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Little fur family

Brown, Margaret Wise

A father bear goes to work, and the younger bear goes exploring. He comes across many animals different from him. He comes home for dinner and bed.

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animals, bear, bedtime, bodies of water, bug, comparisons, critical thinking, curiosity, environment, exploration, family, fish, five senses, flowers, food, forest, grandparents, home, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, rhyme, river, sounds, tree, wildlife, wind

Things aren't always what they seem. The villagers keep talking about a big, bad wolf and describe him. Their details are accurate, but skewed a little. The wolf has a family just like them and kisses his children good night after a run in the forest.

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animals, bedtime, day, discovery, fable, family, folktale, forest, night, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings, tree, verbal communication, wolf

Do like Kyla

Johnson, Angela

A little girl looks up to her older sister Kyla. Anything Kyla does, her little sister mimics. Her adoration for her sister is evident from waking up to bedtime.

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activities, affection, bedtime, body parts, books, clothing, exercise, family, food, friendship, nutrition, parents, reading, relationship, seasons, self esteem, sequence, shopping, siblings, snow, verbal communication, walking, winter

Good night sam

Gay, Marie-Louise

Sam and Stella lay down to go to sleep, but Sam can't fall asleep without his dog Fred. Stella gets up to help him find his dog. They look everywhere before giving up and going back to bed. They find Fred asleep in Sam's bed!

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animals, bedtime, critical thinking, dog, family, fear, feelings, moon, night, siblings, sleep, stress management, verbal communication

Who's in my bed?

Piers, Helen

A donkey is tired and wants to go to sleep but he finds a pig inside his stable. The pig says that he is there because there is someone in his pigsty. The donkey goes to the pigsty and finds the dog there. The dog is in the pigsty because the hen is in his basket. A mouse is in the henhouse because a beetle is sitting in his mousehole. Does the donkey ever get to sleep?

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animals, bedtime, beetle, chicken, dog, donkey, farm, insects, mouse, night, pig, problem solving, sequence, sleep, sounds

The tooth fairy meets El Raton Perez

Lainez, Rene Colato

The Tooth Fairy and El Raton Perez see their signal for a new tooth. When they get to the house, they meet each other for the first time. They start fighting over whose tooth it is which causes the tooth to fly across the room. The tooth lands in the bookshelf. El Raton Perez can't climb up and the Tooth Fairy can't fit in small places. They decide to work together and share the tooth.

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american, author's note, bedtime, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fairy, language, moon, mouse, multicultural, night, problem solving, sleep, spanish, teeth, travel, verbal communication

No! No! No!

Rockwell, Anne

It's been a terrible day and nothing has gone this young child's way. Fortunately, Mom knows just what to do and reads a bedtime story which helps the young boy fall asleep.

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anger, baby, bedtime, books, caring, family, feelings, frustration, parents, rain, sadness, sleep, storytelling, weather

Buenas noches luna

Brown, Margaret Wise

A small rabbit is getting ready to go to bed. He says goodnight to everything he can see. Each page grows darker and darker until the rabbit falls asleep. (Written in Spanish)

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animals, baby, bear, bedtime, cat, cow, family, language, moon, mouse, multicultural, night, parents, rabbit, spanish

Grandpa, is everything black bad?

Holman, Sandy Lynne

Montsho struggles with the dark color of his skin. Everything around him that is black is considered bad. Thankfully, Muntsho's grandfather teaches him to appreciate his black skin by telling him stories about his African heritage.

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activities, africa, african, african american, animals, bedtime, colors, confusion, death, discrimination, egypt, emotions, friendship, glasses, grandparents, greek, history, identity, instruments, inventions, language, playing, pride, relationship, rhythm, royalty, self esteem, sounds, storytelling, television, traditions, understanding, witches

In my momma's kitchen

Nolen, Jerdine

A young girl's fondest memories happen in her momma's kitchen. Achievements, family, stories, cooking and love are all celebrated in the kitchen. Great-Aunt Caroline, corn-pudding time and nighttime serenades are a few of the special moments in this loving family.

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accomplishment, african american, animals, bedtime, cat, celebration, cooking, dancing, easter, family, food, friendship, garden, grandparents, holidays, instruments, love, multicultural, music, parents, relationship, school, self esteem, sleep, song, walking, wedding

The boy who wouldn't go to bed

Cooper, Helen

Not wanting to go to sleep, a little boy rides away in his car to find someone to stay up and play with him all night. As the determined little boy drives off, he encounters exciting things such as a lion and a parade of soldiers. After searching for someone to play with him, the little boy finds someone who is still awake.

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animals, assertiveness, bedtime, car, conflict resolution, disobedience, family, imagination, instruments, moon, music, night, parade, play, shadows, sizes, sleep, train, transportation

A child's good morning book

Brown, Margaret Wise

As they awake in the morning, animals and plants go through a series of interesting activities.

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animals, bedtime, bee, day, environment, feelings, goat, happiness, horse, insects, morning, plants, rabbit, sheep, sleep, squirrel, sun, time, verbal communication

The moon jumpers

Udry, Janice May

A group of children, who call themselves the moon jumpers, love to play outside at night under the moon. They dance, play tag, make a camp and pretend they are on an island. When their mother calls them in to go to sleep, they dream of tomorrow's sun.

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bedtime, camping, dancing, dreams, exercise, island, jumping, moon, night, nonverbal communication, play, running, sleep, sun, verbal communication

Midnight moon

Watson, Clyde

This book tells children that when they fall asleep, the sandman takes them to visit the man in the moon. Sandman tells stories of all the wonderful things he has seen on earth. Then the children go back to their beds.

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bedtime, critical thinking, moon, night, nonverbal communication, sleep, storytelling, verbal communication

Go to sleep, nicholas joe

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Nicholas Joe refuses to go to bed. Instead he visits parents and children all over the United States, putting them to bed, and listening to their bedtime excuses.

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bedtime, determination, family, health, parents, sleep, storytelling, travel

Mouse tales

Lobel, Arnold

Papa Mouse is asked to tell bedtime stories to his two children.

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animals, bedtime, conflict resolution, decision making, family, imagination, mouse, parents, storytelling, verbal communication

Laura charlotte

Galbraith, Kathryn O.

Laura's mother sits close to her on the bed and tells stories full of traditions and past generations to help her fall asleep.

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affection, bedtime, family, feelings, generations, love, parents, reading, sleep, storytelling

The marvelous journey through the night

Heine, Helme

All you have to do is yawn and your sleep adventures will follow.

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adventures, assertiveness, bedtime, decision making, night, nonverbal communication, sleep, travel

I hate goodbyes

Szaj, Kathleen

Katie hates goodbyes!She would rather sing at the top of her lungs, yell at her teddy bear or wiggle her loose teeth than tell her loved ones goodbye. Her family helps her cope with goodbyes, then very soon she will be saying hellos.

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airplane, anger, bedtime, change, chicken pox, coping, family, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, illness, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, sadness, separation, teeth, toys

Amanda pig and her best friend lollipop

Van Leeuwen, Jean

Amanda and Lollipop are best friends. Lollipop is very shy and will only speak to Amanda. The two friends share secrets, dolls, and their childhood. Amanda and Lollipop have very different personalities that compliment each other. Amanda is very vocal and excited, whereas Lollipop is very shy and quiet.

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activities, animals, baby, bedtime, caring, companion, cooperation, differences, dolls, friendship, opposites, pig, secrets, self esteem, shyness, support, verbal communication

Sleep book

Seuss, Dr.

This book encourages children to fall asleep. It describes how everyone else is sleeping and that the reader should sleep too.

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bedtime, relaxation, rhyme, sleep

A-hunting we will go!

Kellogg, Steven

As it gets close to bedtime, a brother and sister gather up their animal friends and go on an adventure because they do not want to go to sleep. They go hunting for more friends and fun and travel through woods and across an ocean. As the children and animals get sleepy, they return home to take a bath, brush their teeth, and put on their pajamas. The words of the story are set to the classic children's tune A-Hunting we will go.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, cleanliness, clothing, family, fox, friendship, giraffe, goose, happiness, health, hunting, kangaroo, moose, music, parents, preparation, reading, rhyme, siblings, sleep, song, teeth, weasel, whale

Jungle walk

Tafuri, Nancy

After reading a book on jungle animals, a little boy falls asleep and dreams of the animals he read about.

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animals, bedtime, books, dreams, jungle, reading, sleep

A bedtime story

Fox, Mem

Polly has a room filled with books but does not know how to read. With her stuffed animal, Bed Rabbit, Polly interrupts her parents' reading time for a bedtime story.

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affection, bedtime, books, family, hygiene, love, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, routine, teeth, toys

What!Cried granny: An almost bedtime story

Lum, Kate

It is Patrick's first time to sleep over at Granny's house. When it is time for him to go to bed, Patrick tells his Granny that he does not have a bed, so Granny chops down some trees for wood and makes him a bed. Patrick then tells his Granny that he did not have a pillow at her house, so Granny collected feathers from her chickens and made him a pillow. Granny also has to make Patrick a blanket and teddy bear, but by the time she is finished, it is morning.

