Tales to Help You Sleep, Volume 1

Relaxing Stories to Ease Stress

By: Joanne D'Amico

Narrated by: Joanne D'Amico

Let the day melt away as you ease into restful sleep with this calming collection of bedtime stories for grown-ups. Tales to Help You Sleep is a gentle series of soothing stories, lovingly narrated by Joanne D’Amico, the voice behind the popular Drift Off podcast.

Designed especially for adults seeking comfort, relaxation, and peace at the end of a long day, these stories invite you to slow down and drift off with ease. In this first volume, you’ll find dreamy fairytales and timeless classics—some longer, some shorter—all seamlessly woven together into one continuous listening experience. There are no interruptions, abrupt endings, or unexpected breaks—just a smooth, calming journey that carries you peacefully toward sleep.

Why listeners love this audiobook:

• Six beautifully narrated bedtime stories—ranging from shorter gems to longer classics.
• Seamlessly connected for a continuous flow, so you never experience jolts or sudden endings.
• Gentle background music enhances the dreamy, immersive atmosphere.
• Specially designed for adults who crave a relaxing nighttime ritual.
• Narrated by Joanne D’Amico, trusted by thousands of listeners worldwide through her Drift Off podcast.

Created for grown-ups who long for a restful nighttime routine, this audiobook offers a soothing escape from the noise of the day. All stories in this volume are from the public domain, carefully selected, gently adapted, and lovingly narrated to create the perfect calming bedtime experience.

Public Domain (P)2025 Joanne D'Amico

Love the narrator’s presentation and voice to allow listener to relax and enjoy.

Loved the story selections. Unique choices of tales that are read so beautifully by Joanne D’Amico. Very well done! Looking forward to more !

Most soothing reading ever

The stories are gentle and Joanne’s voice is so soothing. I am hooked on her podcast now

Soothing, stress-free sleep aide

This book is a great tool for quieting my mind and sending me to sleep! As a life-long sleep disordered individual, I really appreciate the care with which the stories were selected and presented. I listen to them frequently and find the repetition very soothing.

My favorite sleep aid!

I love Joanne's soft and soothing delivery of simple stories. In Joanne's work there are no jarring volume changes, or jarring cadence changes. Her subject matter is pleasant and never disturbing to me. The stories are simple and interesting, but not so engrossing that they will make my mind fight sleep. Her work promotes calm and peaceful distraction when I wake in the middle of the night with worries. She never allows jarring commercials that can jar me awake with a pounding heart. I feel safe and secure listening to Joanes beautiful voice, with the knowledg that her work will never suddenly blow up the peaceful state that she creates in my mind. Sometimes I would prefer longer stories, but usally she helps me to sleep before I have heard even half of a story, and with the audio book the transition to the next story is seamless, and will not wake me. I highly recommend Joanne's work!

Reader narrates both this book as well as the Drift Off Podcast

The narrator has one of the best bedtime story voices in the industry. Joanne D’Amico has the right cadence, volume and enunciation to accomplish her goal of reading listeners to sleep. Joanne starts with a mindful pre sleep preparation followed by a soothing cadence to her reading. As a listener to her Drift Off Podcast I was attracted to her book as a means of always having a selection of stories available to help fall asleep.