Books for Preschool - 2nd Grade

Books for Bedtime

JE/APPELT
Appelt, Kathi - Bubba and Beau Go Night-Night
After a big day of running errands, Baby Bubba and his puppy Beau are still not ready to go to bed.

JE/ARNOLD
Arnold, Marsha Diane - Roar of a Snore
Disturbed by a deafening snore, Jack wakes up his family in search of the noisy culprit.

JE/BERGSTROM
Bergstrom, Gunilla - Good Night, Alfie Atkins
Alfie Atkins doesn't want to go to sleep, so his patient Daddy tries to accommodate him.

JE/BROWN
Brown, Margaret Wise - Goodnight Moon
With its quiet poetry and gentle illustrations, families have been saying goodnight with this classic bedtime story for 60 years.

JE/FREEDMAN
Freedman, Claire - Good Night, Sleep Tight
Archie can't sleep, so his Grandma shows him all of the special bedtime things that she used to do for Archie's mom.

JE/HAGUE
Hague, Kathleen - Good Night, Fairies
This book describes all of the special jobs that fairies do while we are sleeping.

JE/LEWIS
Lewis, Kim - Good Night, Harry
Harry has had his bath and is ready for bed, but he can't fall asleep. Maybe his friends can help him.

JE/MAYER
Mayer, Mercer - There's an Alligator Under My Bed
Our young hero must convince the alligator under his bed to follow the bait and move into the garage—where he belongs!

JE/MORTENSEN
Mortensen, Denise Dowling - Good Night, Engines
Vehicles big and small go to sleep in this bedtime story for young engine lovers.

JE/MURPHY
Murphy, Jill - Peace at Last
Mr. Bear's noisy family is keeping him awake, so he searches for a quiet spot to asleep.

JE/RATHMANN
Rathmann, Peggy - Good Night, Gorilla
It's bedtime at the zoo, but all of the animals follow the zookeeper home—to sleep at his house!

JE/WILSON
Wilson, Karma - Bear Snores On
While bear snores the winter away, animals from the woods stop by his cave to warm up.

Prepared by Kelly Pocci, August 2007