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animals, bedtime, chicken, dog, family, frustration, grandparents, hard work, night, preparation, sewing, sheep, sleep, tools, tree

Nightdances

Skofield, James

A little boy is awakened by the sounds of the night. He goes outside with his parents and enjoys the night by dancing with nature until he gets tired and goes back to bed.

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bedtime, dancing, exercise, family, fear, feelings, five senses, hearing, nature, night, nonverbal communication, parents, play, poetry, rhythm, sleep

Starry night

Spohn, David

Nate, Matt, and their dad go camping. The three enjoy the stars and each other's company. They stoke the fire and settle down for the chilly night.

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astronomy, bedtime, camping, family, feelings, fire, happiness, night, parents, recreation, siblings, sleep, stars

What dads can't do

Wood, Douglas

Throughout the day, a dad shows his love for his son by showing him things that he can't do alone such as pitching a baseball very fast, reading a book to himself, fishing alone, and winning at cards.

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activities, baseball, bedtime, books, camping, car, careers, caring, cooking, family, fear, feelings, fishing, food, games, hygiene, love, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, recreation, sleep, sports, transportation

Rhymes for annie rose

Hughes, Shirley

More than twenty rhymes tell about the daily life and activities of a young girl named Annie Rose. The playful poems cover several topics including animals, people, seasons, routines and adventures that children love.

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adventures, animals, bedtime, behavior, birds, boat, body parts, clothing, counting, cow, dancing, day, dog, dolls, dreams, food, friendship, games, garden, imagination, mice, moon, morning, nature, neighbors, night, numbers, playing, poetry, presents, rain, rhyme, sand, sea, seasons, sheep, snow, summer, sun, toys, tree, water, weather, winter

Ma dear's aprons

McKissack, Patricia C.

David Earl knows what day of the week it is by the color of Ma Dear's aprons. She wears a different apron each day to reflect the day's chores. Ma Dear is a single, hard-working mother from the South that creates a loving home for her son.

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african american, bath, bedtime, child care, church, cleanliness, clothing, colors, Days of The Week, death, goal setting, multicultural, stress management, verbal communication, working mother

Ten, nine, eight

Bang, Molly

While counting backwards from ten to one, a father and his daughter get ready for bedtime.

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african american, bedtime, counting, family, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, sleep

Bedtime monster (A dormir, pequeno monstruo!)

Burnell, Heather

A little boy doesn't want to go to bed. He whines. He cries. He throws a tantrum. He begins to grow a tail. What? A tail? It's true! This little boy is not only acting like a monster, he turns into one! He growls a scary growl. He grows long hair and sharp claws. But, his parents know what to do. They calmly cuddle, rock, and sing to him. Here is a monster you might actually want to snuggle with as bedtime draws near.

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bedtime, change, emotions, family, feelings, growing up, growth, language, monster, parents, sadness, spanish

Stars for sarah

Turner, Ann

Sarah cannot fall asleep because she is worried about what her life will be like when her family moves to their new house. Sarah's mother comes to her room to comfort and reassure her.

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bedtime, change, conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, verbal communication, worry

Bed bouncers

Knutson, Kimberly

Two young children become bed bouncers in a fantasy through the sky. They see the moon, the stars, and friends from other lands. The kids return home to wait for their next bed bouncing adventure.

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adventures, bedtime, exercise, fantasy, moon, multicultural, nonverbal communication, stars, travel

I love you stinky face

McCourt, Lisa

A mother explains to her child how she would love her child no matter how the child smelled or what she looked like. The child's imagination creates an ugly, sick, terrible, and scary monster that the mother says she still loves.

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alien, alligator, animals, ape, bath, bedtime, birthday, dinosaur, family, insects, love, monsters, night, parents, skunk, smell, swamp, verbal communication

Maggie and the monster

Winthrop, Elizabeth

Every night a monster comes into Maggie's room and messes it up. Maggie asks the monster what she wants and the monster tells Maggie that she is looking for her mother. Maggie helps the monster find her mother in the hall closet.

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bedtime, conflict resolution, family, helping, lost, mischief, monsters, night, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, verbal communication

Flashlight

James, Betsy

Marie is afraid of the dark while she is sleeping over at her grandparent's house. Her grandpa gives her a flashlight to become familiar with her surroundings and to overcome her fear.

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bedtime, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, light, night, sleep, verbal communication

Wind says goodnight

Rydell, Katy

A child is having a hard time going to sleep. The wind must convince all of the night creatures to go to sleep. The moon is loud and eventually stops glowing. It begins to rain and finally it is time to rest.

