A new story every day
Sam and his friends travel across America — one adventure at a time. A new bedtime story every morning, for little ones aged 6 and under.
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Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA
Sam travels to a new real location every single day. Follow the full journey on the map.
Level-headed and kind — but wonderfully clumsy. The heart of every adventure.
Sam's best friend. Adventurous, impulsive, and blessed with 100 very enthusiastic legs.
Mad scientist. One big eye, one little eye. Always a new invention. Always a surprise.
Gruff on the outside, soft on the inside. His plans make no sense. That's the point.
So quiet, everyone forgets he's there. When he speaks, everyone listens.
Wise, calm, and warm. He only appears when things have gone truly sideways.
Sweet, fast, always buzzing. A little wobbly when she lands. The newest friend.
Galaxy's foremost Earth expert. Has studied our planet for 200 years. Wrong about almost everything. Never doubts herself for a second.
Sam the Spider didn't start with a computer.
He started with a grandmother named Martha, sitting with her little boy Jerry at bedtime, spinning stories about a small spider in a red scarf who always found his way home.
Jerry never forgot. When he had a son of his own, he closed his eyes and told those same stories from memory — the same spider, the same adventures, the same feeling of being safe and loved at the end of a long day.
That son grew up. And when his children climbed into bed and asked for a story, he knew exactly which one to tell.
Four generations. One little spider.
And a grandmother who had no idea what she started.
This series exists so it never ends.
For Martha. For Jerry. For every child who ever fell asleep believing the world is a good place.
A new Sam the Spider story lands every morning. Add it to your bedtime routine.
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