Best Before-Bed Read-Alouds

Have you ever stopped to consider what might be revealed in one spot over one year by twelve unique and exquisite full moons?

Sticky-gooey, jam to spread
with peanut butter smeared on bread.

A colorful riot of a bedtime story about sleepy people and animals napping in a cozy bed.

A young girl and her father take a nighttime stroll near the farm where they live to look for owls. It is a beautiful night, a moonlit winter night.

Spare, lyrical text introduces the beauty of the Arctic and its inhabitants to very young children.

Sometimes Russell is just a little bit out of step with the rest of the flock.

All the sheep are falling asleep — except Russell.

What's a sheep to do?

Russell tries everything . . . until, at last, he falls asleep.

As a little mouse tosses and turns in his bed of dried grasses, he imagines that other animals must surely have better sleeping arrangements. A bird's nest, a kangaroo's pouch, a polar bear's den — they all sound

Darkness is falling everywhere and little animals are getting sleepy, feeling cozy, and being tucked in for the night. It's time for a wide yawn, a big hug, and a snuggle down under the covers.