Candlewick Press Books~ Review & Giveaway!!

I love children's books, and Candlewick Press publishes some of the best books that I have read to my children and enjoyed. I was recently sent a few books to review, specifically books to help make bedtime a little smoother to transition into. I absolutely love the Tuck Me In! book, by Dean Hacohen & Sherry Scharscmidt. This book is so easy to read, short little story, and put together so well.
My kids love it and giggle with the page turning every time. Tuck Me In! is about different animals getting tucked into their beds with a blanket. There are 7 animals that need to get tucked in: pig, hedgehog, peacock, moose, zebra, alligator, and an elephant. With each page turning, you see the animal waiting, in their bed, to have the blanket laid over them. It is an adorable story, and at the end you ask your child if they need to be tucked in. I highly recommend this book!

Ever hear of a Bear having a sleep over? What about a bear who needs it absolutely QUIET to sleep? A Bedtime for Bear, by Bonny Becker and illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton, is a story about a Bear that has a mouse guest for the night and his troubles with being able to go to sleep. Bear has a few ritual things he does to prepare himself for a night of sleep, and once he is in bed, he wants it quiet. Well, mouse is not the quietest, even with being a mouse. His teeth brushing, humming, and saying, "Good night," was rather noisy for Bear. Mouse finds it rather interesting that Bear can hear everything, even the quietest of sounds....even from the "darkest, teeniest possible corner of the closet." Bear gets so upset, and things finally are quiet, and mouse goes to sleep. Unfortunately, it is so quiet that Bear starts to hear things, and worry! Will he be able to get back to sleep?

This is a fun story for my kids. They really liked how the Bear heard such quiet sounds, and then how the story ended with mouse helping him out. Great story, and a great read!

Do your kids interrupt you? How about interrupting when you are telling them a story? Interrupting Chicken, by David Ezra Stein, is a fun story about a Dad Chicken reading to his son, who likes to interrupt. With each story the Dad chicken reads, his son is quick to finish the story~ his own way. (It gives me a chuckle, because I know so many kids like to interrupt.) The Dad Chicken starts to get tired, so the little chicken tells him a story, and his own Dad interrupts in a very comical way.

Cute story, and it was fun to read to my kids. My kids loved how the Dad interrupted in the end.

Moon Dreams, by Ruth Martin and illustrated by Olivier Latyk, is an adventurous book about the moon. Luna is a little girl who wonders where the moon goes during the day. So, she decides to stay up each night to watch it, so she can see where the moon goes. For three nights, Luna can't keep her eyes open long enough and she drifts off to sleep. With the sound of the waves, crickets and owls, and the sound of rain, each night she is put to sleep from the sounds of the night. However, each night she has a great dream. Finally, Luna falls asleep and finds out where the moon really is.

Very cute book, and it was a great book to spark conversations with the kids about the moon, it's purpose, and more educational topics.

Poems are great for kids, for so many reasons~ educational, learning, sounds of rhythm and more! I really enjoy the Switching on the Moon book, by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters. This book has a big collection (60) of bedtime poems. My kids and I love reading through these poems, and it is fun to come to the ones I have learned as a young child, and with reading the newer ones. I love the illustrations from G. Brian Karas in this book, too! I am sure your kids will enjoy this book, too.

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This review was provided from Candlewick Press. They have provided me with books to review and information to share with my readers. I am sponsored to offer a giveaway for my readers through this review. I was given the product for my personal opinion and option to share with my readers. I was not compensated for my time or written review.