A Sleepy Koala's Very Quiet Afternoon

Somewhere in Yawnwood, where the eucalyptus trees grow tall and soft with afternoon light, a little koala named Willow has just one job today: to fall asleep.

This is the first episode of Yawnwood — a new Midnight Library series of gentle, soft-voiced bedtime stories, one sleepy animal at a time. It's a 6-hour journey with a calming voice and an original lullaby theme, made to help little ones (and grown-ups) drift off.

A new series: Yawnwood

Yawnwood is a gentler, softer companion to our History for Sleep and Sleep Stories collections — warm animal characters, a tender voice, and an original melodic lullaby underneath every episode.

Six hours, built like a lullaby

Rather than one long unbroken story, this episode is built like a song — a handful of gentle verses about Willow's quiet afternoon, and a soft repeating chorus, cycling slowly for six hours so it can carry a listener all the way through the night.

Watch it now

It's live now on YouTube.

New journeys are released regularly — subscribe at @MidnightLibrary725 or follow along on Instagram @mnlibrary725 to catch the next one. For anything else, write to us at [email protected].

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Questions

What is Yawnwood?

Yawnwood is a new Midnight Library series of gentle, soft-voiced bedtime stories about sleepy forest animals, paced for sleep with an original lullaby theme under every episode.

How long is this episode?

About 6 hours — built like a lullaby, with a handful of gentle verses and a repeating chorus cycling slowly through the night.

Where can I watch it?

It's live now on YouTube — watch it at youtu.be/Dtsv-rjV-zA, or subscribe at @MidnightLibrary725 to catch future Yawnwood episodes.