Category Archives: Bedtime Story
Book 278: The Bunny’s Night-Light
The Bunny’s Night-Light: A Glow in the Dark Search by Geoffrey Hayes Note: This glow-in-the-dark book should be read in a really dark room with a flashlight! This is a sweet story of a little bunny who wants a night-light. … Continue reading
Book 272: Arthur’s First Sleepover
Arthur’s First Sleepover by Marc Brown The story of Arthur’s First Sleepover seems more typical of older and braver boys rather than a first experience sleeping outside in a tent. This is a pretty exciting adventure story beginning with a … Continue reading
Book 269: Good-Night, Owl! by Pat Hutchins
Good-Night, Owl! by Pat Hutchins This book is a short book with a surprise ending. It is a story with a sequence of event,s but happily does not repeat everything that happens until near the end. Owl wants to sleep … Continue reading
Book 264: Inside, Outside Christmas
Inside, Outside Christmas by Robin Spowart This book is a cozy comfort book according to the book jacket. It really is a lovely book. Each picture tells so much, but there are only two words on each page. For instance, … Continue reading
Book 262: The Fiddler of the Northern LIghts
The Fiddler of the Northern Lights by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, illustrated by Leslie W. Bowmann The Fiddler of the Northern Lights is a mostly the story of Henry and his Grandpa who tells stories. Not until the end of the book do we … Continue reading
Book 254: Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day
Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day I Can Read Level 1 Reader by Jane O’Connor This short and highly illustrated Level 1 “I Can Read” story is simple but includes seven great vocabulary words. This is the perfect book for a class … Continue reading
Book 25: Winter Days in the Big Woods
Winter Days in the Big Woods Winter Days in the Big Woods by Laura Iingalls Wilder, illustrations based on those by Garth Brooks by Renée Graef Winter Days in the Big Woods is one in a series of My First … Continue reading
Book 244: White Owl, Barn Owl
Whtie Owl, Barn Owl White Owl, Barn Owl By Nicola Davies, illustrated by Michael Foreman White Owl, Barn Owl is a story of a young girl and her grandfather putting up a nesting box for a barn own and observing … Continue reading
Book 237: Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher by Audrey Osofsky, illustrated by Ed Young Dreamcatcher is an historically accurate story of an Ojibway family long ago, focusing on the baby. As the baby sleeps, grandmother sews, mother gathers cattails, and sister finishes weaving the web on … Continue reading
Book 234: The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson
The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, pictures by Beth Krommes Caldecott Medal Book The House in the Night is a wonderful and adventurous story that is completely illustrated in black, gray, white, and gold. The print is … Continue reading
Book 232: The Night of the Fireflies by K.B. Winnick
The Night of the Fireflies by Karen B. Winnick, illustrated by Yoriko Ito Children in Japan see fireflies once per year, and this story is about that event. Long ago children in Japan saw fireflies all the time, but now … Continue reading
Book 204: Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling
The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling Free online story: http://www.online-literature.com/poe/165/ (wait a minute and the full story will appear) The version of The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling that I read was the NOOK version, for free. There are many … Continue reading














































































































