Five children's picture books perfect for bedtime
If you've got young kids, you know that one of the best parts of the day is when they're sleeping. Helping them get there, by reading aloud to them, is pretty great too.
Good material for bedtime combines a calming story, imaginative illustrations that hold your kids' attention, and characters that don't annoy you (so you don't mind reading the book again and again). Of course, you could just read Lawrence Martin's Harperland: The Politics of Control to them, but they might have nightmares.
Here's a quick list of five board books that I and my eight-month-old son have enjoyed together.
1. A Book of Sleep
Author and illustrator: Il Sung Na
Publisher: Random House
2. The Goodnight Train
Author: June Sobel
Illustrator: Laura Huliska-Beith
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
3. The House in the Night
Author: Susan Marie Swanson
Illustrator: Beth Krommes
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
4. Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody
Author and illustrator: Michael Rex
Publisher: Penguin
5. Sweet Dreams Lullaby
Author and illustrator: Betsy Snyder
Publisher: Random House
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