A fourth Boynton bedtime book. It's a little longer than the rest in case you have a kid who takes a while to settle down. The first four stories/lullabies are the strongest, with the last three flagging a little as sleep finally nears. ( )

Snoozers is a book about falling asleep. This book has seven very short bedtime stories for lively little kids. It describes several animals who are very sleepy until it's time to take a nap. They don't like taking naps, so they fight it until they can no longer stay awake.

I think this would be a good book to read to young children in the classroom right before nap time. Not only would reading help them relax, but reading a book about being sleepy might help them to unwind enough to fall asleep. It has lines that the listener reads in order to let them participate in the story and keep their attention.

To tie this book into the classroom routine, I would have the children lay down in the nap center, and pretend to be the sleepy sheep who could no longer stay awake. I would play a night time lullaby for them after I finished reading the book until everyone fell asleep. ( )

This is a 16 page board book with seven stories in it. Two of the pages are the table of contents.

The stories are, of course, short. In fact, they are "short short", as advertized!

If your kid has moved past board books and is now well into the world of long books like Green Eggs and Ham or, dare I say it, War and Peace, this one might be a little *too* short short for him or her.

If your kid is in the target age for these books, baby or toddler, then it should be just long enough to hold his or her attention until beddybye.

The stories are typically funny, in Boynton's style. We especially like "I'm Not Tired" around here, and the silly lullaby at the end! ( )

This is a creative approach to bedtime board books, with seven short rhyming stories with cute animal pictures. The board pages are tabbed, so children who don't read yet can point to the one they want to hear, or can turn the pages to their favourite. The stories are funny, particularly for the parents, and the silly lullaby at the end was a huge hit with our three kids. These are good for toddlers and preschoolers. "Snoozers" and "Silly Lullaby" have been recorded as songs in Boynton's 2002 "Philadelphia Chickens" book and CD set. ( )