SQUIRREL: A collectible story from Bedtime Stories That Will Terrify Children

Deep within the forest, there are paths children are told never to leave.

Not because they are dangerous in ordinary ways— but because something waits there.

Something old. Something watching. Something that calls.

When a new school is built at the edge of a forbidden forest, strange sounds begin echoing through the trees. Children disappear. Whispers spread through the village. And high above the path, perched upon the branches of an ancient oak, the Squirrel waits beside a doorway that should not exist.

A doorway between worlds.

SQUIRREL is a dark and mythic tale about the fear of being led astray—where loneliness, longing, and temptation blur the line between what is real and what only pretends to be safe.

As children confront the pull of voices that promise comfort, belonging, and escape, they begin to learn that not every invitation should be followed… and not every path leads home.

Part of the #ReadTogether Movement, this collectible story encourages families to explore fear, grief, belonging, and courage together through storytelling and shared reflection.

Because the most dangerous things do not always chase us. Sometimes… they simply call our name.

This is a single, collectible story from the larger collection: Bedtime Stories That Will Terrify Children.

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