Openers:The More We Get Together
Snowflake Stretch
Night and the Candlemaker (Somary and Bartram) 3-6
A beautiful illustrated and crafted metaphor for God's Love. A treasure for adults and children alike.
Rhyme: Jack Be Nimble
Song: Love Grows
The Napping House (Audrey Wood) 2-5Repetitive verse and playful illustrations with dynamic light, make this a FUN exploration of a family nap. A delight.
FP: Five Litte Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Song: If your AWAKE and You Know It
Sweet Dreams, Maisy (Lucy Cousins) 2-4
Toddlers may follow sweet Maisy through familiar and gentle routines to bedtime. <Y..A..W...N>
Wiggler: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
FP: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Felt Board Story: The Big Dipper
Closer: Wave Goodbye Poem (Rob Reid)
More Books (from Story Time Source Page):
Toddler Read Alouds
Big Yawn by Keith Faulkner
Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed? by Barney Saltzberg -- LOVE THIS BOOK
Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea -- CROWD PLEASER
Five Ugly Monsters by Tedd Arnold
Goodnight Goodnight, Sleepyhead by Ruth Krauss
Hush, Little Ones by John Butler
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? by Bill Martin, Jr.
My Own Big Bed by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Noisy Way to Bed by Ian Whybrow
No, Monkey, No by Fiona Conboy
Seven Stars More by Kathy Mallat
Sleepy Me by Marni McGee
Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy by Denise Fleming - - NICE CHOICE
Ten in the Bed by David Ellwand
Time for Bed by Mem Fox
Tuck Me In! by Dean Hacohen -- CROWD PLEASER
Preschool Read Alouds
Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party by Bernard Waber
Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na
Caterpillow Fight by Sam McBratney
Clara Ann Cookie, Go to Bed by Harriet Ziefert
Five Monkeys Jumping On the Bed by Eileeen Christelow
Good Night, Little Monster by Helen Ketteman
Good Night, Pillow Fight by Sally Cook
Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen -- MY FAVORITE
I'm Not Sleepy by Jonathan Allen
Lllama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Mother, Mother, I Want Another by Maria Polushkin
One More Hug for Madison by Caroline Jayne Church
Shhh! Everybody's Sleeping by Julie Markes
Song of Night: It's Time to Go to Bed by Katherine Riley Nakamura
Stop Snoring, Bernard! by Zachariah Ohora -- new fun one!!
Time to Say Goodnight by Sally Lloyd-Jones
What! Cried Granny by Kate Lum
School Age Read Alouds
Boy and the Moon by James Christopher Carroll
Captain Pajamas by Bruce Whatley
Froggy Goes to Bed by Jonathan London
I Am Not Sleepy And I Will Not Go to Bed by Lauren Child
Otto Goes to Bed by Todd Parr
Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
Scaredy Squirrel At Night by Melanie Watt
Squeaky, Creaky Bed by Pat Thomson
Yawn Heard Round the World by Scott Thomas
