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Wobble Won't Nap

Nap Time Story for Toddlers

5 min 13 sPublished October 24, 2026

Little Wobble the duckling is SO tired... but he won't take a nap! 😴 Tamkin the red panda runs and runs to make him sleepy, Fenna the fennec fox builds a whooshy breeze machine... and Wobble just giggles for more! 🐥 What helps YOU feel sleepy?

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Little Wobble the duckling is SO tired... but he won't take a nap! 😴 Tamkin the red panda runs and runs to make him sleepy, Fenna the fennec fox builds a whooshy breeze machine... and Wobble just giggles for more! 🐥 What helps YOU feel sleepy?

Gather round with Granny Hoot for a cozy claymation story and a sing-along nap song: little ones learn that when we feel tired and grumpy, a little rest helps us feel happy again. 💛

About this story

From her balcony in the giant oak tree, Granny Hoot begins today's story, Wobble Won't Nap. After a yummy picnic lunch, Lila says it is nap time, but sleepy little Wobble yawns, shakes his head and says, "No nap!" When Tamkin's pebble tower tumbles, he gets even grumpier, and Tamkin dashes off to help.

Tamkin suggests running until Wobble is sleepy, but Tamkin is the one who flops down puffing and yawning, while Wobble cheers, "Again! Again!" Next, Fenna cranks her big leaf fan to make a sleepy breeze, yet Wobble just giggles and flaps his wings. Lila realizes that Wobble copies everything they do. If they rest, he will rest too.

Bimble shows them how to go slow and steady. Tamkin and Fenna lie down and breathe slowly, and Lila takes a big slow yawn. Wobble copies the yawn, snuggles into his moss nest, and soon falls fast asleep while Bimble and Tamkin play a quiet song, "Rest Now, Play Later". When Wobble wakes, he feels happy, hugs Lila, and goes back to stacking pebbles with Tamkin, giggling when the tower tumbles again. Little ones can learn that when we feel tired and grumpy, a little rest helps us feel happy again.

What your child learns

When you feel tired and grumpy, a little rest helps you feel happy again.

Song lyrics

The song in this episode: Rest Now, Play Later

Rest now, play later! (play later!)
Rest now, play later! (play later!)
Breathe in slow and breathe out slow,
Sleepy, cozy, off we go!

Big, big yawn and stretch up high! (aaah!)
Rock your arms, a lullaby,
Paws beneath your cheek like this,
Close your eyes and blow a kiss!

Rest now, play later! (play later!)
Rest now, play later! (play later!)
Breathe in slow and breathe out slow,
Sleepy, cozy, off we go!

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