For the anxious mind at night, the one that braces for tomorrow before tomorrow comes. A slow, calming sleep story to help it soften and let go, set in a quiet walled garden on the Spanish coast.

In the dark of her walled garden, Señora Benilde has moved her chair to the centre to watch a bud that opens only once every seven years. Midnight is approaching, and the whole garden seems to be holding its breath. Nothing is urgent. You are not meant to reach the end.

Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried sleep stories, written to settle an anxious, racing mind and soften the end of the day.

No ads, ever. Lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. If you  ...