All young hopefuls have to do is write their very own bedtime story starring Silentnight characters, Hippo and Duck in under 300 words.
The stories will be judged by award winning children's author Jeremy Strong, and the Silentnight team, who will then choose a top ten to be taken to the public vote. The top ten stories will be recorded and uploaded to the website for the nation to listen to, and judge their favourite, and each shortlisted entrant will receive a new Silentnight Healthy Growth bed.
The overall winner will have their story illustrated and published as a downloadable e-book and a print copy, and they will be treated to a family night’s stay in the Silentnight Pyjama Suite at Alton Towers with tickets to the theme park.
The competition will be closed for entries at 2pm 5th July 2012.
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Hippo & Duck Visit The Queen
One lovely, sunny day Duck and Hippo were eating a bowl of clusterz, literally eating the bowl, when a formal looking letter slipped through the shiny door.
Suddenly there was an outburst from the kitchen as they both clamoured to open the letter. In the end Hippo won and Duck ended up flat as a pancake! He tore open the envelope and pulled out a small piece of paper.
"Dear Hippo and Duck," read Hippo in his deep but friendly voice "You have the pleasure of joining her highness the queen of England for dinner, a limo will be sent to collect you at 11.00"
The two clumsy animals peered out of the red windows and waiting there was a sparkling limo. They smashed the glass of their multi-coloured house and, before you could say quick as a flash, were inside the jet black, stretch limo.
Hours later they arrived at the humongous, regal palace. The pair stumbled out of the fancy car and dashed, as fast as an overweight hippo could, into the gigantic building.
A man dressed in an expensive suit greeted them and lead them to yet another enormous room where an old woman in a puffy dress was sat, the queen.
"Wow, you know you look miles better on TV!" announced Duck stupidly.
"Duck! I beg to differ; I would say she looks ancient anyway!" Replied Hippo
The queen was bubbling with anger, her face turned beetroot red, she stood up clenching her fists. SPLAT! She flung the cream filled cake at Hippo and poured hot tea all over Duck.
"How very dare you! You are a disgrace to look at. Guards take them away!" cried the shrill voiced lady.
Two men dragged them across the floor and threw them out. Hippo and Duck!