RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY
Joose, Barbara M.
Mama, Do You Love Me?
A child living in the arctic learns
that her mother’s love is
unconditional. (JJF JOO)
Krauss, Ruth
Goodnight, Goodnight, Sleepy-
head
In simple rhyming text, a child says
goodnight to the things around
her.
(JJF Krauss Toddler)
McBratney, Sam
Guess How Much I Love You?
Little Nutbrown Hare declares the
breadth of his love for Big
Nutbrown Hare, but he is always
outdone by the bigger hare’s love.
(JJF McBratney Toddler)
Murphy, Jill.
Peace At Last.
Mr. Bear spends the night search-
ing for enough peace and quiet to
go to sleep. (JJF Murphy)
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Rathman, Peggy.
Good Night Gorilla.
When the zookeeper makes his
nighttime rounds, one mischievous
gorilla steals his keys and follows him,
releasing the other animals from their Bed Time Stories:
cages one by one….Practically
wordless, the book tells a delightful Picture Books
going-to-bed story. JJF & Toddler
(JJF Rathman)
Ross, Michael.
Snug as a Bug
Illustrations and short rhyming verses
portray bedtime rituals, from stories
to goodnight kisses, of various bugs
as they settle down in a branch, an
old cap, or under a rock and head to
dream land.
(JJF Ross)
Yolen, Jane.
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
Mother and child ponder the
different ways a dinosaur can say
goodnight from slamming his tail and
pouting to giving a big hug and a kiss.
(JJF Yolen)
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2007
BEDTIME STORIES: SWEET DREAMS
Asch, Frank
Good Night, Baby Bear
As winter approaches, Mother
Bear must bring a snack, a drink,
and finally the moon to her cub
before he can go to sleep.
(JJF ASC)
Ashman, Linda
Sailing Off to Sleep
Bedtime for a little one brings an
imaginary journey to the North
Pole to cuddle and play with the
many animals there.
(JJF Ashman)
Brown, Margaret Wise
The Big Red Barn
Rhymed text and illustrations
introduce the many different
animals that live in the big red
barn. (JJF Brown)
Brown, Margaret Wise
Goodnight Moon
A rabbit says goodnight to every-
thing in his bedroom in this favorite
bedtime story. (JJF Brown)
Hoban, Russell
Bedtime for Francis
Francis has trouble going to sleep be-
cause of frightening sounds and ob-
jects that may be going to get her.
(JJF Hoban)
Brown, Margaret Wise Hutchins, Pat
The Runaway Bunny Good-night, Owl!
A little rabbit who wants to run away tells Because all of the other animals’
his mother how he will escape, but she is noises keep him from sleeping,
always right behind him; even if he changes Owl watches for a chance to take
into a fish, she will become a fisherman
fishing with a carrot. his revenge. (JJF Hutchins Tod-
(JJF Brown) dler)
Butler, John
While You Were Sleeping
In this counting book, Daisy's mother tells
her of the many animals in the world who
swim and play and fly while Daisy is asleep,
from one tiger hunting in the jungle to ten
penguins jumping out of the icy sea.
(JJF Butler)
Davis, Katie
I Hate to Go to Bed
Convinced that her parents are having a
party after she goes to bed, a little girl de-
vises several plans to find out what she is
missing. (JJF Davis)
Fox, Mem
Six Sleepy Bears
When winter comes, six sleepy bears are
rhymed to sleep by Mother Bear.
(JJF FOX)