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The World Is Quiet Now — Bedtime Stories

The World Is Quiet Now — Bedtime Stories

Written by: Tahi Nia-Ra
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There were so many things you couldn't know just by looking. Gentle bedtime stories for ages 3–6. Stories I write and read myself, the way I once made them up for my own children. Just a voice and a story. A place where children can meet the world before being told what it means. I'm Tahi Nia-Ra, and I'd like to read them to you. The world is quiet now.Tahi Nia-Ra Literature & Fiction
Episodes
  • Lina and the Things That Followed the Light — a bedtime voyage for ages 3–6
    Oct 18 2026

    Far from home, in a little ship that creaks like a boat, Lina finds a group of floating stones with tiny green leaves on them. She watches for a long time. Then she draws one more place on her map.

    A slow bedtime voyage for ages 3–6. A voice, a story, and a small song Lina hums to herself. The pauses are part of the story.Lina sets off every other Wednesday. Roa comes every other Friday, and Vega comes every Sunday.

    I'm Tahi Nia-Ra. Good night. The world is quiet now.

    Lina's song "A Whole Little Sky": words by Tahi Nia-Ra.


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    15 mins
  • Vega and the Music She Drew — a sleep story for ages 3–6
    Oct 18 2026

    Daddy plays the piano, and Vega’s pencil begins to move — across, around, and back again. A slow bedtime story for children ages 3–6. A voice, a story, and quiet piano. The pauses are part of the story.

    In the morning, color the sea picture with a finger: https://www.tahiniara.com/color/

    I'm Tahi Nia-Ra. Good night. The world is quiet now.

    Original music composed by Michael Tjanaka.



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    16 mins
  • Vega and the Light Under the Water — a sleep story for ages 3–6
    Oct 11 2026

    Vega looks through a book about the sea. The deeper she goes, the darker the pages become — until there is almost nothing to see. But Daddy says something is there. So Vega decides to make something that could live in the dark, with a little light of its own.

    A slow bedtime story for children ages 3–6. A voice, a story, and quiet piano. The pauses are part of the story.

    Also a picture book, with a few quiet pages left open for drawing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKXJZ829

    In the morning, color the sea picture with a finger: https://www.tahiniara.com/color/#the-sea

    I'm Tahi Nia-Ra. Good night. The world is quiet now.

    Original music composed by Michael Tjanaka.



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    14 mins
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