Allen, Jonathan. I’m Not Sleepy!
After staying up all night as all owls do, Baby Owl insists that he is not sleepy, despite his yawning and stretching and acting very grumpy. E ALL
Asch, Frank. Good Night, Baby Bear.
As winter approaches, Mother Bear must bring a snack, a drink, and finally the moon to her cub before he can go to sleep in a cave. E ASC
Bang, Molly. Ten, Nine, Eight.
Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed. E BAN
Banks, Kate. Close Your Eyes.
A mother tiger entices her child to sleep by telling of all that can be seen with one's eyes closed. E BAN
Blos, Joan W. Bedtime!
After his grandmother has tucked his stuffed animals into bed one by one, a young boy is ready to go to sleep himself. E BLO
Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon.
Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air. E BRO
Brown, Margaret Wise. Little Donkey Close Your Eyes.
As the day comes to a close, various animals and a small child wind down their activities and go to sleep. E BRO
Charlip, Remy. Sleepytime Rhyme.
Illustrations and rhyming text conveys a mother's love for her child. E CHA
Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed.
Mama has said it is time for "Lights out! Sweet dreams! No more reading in bed," but her five little monkeys cannot resist reading just a few more books to one another. E CHR
Cooper, Helen. The Boy Who Wouldn't Go to Bed.
A boy who does not want to go to bed has a series of imaginary encounters with a tiger, soldiers, the moon, and others, all of whom convince him to change his mind. E COO
Dean, Kimberly and James. Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues.
Pete the Cat wants to go to sleep, but his animal friends want to stay up and play.
Dewdney, Ann. Llama Llama Red Pajama.
At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs. E DEW
Dunbar, Joyce. Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep.
Willa has trouble falling asleep until her brother reminds her of all the happy things that await her in the morning. E DUN
Emberley, Ed. Nighty Night, Little Green Monster.
With the turn of every die-cut page, see Little Green Monster's face gradually appear. Then, as the stars come out, get ready to say good night. E EMB
Field, Eugene. Wynken, Blynken and Nod.
In this bedtime poem, three fishermen in a wooden shoe catch stars in their nets of silver and gold. E 811 FIE
Fox, Mem. A Bedtime Story.
Polly and her friend Bed Rabbit have lots of books, but they don't know how to read, so Polly's parents interrupt their own reading for a bedtime story. E FOX
Fox, Mem. Time for Bed.
As darkness falls various animal parents get their children ready for sleep. E FOX
Frazee, Marla. Hush, Little Baby: A Folk Song with Pictures.
In an old lullaby a baby is promised an assortment ofpresents from its adoring parent. E 782.42 HUS
Gravett, Emily. Again!
At bedtime, Cedric the dragon wants his mother to read his favorite book again, and again, and again. E GRA
Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon.
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. E HEN
Hest, Amy. Kiss Good Night.
Even after a story, being tucked in, and warm milk, Sam is not ready to go to sleep until his mother kisses him good-night. E HES
Hurd, Thacher. Sleepy Cadillac: A Bedtime Drive.
A nighttime ride in the Sleepy Cadillac ensures every passenger a night of happy dreams and cozy sleep. E HUR
Johnston, Tony. Little Rabbit Goes to Sleep.
A little rabbit cannot fall asleep because he finds the night dark and scary, but when he watches it with his grandfather he sees it full of stars and crickets and moon. E JOH
Kellogg, Steven. A-Hunting We Will Go.
In this modern version of the children's song, preparations for bedtime include "A-reading we will go, It's to the bath we row! Now off to bed we go!" E 782.42 KEL
Krauss, Ruth. Goodnight, Goodnight, Sleepyhead.
In simple rhyming text, a child says goodnight to the things around her. E KRA
Lamb, Albert. Tell Me the Day Backwards.
As he gets into bed, Timmy Bear asks his mother to play a game with him in which they remember everything he did during the day, but in reverse order. E LAM
Logue, Mary. Sleep Like a Tiger.
