with, soft music and warm, cosy pictures. Some are for winding down at bedtime. Some are wonderfully silly, with toppling sandwiches and very naughty puddles. Others help with the big things: a new baby, a first day at school, a poorly parent.

๐ŸŒ™ Bedtime๐Ÿคฃ Silly stories๐ŸŒณ Adventures๐Ÿ’› Big feelings๐ŸŒฑ Big changes๐Ÿค Kindness๐Ÿ“ Subtitles on every story
Clover the fawn and Barley the mouse breathing calmly together in a sunny glade
Meet the friends

The Tenderfoot Wood gang

Clover the fawn

Clover

A kind, curious little fawn who feels things deeply. She has a heart-shaped patch and her favourite daisy scarf.

Barley the field mouse

Barley

Clover's brave best friend. A cheerful field mouse who never goes anywhere without his little green backpack.

Granny Hoot the owl

Granny Hoot

The wise old owl of the oak tree, with her spectacles, lilac shawl and glowing lantern. She always knows just what to say.

Ember the little dragon

Ember

A tiny dragon who tumbled into the wood one evening. She's scared of the dark, but her tummy glows like a nightlight.

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The stories

Two ways to enjoy every story

Read to me, or read it together

๐ŸŽง Read to me

Our storyteller reads the whole story aloud over soft music, with every giggle, whisper and gasp. No grown-up reading needed, just press play.

๐Ÿ“– Read it together

The same story with the words on screen and only gentle music, for whenever someone would like to be the storyteller: a mum or dad, a grandparent, a carer, or a big brother or sister.

For grown-ups

Made with care

Calm by design

Slow pacing, soft colours, gentle music and no loud surprises. Every story ends somewhere safe and warm.

Help with big changes

Stories to open conversations about a new sibling, starting school, a poorly parent and more, written with clear, honest, gentle words.

For every child

  • Subtitles on every story
  • A words-on-screen version of every story
  • British Sign Language "sign-along" moments are planned, taught by Deaf signers
Request a story

Is there a story your little one needs?

A new baby on the way, a house move, a worry about the dark, a grandparent who's poorly? Tell us. Many of our stories start with a parent's message.

๐Ÿ–๏ธ NEW: 12 free colouring pages to print โ†’
Coming soon
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Stories for Little Ears, on your favourite podcast app
๐Ÿ’Œ Record your own voice reading a story for a grandchild far away
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