Celebs who you can listen to read bedtime stories

Dolly Parton started a foundation called Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a book-gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income. As part of this, there is a 10-part bedtime story series available on YouTube, all read by Dolly.

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Harry Styles -

Harry Styles can be heard reading ‘Dream with Me’ by Steve Cleverley and Sanj Senon on the Calm app.

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Natalie Portman -

You can listen to Natalie Portman read ‘Is Your Mama A Llama?’ by Deborah Guarino on Facebook and Instagram.

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Matthew McConaughey -

Matthew McConaughey reading ‘Wonder’ by Chris Advasun is available on the Calm app.

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Tom Hardy -

Tom Hardy read ‘Under the Same Sky’ by Robert Vescio and Nicky Johnston and ‘There’s a Tiger in the Garden’ by Lizzy Stewart on Cbeebies, a children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. The latter can be seen on the Cbeebies' YouTube channel.

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Reese Witherspoon -

Reece Witherspoon reading 'Uni the Unicorn' by Amy Krouse Rosenthal is available to watch on Instagram and Facebook.

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Lucy Liu -

Lucy Liu narrating ‘Festival of the First Moon,’ a sleep story by Calm, is available on the Calm app.

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Kate Winslet -

Kate Winslet’s narration of ‘Thomas and the North Star’ by Christina Yang and Ian McCue is available to listen to on Calm.

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Natalie Dormer -

Natalie Dormer read ‘The Love Monster and the Scary Something’ by Rachel Bright on 'CBeebies Bedtime Stories' in 2018.

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Kelly Rowland -

Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child fame reads ‘Myth of the Baby Dragon,’ a sleep story by Calm available on their app.

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Chris Evans -

Chris Evans fittingly read ‘Even Superheroes Have Bad Days’ by Shelly Becker for 'CBeebies Bedtime Stories' in 2017.

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Cillian Murphy -

Irish actor Cillian Murphy can be heard reading ‘Crossing Ireland by Train’ by Phoebe Smith on the Calm app.

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Keanu Reeves -

Keanu Reeves narrated episode five of HBO Max's 'A World of Calm' series called 'Living Among Trees,' which aired in October 2020.

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Priyanka Chopra -

Priyanka Chopra narrated episode nine of HBO Max's 'A World of Calm' series, called 'The Gift of Chocolate,' which also aired in October 2020.

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Nick Jonas -

Nick Jonas narrating ‘The Perfect Swing’ by James McGirk is available on the Audible app.

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Kevin Jonas -

Kevin Jonas helped children get to sleep with his weekly read-aloud to celebrate ‘Thomas & Friends’' 75th anniversary in 2020. It's all available on the Caribu app.

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Jennifer Garner -

Jennifer Garner helped launch "Save With Stories" in partnership with Save The Children and No Kid Hungry.

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Amy Adams -

Amy Adams was also heavily involved in the "Save with Stories" initiative, which has seen many celebs reading bedtime stories for kids. These are available to stream for free on Facebook and Instagram. Hugh Grant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emilia Clarke, Rita Ora, and many more stars can all be seen reading children's stories on Save The Children's YouTube channel.

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Eddie Redmayne -

As part of "Save with Stories," Eddie Redmayne can be heard reading ‘Zog’ by Julia Donaldson.

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Jimmy Fallon -

Jimmy Fallon got on board with the “Save with Stories” initiative, too, reading his New York Times number one best seller ‘This Is Baby.’

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Constance Wu -

'Fresh Off the Boat' star Constance Wu can be heard reading ‘LMNO Peas’ by Keith Baker on Facebook.

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Idris Elba -

You can listen to Idris Elba read ‘Kingdom of the Sky’ by Faith Adiele for free on the Calm app.

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Josh Gad -

During the lockdown, actor Josh Gad started streaming himself reading bedtime stories for children on Twitter. In one stream, he read one of his favorites, ‘Olivia Goes to Venice’ by Ian Falconer.

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Leona Lewis -

Leona Lewis reading ‘Song of the Sunbird’ by Chris Advansun is available on the Calm app.

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Tony Shalhoub -

American actor Tony Shalhoub reading the bedtime story ‘A short Account of the History of Mathematics’ by W. Rouse Ball, is available to listen to on Audible.

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Eva Green -

French actress Eva Green narrating ‘The Natural Wonders of the World,’ a story by Calm and Novotel Hotels, is available on the Calm app.

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Stephen Fry -

Lovable actor, comedian, and writer Stephen Fry reading ‘Blue Gold’ by Phoebe Smith is available on Calm's channel in full on YouTube.

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David Walliams -

Beloved comedian and author David Walliams can be heard reading his story called ‘Sienna the Sleepy Sloth’ on the Calm app.

