Will Hackett-Jones – bedtime stories and fiction
The Old Wooden House
The Children's Book So Boring
It Will Send Your Kids To Sleep.
The Old Wooden House is a gentle, deliberately uneventful bedtime story for children aged 3 to 7. It is written to be read slowly, in a quiet voice, and it is built so that restless children tend to drift off before the end. Hear a sample, read a few pages, then choose your edition.
Listen
Finally, a story that does what you're really thinking. Press play for a sample of a deliberately dull bedtime story:
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A look inside the book. Kindle or paperback:
What parents say
"I love this book. I love the concept, I love the physical book and, most of all, I love that it works. Word of warning, though: it also works on grownups." – Phil C, Amazon UK, verified purchase
"Such a great idea – the story is hypnotic!" – Amazon customer, Amazon UK, verified purchase
In the press
BBC News: "'Boring' book by Suffolk author aims to send children to sleep" (6 September 2025)
BBC Radio Suffolk breakfast show interview (4 September 2025)
