What is "bedtime story"

n. A fairytale or other story read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.

A bedtime story is a popular form of storytelling.

Bedtime story or Bedtime stories may also refer to:

• Bedtime Story (1941 film), a 1941 comedy film
• Bedtime Story (1964 film), a 1964 comedy film, with a different plot than the 1941 film
• Bedtime Stories (film), a 2008 family fantasy comedy starring Adam Sandler
• Bedtime Stories (1974 TV series), an BBC2 anthology series
• "Bedtime Stories", a newspaper column by American author Thornton W. Burgess
• Bedtime Stories, a series of children's storybooks by Arthur S. Maxwell
• "Bedtime Stories" (Supernatural), an episode of the television series Supernatural
• "Bedtime Story" (Golden Girls episode), an episode of the television series Golden Girls
• "Bedtime Story" (Charlie Jade), an episode of the television series Charlie Jade
• " Bedtime Story (poem)", a poem by George Macbeth
• "Bedtime Stories" (How I Met Your Mother), an episode of the television series How I Met Your Mother
• Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories, an Adult Swim anthology series

1. redirect Bedtime Story (Madonna song)

A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep.

Bedtime stories have many advantages, for parents/adults and children alike. The fixed routine of a bedtime story before sleeping has a relaxing effect, and the soothing voice of a person telling a story allows for a calm atmosphere in which the child can fall asleep more easily. The emotional aspect creates a bond between the storyteller and the listener, often a parent and child.

Bedtime stories can be read from a book, or may be invented by the storyteller. The stories tend to be short, with a happy ending. A different form of bedtime reading uses longer stories, but divides them up, thus creating cliffhangers. Children will look forward to their bedtime story, and a fixed routine is established.

Bedtime Story is a 1964 comedy film made by Pennebaker Productions. It was directed by Ralph Levy and produced by Stanley Shapiro with Robert Arthur as executive producer from a screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning. The music score was by Hans J. Salter and the cinematography by Clifford Stine.

The film stars Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones, and was later the basis for the 1988 comedy film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine.

"Bedtime Story" is a 1972 single written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton and recorded by Tammy Wynette. "Bedtime Story" was Tammy Wynette's eleventh number one on the country charts spending one weeks at the top and a total of thirteen weeks on the country charts.

Bedtime Story is a 1941 comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Fredric March, Loretta Young and Robert Benchley. The supporting cast includes Eve Arden and Joyce Compton.

"Bedtime Story" is a song by the Danish rock band Warm Guns. It was released as a single from the band's 1983 album Follow Your Heart Or Fall.

The Danish pop rock band TV-2 covered the song in 1993 on the Lars Muhl tribute album From All of Us....