Category Archives: Bedtime Story

João by a Thread by Roger Mello

Posted on September 6, 2022 by susanh579

João by a Thread by Roger Mello, translated by Daniel Hahn. Elsewhere Editions, c2006, 2022. 9781953861344 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: ARC (publication date 10/25/22) picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Moonlight by Stephen Savage

Posted on September 3, 2022 by susanh579

Moonlight by Stephen Savage. Neal Porter Books, 2022. 9780823450848  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? A gentle book that follows the moonlight from the forest, to … Continue reading →

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Night Night, Little Ones by Patricia Hegarty, illustrations by Thomas Elliot

Posted on August 19, 2022 by susanh579

Night Night, Little Ones by Patricia Hegarty, illustrations by Thomas Elliot. Tiger Tales, 2022.  9781664350328 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review):  5 Format: Board book What did you like about the book?  In this terrific board … Continue reading →

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Good Night Like This by Mary Murphy

Posted on July 19, 2022 by susanh579

Good Night Like This by Mary Murphy.  Candlewick Press, 2022.  9781536209037 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review):  4 Format: Board book What did you like about the book?  This is a warm and lovely bedtime book.  … Continue reading →

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The Best Bed for Me by Gaia Cornwall

Posted on June 12, 2022 by susanh579

The Best Bed for Me by Gaia Cornwall. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536207156 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  A chatty toddler resists their mother’s … Continue reading →

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Tell Me a Lion Story by Kara Kramer

Posted on June 5, 2022 by susanh579

Tell Me a Lion Story by Kara Kramer. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536218015 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  A little girl intently wakes up … Continue reading →

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Bedtime for Bo by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold,  illustrated by Mari Kanstad Johnsen

Posted on March 26, 2022 by susanh579

Bedtime for Bo by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold,  illustrated by Mari Kanstad Johnsen. Enchanted Lion, 2022. 9781592703746 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  It’s time … Continue reading →

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Lion Lullaby by Kate Banks, illustrated by Lauren Tobia

Posted on February 27, 2022 by susanh579

Lion Lullaby by Kate Banks, illustrated by Lauren Tobia. Candlewick Press, 2021. 9781536209822 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? In the opening illustration of … Continue reading →

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Baby, Sleepy Baby by Atinuke,  illustrated by Angela Brooksbank

Posted on January 26, 2022 by susanh579

Baby, Sleepy Baby by Atinuke,  illustrated by Angela Brooksbank. Candlewick, 2021. 9781536219869 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  A family of three adults (mom, … Continue reading →

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Goodnight Ganesha by Nadia Salomon,  illustrated by Poonam Mistry

Posted on January 3, 2022 by susanh579

Goodnight Ganesha by Nadia Salomon,  illustrated by Poonam Mistry. Philomel Books, Penguin Random House, 2021. 9780593203613 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Ornate illustrations … Continue reading →

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