How to Make a Bedtime by Karen Blair, Meg McKinlay
Published by Candlewick Press on January 28, 2025
ISBN: 1536236055
Pages: 32
Genres: Family
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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This sweet poetic story is a celebration of bedtime routines, from a sloshy wash in the bathtub, to cloud-soft pajamas, a huggily hug, and finally a bedtime story just like this one. While the child in this story is clearly tired already, the parent (depicted as a bear), is determined to make it through the entire bedtime routine. While the bedtime routine in the story includes many activities – it did not include teeth brushing. The illustrations are exceptional – with soft sketchy layers of pastel, they feel like a warm bedtime hug. Recommended for ages birth to 4 years.

Reviewed by: Jenn Mead, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell