We have been getting back into our homeschooling schedule – loving our new curriculum!  I have a minute while everyone is asleep, which fits right into the theme for today – Bedtime Stories!

 

As the holiday seasons approach, I start to purge the house of all the extras.  I finally got to tackle our shelves of children’s books and did some sorting that was long overdue.  As stacks of books surrounded me, a pile of bedtime books we have for our children started growing higher and higher.  I had not realized how many books we have in this genre.

 

The books in the Bedtime Story pile got there because they are centered on the theme of going to bed or end with a sleeping character.  Some of them are repetitive and calming, which is great to settle and relax a child.   Some of them outline the routine, and some of the books are all about bedtime and nighttime adventures.  Since the goal is to get children to sleep, I like to start with one of the action or adventure books to interest and engage our older children, and then finish with a rhyming or repetitive word grouping book to calm everyone down.

 

Along with our book titles, I included books shared on a list of other bedtime stories to explore that was in “Goodnight Giant”.  I hope you find some new treasures on this list to share with your children, or maybe you can use this as a shopping guide for the next baby shower or birthday party you attend.  Some online booksellers offer previews before you buy – great tool for taking a peek at the titles from the comfort of your home!

 

Happy Reading and Sweet Dreams!

 

Fuzzy Bear's Bedtime ~ Piggy Toes Press

Goodnight Moon ~ Margaret Wise Brown

I Love You All The Time ~ J.E. Jirschman & J.E. Cole*

I'll See You In the Morning ~ Mike Jolley

Is Your Momma A Llama ~ Deborah Guarino

Lasso The Moon ~ Trish Holland

Song of Night: It's time to go to bed ~ Katie Riley Nakamura

The Sun's Asleep Behind The Hill ~ Mirra Ginsburg

Time For Bed ~ Mem Fox and Jane Dyer

 

Good Night, Arizona ~ Adam Gamble and Joe Veno

Good Night, Chicago ~ Adam Gamble and Joe Veno

Good Night, Gorilla ~ Peggy Rathmann

Guess How Much I Love You ~ Sam McBratney

I Love You All The Time ~ J.E. Jirschman & J.E. Cole*

 

Goodnight Giant ~ promo book published by Johnson & Johnson

Maisy's Bedtime ~ Lucy Cousins

Good Night, Baby! ~ DK Publishing

Song of Night: It's time to go to bed ~ Katie Riley Nakamura

 

Saying No (then Yes!) to Sleep:                                                                                                                                        Clifford's Bedtime ~ Norman Bridwell

Froggy Goes To Bed ~ Jonathan London

Good Night, Sleep Tight ~ Claire Freedman**

Llama Llama Red Pajama ~ Anna Dewdney

Sleep Tight Little Mouse ~ Mary Morgan

Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go To Sleep ~ Joyce Dunbar and Debi Gliori

 

Earth to Stella ~ Simon Puttock

Harold and the Purple Crayon ~ Crockett Johnson

Goodnight, Sleep Tight, Little Bunnies ~ Dawn Apperly

Pelly and Mr. Harrison Visit the Moon ~ Lindsay Ward

Polar Bear Night ~ Lauren Thompson

There's Something There! ~ Mercer Mayer three story collection***

Book Notes:

*I Love You All The Time shows a working mom

**Good Night, Sleep Tight has a grandmother putting child to bed

***There's Something There makes light of nightmares and monsters under the bed - the kiddos are the heroes