DragonFly's Book Suggestions

10 Bedtime Books We've Been Reading  Reading books helps create a routine before bedtime: hearing the comfort of a parent's voice with the lull of rhythmic reading, cuddling close to a slower heart-beat all reminds their bodies that it is time to fall asleep. I like having approximately 4-10 books near the child's bed that they can choose from. We typically read three different books plus our last book, which is our prayer book: Good Night, God.  We then sing our goodnight song "Jesus Loves Me" and turn off the light. Any book can become a bedtime book; however, books about sleeping, prayer or love can lend to better bedtime book choices. These are our favorite books for this age range, starting with the ones we first read that our daughter still loves, to the newest ones she most recently enjoys. 1. Good Night, God  by Ginger Swift, illustrated by Daniela Sosa. Cottage Door Press published 2018. Ages Newborn to 5 We were gifted this book twice, by two different f...

      At bedtime, I asked my daughter how to say "fish." She signed fish next to her mouth. I thought she had picked it up that way since we ate tuna fish from a can for lunch that day. The next day she pulled this book off the shelf again and I realized that she had signed fish next to her mouth because the bear had a fish in its mouth.      Two years ago when my husband and I visited Arches National Park we stopped in at the Visitor Center and this book caught my eye because of the beautiful pictures. Those same eye-catching pages are what draws and keeps my almost-two-year-old's attention. She loves finding the hidden animals on the pages and laughs at the squirrel on the very last page. This is a good book for "Where's the ____?" and "What's that called?" type questions. I like that the boy goes to the far reaches of the earth through different biomes and the pictures become full panoramic images when the boy starts seeing instead of only l...