Comments on: Rediscovering a Bedtime Ritual

By: jennifer

jennifer — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:59:39 +0000

i decided to try a chapter book with my 5 and 6 year olds for our bedtime book. we are reading dr. doolittle. it has a picture every few chapters. they have loved it so much, great for their imagination. we read a few chapters every night and they cant wait for the next night to come.

By: jek

jek — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:41:02 +0000

I adore The Seven Silly Eaters and The Paperbag Princess! Have you seen Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole? You might like that one…Babette Cole is a hoot!

By: CathyC

CathyC — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:02:22 +0000

I love our bedtime ritual. We read books and then I have to sing a LOT, and badly. BTW, that’s a beautiful picture of you and your kids.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:55:32 +0000

I’ve been meaning to get “The Paper Bag Princess”. Along the same line is “The Princess Knight” which my daughter enjoys. I am also bothered by some of the messages with the princess stories. For one thing, when I was eagerly awaiting having kids so I could pass on the Disney videos, I didn’t realize how VIOLENT and SCARY they can be for a 3 year old. Each video has at least one really scary scene. I decided the exception was one of my favorites growing up, Cinderella…. but I can’t bring myself to let my daughter watch it. I think Disney needs to come up with some new Princess themes, like the books have!

By: jennyblakely

jennyblakely — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:03:48 +0000

I do not have any children [yet], but I do have four younger siblings, and I have spent significant time in a church nursery.

The toddlers in my nursery absolutely loved the book “Snug House, Bug House.” I love anything by Maurice Sendak, but “Chicken Soup with Rice,” is a good short, rhyming one. Also, Jane Yolen has a book entitled “How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?” which is wonderful.

For older kids, “The Mysteries of Harris Burdick,” by Chris Van Allsburg is great, and my roommate [an elementary childhood education major] used it several times in her writing lessons.

By: Corrie

Corrie — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:46:33 +0000

We have many favorites. One of them is from when I was little – “The Maggie B”

“Drummer Hoff” is great for doing accents. Sam McBratney’s books “Guess How Much I Love You” (et al), “The Flying Hockey Stick”, “A Kiss For Little Bear” and many others.

By: t in hd

t in hd — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:41:26 +0000

“Each Peach, Pair, Plum” and “Peepo” (also known as “Peek-a-boo”) both written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. They are both board books, charmingly illustrated, charmingly written in rhyme. The kids could listen to these two books a million times and I could read them a million times!

“Good night, Moon”, “The Foot Book” and “Ten Apples Up On Top” (the last two are Dr. Seuss) are also big favourites.

By: Midsummer Night

Midsummer Night — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:57:39 +0000

We read the standard ones like Good Night Moon, Where the Wild Things are and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. But my favorite has to be a little book called “A Dragon In A Wagon”. It is just a simple little book about ways to travel, but for some reason I just love it.