The Sunday Shelf
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Bedtime & the Moon

Six calm bedtime books to wind things down.

All of these are just suggestions. Swap in whatever your family already has and likes.

The six

Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown & Clement Hurd

A bunny says goodnight to each thing in his room before sleep. Slow and repetitive in the way that settles kids.

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Good Night, GorillaPeggy Rathmann

A gorilla steals the zookeeper's keys and lets the animals follow him home to bed. Almost wordless.

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Time for BedMem Fox & Jane Dyer

Animal parents whisper their babies to sleep in rhyme. Very calm.

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Llama Llama Red PajamaAnna Dewdney

Baby Llama panics when Mama takes too long to come back upstairs. Rhyming, with a reassuring ending.

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Owl BabiesMartin Waddell & Patrick Benson

Three owl chicks wait in the dark for their mother to come back. Good for kids who worry at bedtime.

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The Going to Bed BookSandra Boynton

Animals on a boat get ready for bed. Short and funny, but calm by the last page.

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The rest of the week

ActivityDo a moon check. Spend a minute at the window saying goodnight to the actual moon as the last stop before bed.
SongSing Twinkle, Twinkle once at full volume, then again in a whisper.
Ask themWhat do you think your teddy dreams about?

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