Best bedtime picture books

Hardback

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

Tom Gauld

A whimsical modern fairy tale from internationally renowned cartoonist, Tom Gauld.

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Hardback

Big Hedgehog and Little Hedgehog Take an Evening Stroll

Britta Teckentrup

One of the masters of children’s picture books returns with a simple and lovely story about taking one’s time. Teckentrup’s spacious, textured collages, brushed with soft color and populated by…

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Paperback

Charlie and Lola: I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed

Lauren Child

A classic Charlie and Lola bedtime story from Children’s Laureate Lauren Child.

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Board book

Where is the Green Sheep?

Mem Fox, Judy Horacek (illus.)

Here is the blue sheep, and here is the red sheep. Here is the bath sheep, and here is the bed sheep. But where is the green sheep?

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Board book

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

At bedtime, the little gorilla cleverly grabs the zookeeper’s keys and frees a parade of animals to follow the keeper home to bed. The zookeeper’s wife returns them all–or does…

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Paperback

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

Presents the story of Max’s adventures when he sails away to the land where the wild things. This book is the winner of the Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished…

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Board book

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

First published in hardcover by Viking, 2005.

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Board book

Owl Babies

Martin Waddell, Patrick Benson (illus.)

Three baby owls wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone, so they sit on a branch and wait. Darkness gathers…

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Hardback

Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker

A bedtime book for settling down preschool-aged truck lovers–a godsend for parents of rambunctious boys!

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Board book

Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes

H and Fox, M Oxenbury

From two of the most gifted picture book creators of our time, here is a celebration of babies and the joy they bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world!

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Board book

Baby Bedtime

Mem Fox

A lullaby to babies everywhere, Baby Bedtime is a lyrical tribute to the love inspired by the little people in our lives.

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

Board book

The Going to Bed Book

Sandra Boynton

Perfect as a gift for new babies or insecure new parents, this bestselling board book and blanket is a must have for Boynton fans.

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Board book

Good Night Sleep Tight

Mem Fox

Already a bestseller as a picture book, Good Night, Sleep Tight from Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, the creators of Australia’s bestseller, Where is the Green Sheep? is now a…

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown

This gentle bedtime story, which has lulled generations of children to sleep, is the perfect first book to share at bedtime.

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Board book

Kissed by the Moon

Alison Lester

Part poem, part lullaby, this gentle story celebrates a baby’s wonder at our beautiful world.

In stock at 7 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 7 shops

Board book

Birds

Kevin Henkes

In what the New York Times Book Review calls a perfect book, a little girl watches birds from her window and dreams she can fly. A board book edition of…

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Best bedtime picture books

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

Big Hedgehog and Little Hedgehog Take an Evening Stroll

Charlie and Lola: I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed

Where is the Green Sheep?

Good Night, Gorilla

Where the Wild Things Are

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Owl Babies

Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes

Baby Bedtime

The Going to Bed Book

Good Night Sleep Tight

Goodnight Moon

Kissed by the Moon

Birds