Anansi and the Web of Stories
The trickster spider learns that shared stories weigh less.
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The story library
Stories children fall asleep to.
Every story is human written and human narrated, gathered from the world's oldest bedtime traditions. Buy them one at a time and send them to your Lùmì. No subscription.
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A taste of bedtime, the Lùmì way.
A short sample of the calm storytelling your child will fall asleep to.
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Around the world
Bedtime traditions from West Africa, Japan, the Andes, the Nordic forests, and more.
Big feelings
Short, gentle stories for fear, jealousy, separation, and the noisy moments after a long day.
The Patient Weaver
A Panchatantra-rooted story about jealousy, and what it costs.
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Lullaby & hush
Wordless soundscapes and lullabies for newborns and the youngest sleepers.
Moon Over Lagos
A wordless lullaby soundscape for the youngest sleepers.
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Roots
The Yoruba folktales that started this company. Trickster tortoises, brave girls, and the wisdom of grandmothers.
Ijapa and the Magical Drum
A Yoruba folktale about a tortoise, a drum, and one greedy wish.
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The Tortoise and the Sky Kingdom
The second half of Ijapa's story, for children who ask for more.
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Routine & rhythm
Morning prompts, tooth-brushing songs, getting-ready scripts. Quiet and repeatable.
Goodnight, Little Firefly
A gentle wind-down script for the last few minutes before sleep.
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How we choose
Every story passes the same four tests.
Slow on purpose
Every story is paced for a child to fall asleep, not to keep watching. Tempo, music, and silence are tuned together.
Human, never AI
Real authors, real narrators. Many of our voices come from oral traditions in their own families.
Quietly inclusive
Stories from many cultures without flattening any of them. Children meet the world the way bedtime should let them.
Curated, not endless
Lùmì has no infinite scroll. The library grows in seasons, not in feeds.