Entries Tagged as 'Bedtime'

I Love You, Blankie

March 26th, 2015 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY This cute board book uses sing-songy verse to tell a classic bedtime story. A toddler and his (her?) blanket go on an adventure along the water and up into the sky, only to settle into bed and fall peacefully asleep. I like that this book’s dreamy quality captures the versatility that […]

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Lullaby & Kisses Sweet: Poems to Love with Your Baby

March 24th, 2015 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY My kiddo’s baby days have long since passed us by, but I love this collection of short read-aloud poems for babies! Nonhuman animals attired in bibs, shorts, and even eyeglasses are the focus of the illustrations, but they’re not the narrators. Instead, all the poems are told from baby’s point of […]

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Sleep Tight, Anna Banana

March 20th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By HOMA WOODRUM Written in the present tense with a graphic novel style, Sleep Tight, Anna Banana by Dominique Roques and illustrated by Alexis Dormal is the first picture book from publisher First Second Books and the first of a planned series of books featuring Anna Banana. Anna is a little girl that wants to […]

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Rock-a-Bye Room

November 25th, 2013 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY What a sweet bedtime book! With a nod to the lullaby “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and Margaret Wise Brown’s classic bedtime story Good Night, Moon, Susan Meyer’s gentle rhymes and Amy Bates’ darling illustrations are sure to soothe your kiddo before bed. This safe, quiet, gentle book (which I received as a review copy […]

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