Best bedtime stories babies

You can’t go wrong with a Sandra Boynton board book. Here, she imagines a boat full of friendly animals going about their bedtime routines (gotta brush those teeth!) before rocking gently to sleep.

Another Boynton favorite turns bedtime into a party complete with song and dance moves. But don’t worry, the after-party takes place in dreamland.

In this bedtime book, a tricky gorilla steals the zookeeper’s keys and lets all the animals out of their cages. When the zookeeper’s wife discovers the animals napping in her bedroom, she gently leads them home so they can all get a good night’s sleep.

The reader is entrusted with a very important and difficult job—don’t let the pigeon stay up late! The crafty pigeon will use every excuse and stall tactic, so it won’t be easy, but it will be funny.

Patient Mr. Panda reminds his animal friends to follow the steps of their bedtime routines, like taking a bath and brushing teeth. Sloth and skunk make excuses, but cheerful Lemur sticks to the plan. (Let’s all be like Lemur.)

What better way is there to say goodnight than with tons of kisses? Count down from “10 little kisses on teeny tiny toes” and learn body parts and numbers along the way with this sweet bedtime book.

Are you more of a hugger? This day in-the-life of a busy bunny is chock full of hug breaks, especially at bedtime!

Cement mixers and crane trucks have bedtimes too in this popular bedtime book about things that go.

Everyone’s favorite toddler tiger wants to play, but it’s time for bed. Dad gently moves Daniel through bath, teeth, PJ’s, story and a song until he’s too sleepy to protest anymore.

Your little one falls asleep to the sound of your loving affirmations, like “I love you like mice love cheese! I love you like vines love trees!” in this bedtime book for babies.

A little owl resists bedtime, claiming he’s not remotely tired—despite all evidence to the contrary. Sound like anyone you know?

A little boy imagines himself as a robot powering down at bedtime. It’s hard to stop jumping and beeping, but by “turning off” each body part, he can finally achieve sleep.

For littles with the wiggles, learning these gentle and poetically expressed yoga poses is a great way to settle in for bed.

A hilarious twist on the traditional bedtime story has our child narrator sending her exhausted and haggard looking parents to bed, which requires taking away their computers, magazines, TV and cell phones. “Remain calm. Do not negotiate,” she advises. Sounds familiar.

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The whole family gathered in the nursery, a small night light is burning here. Mom or dad in a quiet voice with an expression read a fairy tale. The voice changes depending on the hero - he either squeaks, then mumbles, then basses. The little man lies in his bed and listens, blissful and falling asleep as his imagination travels through fairy tale worlds. Sounds like one of those great childhood memories, doesn't it? Do you want to create it for your children? In this ranking, we have collected the best children's fairy tales that are ideal for reading aloud. Bedtime stories, according to the editors of ReadRate, should be exciting, because it is from these stories, read even to the smallest children, that the love of literature will eventually form. However, it is desirable that they are not too...More Imagine a picture: evening has fallen on the city, the lanterns are lit, it is raining outside the window, and the houses are warm and cozy. The whole family gathered in the nursery, a small night light is burning here. Mom or dad in a quiet voice with an expression read a fairy tale. The voice changes depending on the hero - he either squeaks, then mumbles, then basses. The little man lies in his bed and listens, blissful and falling asleep as his imagination travels through fairy tale worlds. Sounds like one of those great childhood memories, doesn't it? Do you want to create it for your children? In this ranking, we have collected the best children's fairy tales that are ideal for reading aloud. Bedtime stories, according to the editors of ReadRate, should be exciting, because it is from these stories, read even to the smallest children, that the love of literature will eventually form. At the same time, it is desirable that they are not too exciting, full of tension, because the task of parents is not only to read the story, but also to put the child to bed. And the most important thing about bedtime stories is that they should be of very high quality, so that parents themselves would not be bored reading them. After all, if the reader is not interested, if he is burdened by his role, the audience will definitely feel it, and it is unlikely that reading at night will turn into a good family tradition. But bedtime stories are very useful for development! Like any ritual, they help children feel safe. The rhythmic calm speech of the parent calms, gives a sense of security. And the plots, decisions and behavior of the characters can be an excellent subject for discussion for educational purposes. Why did the character act this way and not otherwise? What do you think he feels? What should he do now? Such conversations improve relationships and mutual understanding between parents and children, teach sympathy, empathy, and develop emotional intelligence. So, for one quiet family evening, you can do more for the development of the child than for hours spent on special developmental activities. Our rating of bedtime stories includes both good old, time-tested works and new ones that are worth reading if you have already mastered all of Alan Milne, Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson. For example, if you love the Scandinavian writers mentioned above, be sure to read Sven Nordqvist and Rune Belsvik - they continue the tradition of classic children's literature, begun by Hans Christian Andersen, but add something fresh, subtly relevant to it. Learn more Fairy tale list popular Why is fluency important to reading Teaching colours to kindergarten Developing social skills in preschoolers How can i help my child with reading comprehension Construction cartoon show Find the number games Where is the wild things are The pizza story Reading skill levels A b c of you