Time to Sleep: Twelve Favourite Picture Books about Bedtime

Snuggling down and reading a story together at bedtime is one of the best parts of the day! A cosy snuggle in bed on a wintry night with a good book to chat about is one of life’s small luxuries. It’s also something to be grateful for now that grandparents, aunts and uncles and other special people in littlies lives can visit again and be a “guest reader” in the nightly routine.

We’ve written before about how bedtime reading can set children up for a lifetime of good habits; as well as what happens to  kids’ brains when they listen to a story and how re-reading a favourite book, before sleep, can help preschoolers learn more words .

All the better if the book itself is about bedtime, with a soothing end which encourages kids to settle down and drift off!

Below you’ll find a dozen of our favourite bedtime-themed picture books, from a humorous tale about a little girl trying to put her resisting Daddy to bed (Time for Bed, Daddy), to a story about an overtired little one having an end-of-the-day meltdown (Lullaby for Little One), a horsey hero who needs some comfort on stormy nights (Noni the Pony), and a journey which ends with a satisfying snuggle and sleep (This & That).

Click on the covers below for more information about each book.