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Four on Friday: Trains at Night
I started this post to share just some picture books about trains, but then quickly fell in love with all the books about trains at night. So here are four titles perfect to your train-loving little one at bedtime! Night Train, Night Train by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor Steam…
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#blogbookaday: Where Is Bear?
Summary: “Perfect for fans of the classic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, this adventurous and endearing picture book follows a little boy searching high and low for his missing bear. Features a surprise ending! Where is Bear? Is Bear in the dresser? Is Bear in the bathroom? Is Bear on…
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#blogbookaday: The Perfect Pillow
Summary: “In his strange new room on his big new bed, Brody tosses and turns, holding his stuffed dragon named Horst. His parents can’t help him fall asleep, so he has no choice to go out and search for a better bed. Is it a squirrel’s nest? A cloud? A rowboat…
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#blogbookaday: Mama’s Kisses
Summary: “It’s bedtime in the jungle, but baby panda, elephant, orangutan, and leopard are nowhere to be found. Their mamas set out to look for their wayward little ones, calling them to bed with a soft lullaby. But look! The baby animals are crawling, creeping, hiding, and giggling, playfully staying just…
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#blogbookaday: If I Were a Kangaroo
Summary: “If I were a kangaroo, I’d pick you up and carry you In my pocket, sleepyhead, And hop you gently off to bed. It’s time for sleep, and this fun-to-read rhyming tale envisions the bedtime rituals of animals from whales to otters, squirrels to gorillas. So curl up, imagine your…
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#blogbookaday: Nothing Can Frighten a Bear
Summary: “Daddy Bear insists he’s the scariest creature in the forest — didn’t you know that nothing can frighten a bear? When a noise in the night awakens Baby Bear, he starts to believe maybe there is something scarier out there than Daddy Bear. The bears set out to investigate. But as the…
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#blogbookaday: Nature’s Lullaby Fills the Night
Summary: “Night falls, and the world sings a lullaby in this beautifully imagined picture book. The lush illustrations and gentle, rhyming text will lull young readers to sleep. Shh—listen. Can you hear the quiet, loving sounds of the nighttime world? From moths fluttering their powdery wings, to a nightingale’s sweet trills,…
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#blogbookaday: Goodnight, Little Bot
Summary: ““Little Bot, it’s time for bed. Let’s get ready, sleepyhead.” A sweet goodnight story with a unique hero. Even little robots need their rest—and their parents tuck them in just like human mommies and daddies do. It doesn’t matter if young bots slip on their pjs over power packs and…
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Picture Book Month: Fathers
If you’re looking for a different story about fathers, then this is it! I loved this adorable story of love told by a father to his child about the significant events in his life that led him to get the tattoos he has. The child asks about in a familiar…
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Picture Book Month: Storms & Typhoons
If you’re looking for the most adorable stormy to read to your scared little ones. Look no further than – Stormy Night by Salina Yoon. I first fell in love with Salina’s work after reading her book Penguin & Pinecone and I was hooked. This is a sweet story of a little…
