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When it is time for bed, a baby marvels at his new big kid bed.

"Maggie Smith, bestselling author of the viral poem "Good Bones" and the memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, delivers a lyrical and reassuring picture book perfect for calming active minds at bedtime (or anytime). At bedtime, when lights go out…sometimes thoughts stay on. Scary things and worries flutter and flap around. It's so hard to sleep! But a little imagination (and a lot of love) can create a cozy nest for happy thoughts—and...

"Goodnight Moon meets Goodnight Already! in this very funny bedtime book from New Yorker contributors Patricia Marx and Roz Chast. This is the story of Nellie Bee Nightly, who is not tired at all. And swears she never will be! The popcorn is too pooped to pop, and the nightstand is too tired to stand up straight and must lie down ― but Nellie? Nope, she's wide awake, and not ready for bedtime AT ALL. Instead, she gives her goldfish a mustache...

Share cuddles of love with your little one with this cozy bedtime book! This engaging offering takes readers on a journey through a forest filled with tired and tiny field mice, sleepy squirrels, and other nighttime animals. With a die-cut on each page that figures into the story line. "Share cuddles of love with your little one with this cozy bedtime book! This engaging offering takes readers on a journey through a forest filled with tired and tiny...

Encourages the reader to get Bear ready for bed with a bubble bath, rocking him like a baby, and helping him count sheep. "YAAAWN! A sleepy little bear is in YOUR book! Can you help Bear get ready for bed? This warm, gentle adventure combines interactive fun with a night-time routine to help little ones wind down before they go to bed. Kids can help give Bear a bubble bath, rock Bear like a baby, and help Bear count sheep—all while being lulled...

"A little boy's pet monkeys aren't ready to go to bed at bedtime."--Publisher's description. "When your monkeys won’t go to bed, you’ll have to use lots of tricks to make them sleepy! This charming and hilarious board book highlights the many ways to tire out two wide-awake monkeys! Do your monkeys go wild at bedtime? When your monkeys won’t go to bed, you’ll have to be smart. After you race them upstairs and trick them into the tub, it’s...

In rhyming text young dinosaurs try to avoid going to bed, but finally cooperate, to their parents' relief. "It's time for bed! America's favorite dinosaurs are back as award-winning duo Jane Yolen and Mark Teague present a simple new board book perfect for reading aloud before the lights go off. With more than 14 million books in print, the How Do Dinosaurs... series is a huge hit all over the world. Humorous paintings of oversized dinosaurs with...

"Ser parte de un rebaño es fácil, solo hay que hacer lo que hace el resto. Pero la oveja Cuatro se aburre y decide no seguir a las demás. ¿Podrá dormir Miguel, el niño que las cuenta al irse a la cama? *Libro seleccionado por New York Public Library dentro de la lista de "Los mejores libros para pequeños 2023". A Miguel le cuesta dormir. Cada noche cuenta ovejas que saltan una valla. Primero salta la oveja Una, luego Dos, Tres y así hasta...

"For anyone who has ever craved sleep—and anyone too full of energy to settle down—a comedy from Bob Shea, creator of the popular Dinosaur vs. series, and singular illustrator Jarvis. It's sleepy time for Lion and Penguin. Correction: it should be sleepy time for Lion and Penguin, but Lion's eyes aren't tired, and his ears would like a story. Penguin, however, is tired and nods off into sweet candy dreams—until a noise wakes him. "Oh, are you...

"As vegetables prepare to go to bed, they have fun picking out pajamas to help them sleep tight, in this hilarious ode to the best time of the day"--