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Nathalie Emmanuel -

‘Game of Thrones’ star Nathalie Emmanuel narrates ‘The Cloud Mountain,’ a sleep story by Calm, on the Calm app.

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Jerome Flynn -

'Game of Thrones' star Jerome Flynn reading ‘Sacred New Zealand’ by Candace Rardon is available to listen to on the Calm app.

Sources: (Audible) (Calm) (Twitter)

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Dolly Parton -

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Harry Styles -

Harry Styles can be heard reading ‘Dream with Me’ by Steve Cleverley and Sanj Senon on the Calm app.

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Natalie Portman -

You can listen to Natalie Portman read ‘Is Your Mama A Llama?’ by Deborah Guarino on Facebook and Instagram.

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Matthew McConaughey -

Matthew McConaughey reading ‘Wonder’ by Chris Advasun is available on the Calm app.

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Tom Hardy -

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Reese Witherspoon -

Reece Witherspoon reading 'Uni the Unicorn' by Amy Krouse Rosenthal is available to watch on Instagram and Facebook.

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Lucy Liu -

Lucy Liu narrating ‘Festival of the First Moon,’ a sleep story by Calm, is available on the Calm app.

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Kate Winslet -

Kate Winslet’s narration of ‘Thomas and the North Star’ by Christina Yang and Ian McCue is available to listen to on Calm.

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Natalie Dormer -

Natalie Dormer read ‘The Love Monster and the Scary Something’ by Rachel Bright on 'CBeebies Bedtime Stories' in 2018.

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Kelly Rowland -

Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child fame reads ‘Myth of the Baby Dragon,’ a sleep story by Calm available on their app.

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Chris Evans -

Chris Evans fittingly read ‘Even Superheroes Have Bad Days’ by Shelly Becker for 'CBeebies Bedtime Stories' in 2017.

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Cillian Murphy -

Irish actor Cillian Murphy can be heard reading ‘Crossing Ireland by Train’ by Phoebe Smith on the Calm app.

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Keanu Reeves -

Keanu Reeves narrated episode five of HBO Max's 'A World of Calm' series called 'Living Among Trees,' which aired in October 2020.

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Priyanka Chopra -

Priyanka Chopra narrated episode nine of HBO Max's 'A World of Calm' series, called 'The Gift of Chocolate,' which also aired in October 2020.

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Nick Jonas -

Nick Jonas narrating ‘The Perfect Swing’ by James McGirk is available on the Audible app.

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Kevin Jonas -

Kevin Jonas helped children get to sleep with his weekly read-aloud to celebrate ‘Thomas & Friends’' 75th anniversary in 2020. It's all available on the Caribu app.

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Jennifer Garner -

Jennifer Garner helped launch "Save With Stories" in partnership with Save The Children and No Kid Hungry.

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Amy Adams -

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Eddie Redmayne -

As part of "Save with Stories," Eddie Redmayne can be heard reading ‘Zog’ by Julia Donaldson.

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Jimmy Fallon -

Jimmy Fallon got on board with the “Save with Stories” initiative, too, reading his New York Times number one best seller ‘This Is Baby.’

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Constance Wu -

'Fresh Off the Boat' star Constance Wu can be heard reading ‘LMNO Peas’ by Keith Baker on Facebook.

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Idris Elba -

You can listen to Idris Elba read ‘Kingdom of the Sky’ by Faith Adiele for free on the Calm app.

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Josh Gad -

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Leona Lewis -

Leona Lewis reading ‘Song of the Sunbird’ by Chris Advansun is available on the Calm app.

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Tony Shalhoub -

American actor Tony Shalhoub reading the bedtime story ‘A short Account of the History of Mathematics’ by W. Rouse Ball, is available to listen to on Audible.

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Eva Green -

French actress Eva Green narrating ‘The Natural Wonders of the World,’ a story by Calm and Novotel Hotels, is available on the Calm app.

Getty Images

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Stephen Fry -

Lovable actor, comedian, and writer Stephen Fry reading ‘Blue Gold’ by Phoebe Smith is available on Calm's channel in full on YouTube.

Getty Images

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David Walliams -

Beloved comedian and author David Walliams can be heard reading his story called ‘Sienna the Sleepy Sloth’ on the Calm app.

Getty Images

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Nathalie Emmanuel -

‘Game of Thrones’ star Nathalie Emmanuel narrates ‘The Cloud Mountain,’ a sleep story by Calm, on the Calm app.

Getty Images

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Jerome Flynn -

'Game of Thrones' star Jerome Flynn reading ‘Sacred New Zealand’ by Candace Rardon is available to listen to on the Calm app.

Sources: (Audible) (Calm) (Twitter)

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