{"id":17698,"date":"2016-06-09T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?p=17698"},"modified":"2023-07-27T23:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T04:29:45","slug":"bedtime-picture-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/bedtime-picture-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedtime Picture Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

A good bedtime story can help dial down your child\u2019s energy level and get him ready for a good night\u2019s sleep. Here’s a fantastic selection of bedtime picture books that you can share with your children.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\r\n \r\n \"Bedtime<\/a>\r\n

Bedtime for Frances<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Russell Hoban<\/span><\/p>\r\n

An overactive imagination can be a problem for a young badger at bedtime. Just ask Frances. Tigers, giants, a creepy crack in the ceiling, softly blowing curtains\u2014all of these make it difficult for Frances to close her eyes and fall asleep.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n \"Cant<\/a>\r\n

Can\u2019t You Sleep, Little Bear?<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Martin Waddell<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Sometimes little bears (and little girls and boys) are afraid of the dark. When Little Bear can\u2019t sleep, Big Bear finds a lantern to brighten up the dark cave. And eventually he convinces Little Bear that maybe the dark isn\u2019t\u00a0as\u00a0scary as it seems!<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

\r\n \r\n \"A <\/a>\r\n

A House in the Woods<\/cite><\/span>
<\/a>by Inga Moore<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When the homes of two little pigs are accidentally broken by a too-big moose and a lumbering bear, the animals decide it\u2019s time to build a home where they can all live together. They build a house \u2026 and develop lifelong friendships in the process.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n \"Goodnight<\/a>\r\n

Goodnight Already!<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Jory John & Benji Davies<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Bear is so tired he could sleep for months! But when he tries to get some much-needed shut-eye, his energetic next-door neighbor has other plans. Can Bear convince Duck that it\u2019s time to say Goodnight Already<\/cite>?<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t

\r\n \r\n \"Little <\/a>\r\n

Little Hoot<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to go to bed!\u201d<\/span> Little Hoot wants<\/span> to go to bed early, but he\u2019s an owl, and everyone knows, owls have to stay up late. \u201cI don\u2019t want to stay up!\u201d<\/span> Kids and adults alike will giggle at the irony of Little Owl\u2019s problem.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t

\r\n \r\n \"Good<\/a>\r\n

Good Night, Little Bear<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Patricia & Richard Scarry<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This Golden Books classic bedtime story by Patricia Scarry is just about as sweet as they come. It may be time for bed, but for Little Bear that just means it\u2019s time for a playful game of hide-and-seek with Papa Bear.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n \"Interrupting <\/a>\r\n

Interrupting Chicken<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by David Ezra Stein<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Are your story times prone to interruptions from over-excited listeners? If so, you\u2019ll certainly relate to the patient papa in Interrupting Chicken<\/cite>. Maybe you can get through this adorable picture book without interruptions. Then again, maybe not.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n \"Lights <\/a>\r\n

Lights Out<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Arthur Giesert<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The young pig in Lights Out<\/cite> resists bedtime. But the piglet has a plan and his twenty-nine bedtime steps will entertain your child\u2014and you\u2014page by page, pulley by pulley, from the attic to the basement and back again. (Read my full review<\/a>.)<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n \"Hush! <\/a>\r\n

Hush! A Thai Lullaby <\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Mingfong Ho<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In this soothing Caldecott medal-winning bedtime story, a Mother gently hushes a squeaking mouse, a sweeping buffalo, a meowing cat, and even a shrieking elephant as her baby soundly sleeps. And before long, everyone is sleeping.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n \"Kiss<\/a>\r\n

Kiss Good Night<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Amy Hest<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In this endearing bedtime story, Sam\u2019s mother tucks Sam into bed. She reads him a bedtime story, she bundles him up in his blankets, she tucks in his stuffed animal friends, and she gives him a glass of milk. But something\u2019s missing \u2026 what could it be?<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t

\r\n \r\n \"Steam <\/a>\r\n

Steam Train, Dream Train<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Sherri Duskey Rinker<\/span><\/p>\r\n

All aboard! A nighttime crew of monkeys, elephants, camels and polar bears load up the dream train with their cargo and settle in for a sleepy journey. The gentle rhythm and rhyme will transport your little one to dream land in no time!<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t

\r\n \r\n \"Owl <\/a>\r\n

Owl Babies<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Martin Waddell<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This beautiful book offers the gentle reassurance that mother is always close by. The owl babies in this stunningly illustrated story awaken to find their mother missing. Where did she go? Will she come back? But soon the anxious owls are celebrating their mother\u2019s return \u2026 and so will you!<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n \"Mitchell's<\/a>\r\n

Mitchell's License<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Hallie Durand<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Gentlemen, start your engines! It may be bedtime, but that doesn\u2019t matter to Mitchell. He is ready to go! Hallie Durand\u2019s clever picture book will drive your little one to bed along with Mitchell and his very special car.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t

\r\n \r\n \"I<\/a>\r\n

I Need My Monster<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Amanda Noll<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Most kids are terrified at the thought of hearing a monster under the bed, but not Ethan. He can\u2019t sleep without his monster Gabe, but unfortunately Gabe has gone fishing. Lots of monsters offer to scare Ethan while Gabe is away, but it\u2019s just not the same \u2026 Ethan needs his<\/span> monster.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

\r\n \r\n \"Sleep <\/a>\r\n

Sleep Like a Tiger<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Mary Logue<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What if you could sleep like the animals do? What if you could curl up like a cinnamon roll inside your shell like a snail? Or nestle into the warmest spot in the house like a cat? Animals know how to sleep \u2026 maybe they<\/span> can teach you!<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t

\r\n \r\n \"Goodnight,<\/a>\r\n

Goodnight, Goodnight,
Construction Site<\/cite><\/span><\/a>
by Sherri Duskey Rinker<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The lilting cadence of a construction site going through its bedtime rituals will help encourage sweet motor dreams. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site<\/cite> will quiet your little truck lover and get him ready for bed. (Read my full review<\/a>.)<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

FREE Bedtime Picture Books<\/span> Library List<\/h2>\r\n
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Would you like to read some of my favorite bedtime picture books with your children?\r\n Click to download<\/a> our list to take to your local library.<\/p>\r\n\t

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Bedtime Picture Books Recommended by Our Readers<\/h2>\r\n