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animals, bedtime, birds, conflict resolution, grasshopper, insects, moon, rain, refusal skills, sleep, weather, wind

Mommy go away

Jonell, Lynne//Mathers, Petra

Christopher is tired of his mommy telling him what to do. Christopher tells his mommy to go away. Suddenly, mommy shrinks to the size of a toy and he sends her away on a toy boat in his bathtub. After Mommy's scary adventure, she realizes that it is rough being little.

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adventures, anger, bath, bedtime, boat, change, conflict resolution, fear, feelings, hygiene, imagination, love, manners, sizes, toys, verbal communication, water

It's about time, jesse bear

Carlstrom, Nancy White

Jesse Bear tells of his adventures of his day from start to finish. He tells his adventures through songs. Jesse Bear gets sick and must stay in bed to get better. Mama Bear comes in to put Jesse Bear to bed for the night and tells him to rest up for adventures tomorrow.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, day, family, illness, love, parents, rhyme, song, verbal communication

What's the matter with carruthers?

Marshall, James

Carruthers, the bear, is in a very grumpy mood and has been for days. His two friends notice it and try to cheer him up. Finally they realize Carruthers is tired and should have been asleep for the winter, so they help him go to bed.

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bedtime, critical thinking, feelings, friendship, helping, hibernation, moods, nonverbal communication, seasons, sleep, winter

First words and pictures

Salt, Jane//Hawksley, Gereard

A baby has many new things to see and touch at the supermarket. At home, it is time to unload the groceries and make dinner.

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animals, baby, bedtime, birds, clothing, community, exercise, family, food, growing up, insects, market, nutrition, parents, pets, preparation, recreation, shopping, siblings, sleep, toys, transportation, worm

Everything to spend the night

Paul, Ann Whitford

A little girl packs her bag full of things she will need for an overnight at her grandparents. She brings, snacks, toys, clothes, a toothbrush, and many other things A through Z. She does forget one very important thing, her pajamas. She borrows some from her grandfather and says I love you!

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alphabet, animals, bedtime, body parts, cat, clothing, dancing, exercise, family, five senses, food, games, grandparents, imagination, love, music, night, nutrition, pretend, rhyme, teeth, toys

Five bad boys, billy que and the dustdobbin

Patron, Susan

Billy Que learns an important lesson from the dustbobbin under his bed. Billy learns to think before he speaks.

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assertiveness, bedtime, cleanliness, conflict resolution, friendship, height, presents, stress management

Poinsettia and the firefighters

Bond, Felicia

Poinsettia becomes afraid her first night alone in her new room because it is dark and there are many strange noises. She spots a fire outside her window and the firefighters become her nighttime friends.

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bedtime, fear, fire, friendship, night

50 below zero

Munsch, Robert

Jason is repeatedly awakened from the noises his father makes when he is sleep walking. The last straw is when he finds him outside in the snow with only his pajamas on.

City rhythms

Grifalconi, Ann

Jimmy's dad talks about keeping up with the rhythm of the city, but Jimmy doesn't understand what his dad means until the end of the summer when Jimmy makes the city rhythms his own.

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activities, african american, bedtime, community, family, five senses, multicultural, parents, rhythm, seasons, summer

Faraway drums

Kroll, Virginia

Jamila has the important responsibility of watching her little sister when their mom goes to work. While trying to ignore unfamiliar creepy sounds, Jamila comforts her sister and herself by recalling their grandmother's stories about their native homeland, Africa.

And if the moon could talk

Banks, Kate

A young child gets ready for bed. Her father reads her a book, and her mother tucks her into bed. Soon, she is fast asleep and dreaming. The moon watches from outside as the world prepares for nightfall.

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animals, beach, bedtime, boat, books, crab, desert, donkey, dreams, family, fire, five senses, lion, lizard, moon, night, parents, rabbit, reading, sleep, stars, storytelling, wind

All about you

Anholt, Catherine//Anholt, Laurence

Everyone is different, no one is quite the same. Discover all about you!How do you feel today?Are you hungry?Each time it's a new story.

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amphibians, animals, bat, bath, bear, bedtime, birds, camel, cat, celebration, cleanliness, climbing, cow, dancing, dog, donkey, duck, exercise, family, feelings, fish, food, frog, goat, goose, gorilla, grandparents, happiness, hygiene, jumping, library, mole, monkey, moose, nutrition, ox, parents, party, picnic, pool, running, sadness, school, seal, sheep, siblings, skipping, sleep, sliding, snail, walrus, whale, wolf, zoo

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