Baby Bedtime

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Amelia Bedelia is sure she will love everything about Valentine’s Day.

The sweet surprises
Cards to give and receive
A party at school
A big, long family hug

Amelia Bedelia can’t wait.
What could be better?
Valentine’s Day!
Hooray for Valentine’s Day!

About the Author

Herman Parish is the nephew of Amelia Bedelia’s creator, Peggy Parish, and the author of fourteen books about Amelia Bedelia, the grown-up. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Dream of purple twilight skies,
a bedtime kiss from butterflies.
caterpillars in cocoons
are tucked in tight beneath the moon.

This peaceful and imaginative picture book invites a bunny—tucked snugly in bed—to dream of comforting scenes from nature’s bedtime. Each spread reveals a delightful dreamscape for children to imagine as they drift off to the lulling rhyming text. From the talented author-illustrator of Haiku Baby—which was selected as a CCBC Choices 2009 title—and Have You Ever Tickled a Tiger? comes the perfect bedtime read for young boys and girls! More Details

Twilight fades and we’re ready for a little cherub rock. Smashing Pumpkins will always be known for shimmering pop and crunchy rock.

Their lyrics reflect a mind awash in its own dreams. Tonight, tonight it’s time for a dream, Siamese or otherwise. This album is going to be the soundtrack that lulls your little space boy or girl into the arms of sleep. More Details

When a charming polar bear cub climbs into bed one night, she asks her Mama a very important question–one that little "human cubs" often wonder about, too: "Where did I come from?"

As Mama bear tucks her youngest cub under the quilts, she gently, tenderly, and reassuringly communicates the message loving parents everywhere (bears and non-bears alike) want their little ones to hear: "We wanted you very, very much, and we are so very glad because–"God gave us you."

Perfect for bedtime, naptime, storytime or anytime, God Gave Us You provides a valuable opportunity to build children’s self-esteem every day and assure each one that he or she truly is a welcomed, precious, and treasured gift from the Lord. More Details

BARNYARD MAYHEM disrupts a quiet Christmas Eve in this ingenious stocking stuffer.
Farmer Ben has wrapped his presents, and all he wants is sleep.  But then the ruckus begins.  As each of his noisy, insomniac farm animals, from chicken, to pig, to sheep, to cow, files into the farmhouse, Farmer Ben finds he has no room left to rest his head.  From the creator of the popular Too Many Bunnies and Flip Flop Bop comes another fun-filled die-cut delight, just in time for Christmas!

Review from Amazon.com
The first time you listen to this disc you will undoubtedly be transported directly back to your childhood. Charles Schulz’s Peanuts characters will go toe-tapping and funky-dancing through your mind’s eye. Play it a few more times, though (ignoring the dialogue snippets, if you can), and you will begin to truly revel in Guaraldi’s wonderful, humorous, deep piano playing. You’ll hear why he’s such an influence on new age ivory tickler George Winston, but you’ll also realize that Winston’s holiday music never quite sparkles with the underlying passion, and humor, that twinkles in these grooves. Buy it for the nostalgia–keep it because it will remain one of the most enchanting albums in your holiday collection. –Michael Ruby
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