At bedtime a young girl asks "Does everything in the world go to sleep?" E LOG
Matheson, Christie. Touch the Brightest Star.
An interactive betime story, where readers touch, tap, blink, whisper, and more to make magic happen in the nighttime sky, from sunset to sunrise. E MAT
O’Neill, Mary Le Duc. The Sound of Day, The Sound of Night.
Two poems present the sounds of day and the sounds of night, from a clatter of soapsuds and spatter to the hush of snowflakes touching on the ground. E ONE
Pinkney, Jerry. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
'How I wonder what you are!'
marvels a tiny squirrel, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars. E 821 PIN
Rathmann, Peggy. 10 Minutes till Bedtime.
A boy's hamster leads an increasingly large group of hamsters on a tour of the boy's house, while his father counts down the minutes to bedtime. E RAT
Rice, Eve. Goodnight, Goodnight.
Goodnight comes to all the people in the town and to the little cat as well. E RIC
Rinker, Sherri. Steam Train, Dream Train.
In this book with rhyming text, the dream train pulls into the station and all the different cars are loaded by the animal workers, each with the appropriate cargo. E RIN
Robbins, Maria Polushkin. Mother, Mother, I Want Another.
Anxious to get her son to sleep, Mrs. Mouse goes off to find what she thinks he wants. E ROB
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. Bedtime for Mommy.
In a reversal of the classic bedtime story, a child helps her mommy get ready for bed, enduring pleas for one more book, five more minutes of play time, and a glass of water before the lights go out. E ROS
Ross, Tony. I Want a Bedtime Story!: A Little Princess Story.
The King is away on royal business and since no one is as good as her dad at telling bedtime stories, the palace maid shows the Little Princess how to read to herself by using the palace library. E ROS
Sayres, Brianna. Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?
llustrations and rhyming text reveal what trucks, tractors, and construction vehicles do to get ready for bed after a hard day's work. E SAY
Seuling, Barbara. Winter Lullaby.
Depicts the ways various animals spend the cold months of winter, from bats sleeping in caverns to fish swimming deeper in lakes where the water is warmer. E SEU
Shea, Bob. Dinosaur vs. Bedtime.
Nothing can stop little dinosaur. Not talking grown-ups, a bowl of spaghetti or bath time...but what happens when he has to face the biggest challenge of all? E SHE
Shulevitz, Uri. So Sleepy Story.
A little boy dreams that his house comes alive with dishes that sway, chairs that rock, and clocks that call "Cuckoo," but when he awakes, all is quiet. E SHU
Sierra, Judy. Good Night, Dinosaurs.
Verses describe the bedtime preparations of different kinds of dinosaurs. E 811 SIE
Swanson, Susan Marie. The House in the Night.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light. E SWA
Tafuri, Nancy. All Kinds of Kisses.
Each barnyard animal has its favorite kind of kiss, but the best of all is a mother's goodnight kiss. E TAF
Waddell, Martin. Owl Babies.
Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone. E WAD
Walton, Rick. So Many Bunnies.
Old Mother Rabbit's twenty-six children, each named for a letter of the alphabet, are lovingly put to bed. E WAL
Wilson, Karma. Bear Snores On.
On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun. E WIL
Wood, Audrey. The Napping House.
In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite. E WOO
Wood, Audrey. Oh, My Baby Bear!
Baby Bear discovers that he is now old enough to dress himself, eat breakfast by himself, and give himself a bath, but perhaps most wonderful of all he will never be too big for a goodnight kiss. E WOO
Yaccarino, Dan. Good Night, Mr. Night.
Mr. Night puts the world to bed and helps children fall asleep. E YAC
Yolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss. E YOL
Ziefert, Harriet. Good Night Everyone.
A tired Harry wants to sleep but his toys decide to play noisily. E ZIE |