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Calm songs and stories for ages 2–5

Songs and stories from Granny Hoot’s old oak tree

Calm songs and stories for toddlers and preschoolers. Gather round, little ones: meet Tamkin, Lila, Bimble, Fenna and baby Wobble in a cozy claymation world of gentle sing-alongs and kind little lessons.

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Granny Hoot the owl reads a storybook from her old oak tree at golden hour while Tamkin, Lila, Wobble, Bimble and Fenna stand on the grass below.

Why parents like it

  • Calm pacing

    Soft colors, gentle music and no flashing or shouting. The stories are made for small attention spans.

  • Simple English

    Clear, slow voices and sing-along songs that build first words and feelings words.

  • A kind lesson every time

    Taking turns, saying sorry, trying again, big slow breaths: everyday feelings and routines, explained with care.

Meet the friends

Granny Hoot tells the stories. Five little friends live them. Open a card to meet each friend and watch their videos.

  • Granny Hoot, a round clay owl with little round glasses and a knitted lavender shawl

    Granny Hoot

    The storyteller owl

    Calm and wise, she opens and closes every story from her old oak tree.

    “Gather round, little ones!”

  • Tamkin, a rusty-orange clay red panda with a yellow backpack

    Tamkin

    The brave red panda

    Brave, curious and a little too hasty, he is always first to an adventure. He plays the drum.

    “Let's go, let's go!”

  • Lila, a fluffy white bunny with a pink bow and a sky-blue dress

    Lila

    The kind bunny

    Kind and caring, a bit shy, and she loves flowers and singing.

    “Hoppy-hop!”

  • Bimble, a green clay turtle with an orange spotted shell and round black glasses

    Bimble

    The slow-and-steady turtle

    Slow, thoughtful and funny, he loves snacks and surprising facts. He plays the ukulele.

    “Slow and steady, friends!”

  • Fenna, a sandy fennec fox with huge ears, a green leaf clip and a little tool bag

    Fenna

    The fennec fox inventor

    She builds gadgets from sticks and leaves and always asks why.

    “But why?”

  • Wobble, a fluffy yellow duckling with a light-blue knitted bib

    Wobble

    The baby duckling

    The baby of the group, he waddles after the big kids and copies everything they do.

    “Me too!”

A silent comedy from Hootenhollow

Meet Kapi & Hop

Funny little cartoons with no words needed: a big, calm capybara with a tangerine on his head and a tiny, bouncy blue frog.

Meet Kapi & Hop
Kapi sits on the grass by a hollow log and gives tiny Hop a high five under the pink-blossom tree.

Watch with your little one

Stories of about five minutes, sing-along songs, and longer compilations for quiet time, car rides and bedtime. Every video has its own page with the words of its song.

All stories All songs Compilations Shorts Free printables Subscribe on YouTube

The newest songs and stories are always on the channel.

Made with care for little ones and the grown-ups who watch with them

Hootenhollow is made for children aged 2 to 5: one small feeling or routine per episode, a gentle story, a short sing-along and a happy ending. The channel is set as “made for kids” on YouTube, so personalized ads and comments are off.

How it is made

Our claymation-style animation and music are created with the help of AI tools and reviewed by people before anything is published. The characters and stories are our own.

Who we are, what “calm” means here, screen-time advice from the WHO and the AAP, and how to use one song for one moment of the day: it is all on the parents page.

For parents Free printables
Granny Hoot reads a storybook to Bimble, Tamkin and Lila snuggled around her under the oak tree.

Guides for parents

Short, practical reads: how to spot a calm show, how a slow song helps a big feeling, and how a tune can carry a daily routine.

Free lyric sheets and coloring pages are on the printables page; who we are and how the videos are made is on the parents page.