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Enjoy this list of bedtime stories to help your toddlers or preschoolers get ready for bed.
Updated May 22, 2023
Lewisville Public Library
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Bedtime for Frances
Hoban, Russell.
Paper Book
The big hand of the clock is at 12.The little hand is at 7.It is seven o'clock.It is bedtime for Frances. It may be bedtime for Frances, but that does not mean Frances is ready to go to bed -- not by a long shot. First she must have a glass of milk and make certain Mother and Father have each...
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Princess bedtime stories
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A new addition to the bestselling series, this storybook collection is filled with eighteen delightful stories featuring the Disney Princesses, including a special focus on Mulan, Merida, and Jasmine. With over 250 beautiful illustrations and gilded pages, this charming collection will have little...
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My first baby animals bedtime storybook
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Join your favorite Disney characters and snuggle up in this collection of tales! Search for an intruder with the Dalmatians, attend a birthday party with Marie, spend the day with Thumper and his sisters and more in this bedtime collection. ...
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Bedtime for Little Bulldozer
Broach, Elise
Paper Book
Little Bulldozer struggles to fall asleep in Bedtime for Little Bulldozer, a sweet and clever bedtime picture book by New York Times bestselling author Elise Broach with illustrations by Barry E. Jackson. Falling asleep isn't always easy, especially for a loud...
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Little Owl's bedtime
Gliori, Debi
Paper Book
From bestselling picture book duo Debi Gliori and Alison Brown comes an irresistible bedtime story perfect for little night owls. Little Owl does not want to go to bed. His pillow is too lumpy and his quilt is too hot. He's tried to go to sleep. He's tried REALLY hard, but...
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Dino pajama party : a bedtime book
Wallmark, Laurie
Paper Book
Join the dinos for a bash before bedtime! Much like us, dinosaurs love to have fun. Dinosaurs from all around gather together to play instruments, dance, and sing before bedtime. But soon the dinosaurs grow tired and need their rest. This is a book that's sure to have kids...
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Will you help me fall asleep?
Kang, Anna
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From the author-illustrator team of You Are (Not) Small, winner of the 2015 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, comes another adorable picture book featuring Monty. Hey, you. Yes, you! Monty needs YOUR help! Tomorrow is the annual boat race and Monty needs as much energy as possible to make...
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Good night like this
Murphy, Mary
Paper Book
From the creator of A Kiss Like This and Say Hello Like This! comes a third adorable animal story to share -- this one for bedtime. Filled with dreamy, colorful art, this is the perfect soothing bedtime book for little children. The rhythmic text is just right for...
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Twenty yawns
Smiley, Jane
Paper Book
A Huffington Post Best Children's Book of the Year From Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley and Caldecott Honor artist Lauren Castillo. As her mom reads a bedtime story, Lucy drifts off. But later, she awakens in a dark, still room, and everything looks mysterious. How...
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The bear in my bed
Wan, Joyce
Paper Book
The Bear in My Bed, featuring Joyce Wan's sweet text and signature bold, graphic art, is a hilarious take on bedtime routines, sure to make sleepy little ones smile! When a little boy goes into his room for bedtime, he finds out that his bed is already occupied--by a...
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Goodnight, good dog
Ray, Mary Lyn
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It's time to say goodnight. But what if a dog isn't sleepy? Intimate and accessible, this young dog story captures how a reluctant pup warms to bedtime in a way that children will recognize immediately--and find as reassuring as their own beds.
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Sleepy Sheepy
Cummins, Lucy Ruth
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From critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Sour Grape, comes a rhyming bedtime tale featuring brand new picture book character Sleepy Sheepy, a sheep who is definitely NOT sleepy! Sleepy...
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Sleepy, oh so sleepy
Fleming, Denise
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Baby animals are going to sleep one by one, but the tiny human baby is the most special of all. Denise Fleming's knack for understanding the preschool set shines through in this gentle good-night story, illustrated with her signature pulp paintings. Take a colorful look at all the tired...
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Tomorrow Most Likely
Eggers, Dave.
Paper Book
"Highly recommended . . . an outstanding storytime selection." - School Library Journal, starred review A bright new take on bedtime books: Rather than focusing on going to bed -- and what kid wants to think about going to bed? -- this book explores all of the dreamy,...
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Goodnight already!
John, Jory.
Paper Book
*An E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book* A hilarious bedtime book from the award-winning creators of I Love You Already!, Come Home Already!, and All Right Already! Bear is exhausted. All he wants is to go to sleep. Duck is wide awake. All he wants is to hang out . . . with...
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Touch the brightest star
Matheson, Christie
Paper Book
What happens while you're asleep With lush, beautiful watercolors and cut-paper collage, Christie Matheson reveals the magic of the nighttime sky using the same kinds of toddler-perfect interactive elements as her acclaimed Tap the Magic Tree. Wave good-bye to the sun, gently press...
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Goodnight moon
Brown, Margaret Wise
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In this classic of children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day. In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight...
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Sleepy ABC
Brown, Margaret Wise
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From A is for Aaaah when a small kitten sighs to Z is for Zipper now zip into bed . . . here are twenty-six ways to say goodnight. Margaret Wise Brown wrote this book not long after she wrote Goodnight Moon. (She knew a thing or two about putting little ones to bed.) Now Karen Katz...
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The big bed
Laditan, Bunmi
Paper Book
From Bunmi Laditan, the creator of the Honest Toddler blog, The Big Bed is a humorous picture book about a girl who doesn't want to sleep in her little bed, so she presents her dad with his own bed--a camping cot!--in order to move herself into her parents' big bed in his place. A twist on...
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Don't blink!
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse.
Paper Book
This interactive book may seem to be on your side, reluctant sleeper -- but it's truly a bedtime book in disguise! New from New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Amy Krouse Rosenthal and David Roberts! Here's how it works: if you can avoid getting to the end of...
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Hush little polar bear
Mack, Jeff.
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AN IMPOSSIBLY CUDDLY BABY POLAR BEAR travels from one magical place to another. "Hush baby polar bear. Sleep in the snow, and dream of the places where sleeping bears go." Readers follow a baby snow-white plush polar bear that has been brought to life by his owner's imagination from...
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Bear can't sleep
Wilson, Karma
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Bear's many animal friends try to help him get to sleep in time for winter hibernation in this companion story to Bear Snores On. It's winter, and deep in the forest, Bear should be fast asleep. But when his friends come by to check on him, they realize that Bear is still...
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