Best bedtime books on Reddit

163 reviews from r/daddit, r/AskUK, r/childrensbooks and 2 more subreddits

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#1

Julia Donaldson

5.0
(12)
"Anything by Julia Donaldson. Everything she does is pure gold and a pleasure to read."
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"All Julia Donaldson."
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"Anything by julia Donaldson."
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"Anything by Julia Donaldson is a good choice."
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"Anything Julia Donaldson is pretty good in my opinion."
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"Anything by Julia Donaldson is a good choice"
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"Julia Donaldson"
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"Top picks include The Gruffalo."
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"Everything by Julia Donaldson"
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"The Gruffalo and all other Julia Donaldson books."
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#2

N/A

5.0
(12)
"We have a copy of 'The Hobbit' that has quite a bit of illustration. It's the one that never seems to get old in our house."
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"Little Blue Truck. Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Go Dog Go."
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"Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site is cute."
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"Little Blue Truck, Sandra Boynton anything."
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"Is the most fun to read as the kids want it faster each time."
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"Is awesome coz you can read it or you could clearly put a beat to it."
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"Really love Dragons love Tacos 1/2."
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"Dragons love tacos, Secret pizza party, Anything by Sandra Boynton (our faves are “hippos go berserk” and “how big is zagnod?”)"
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"Goodnight goodnight construction site has great rhythm and rhyme."
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"Goodnight, goodnight construction sight is rad."
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#3

Little Blue Truck

5.0
(8)
"Little Blue Truck series"
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"Little Blue Truck and its variations."
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"My little girl loves the Little Blue Truck books a bunch!"
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"Little blue truck is my jam."
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"Little Blue Truck. The goal for me is to sound like a rapper from the 90s when I read it."
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"Little Blue Truck series is really good."
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"My little guy loved Little Blue Truck and Car Car Truck Jeep, and Llama Llama Red Pajama which were all board books but a bit longer."
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"Favorites at that age and all board books."
#4

Dr. Seuss

5.0
(7)
"I like to read her some of the simpler Suess books too, like Oh The Thinks You Can Think."
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"Any Dr. Seuss was always popular."
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"My daughter's a big all time fan of Fox in Socks"
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"Fox in Socks by Suess"
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"Really all of dr Seuss."
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"My daughter was a dr. Seuss and Disney little golden book addict."
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"Dr. Suess books are always a winner"
#5

Sandra Boynton

5.0
(5)
"Dinosnores by Sandra Boynton is one of my son's faves."
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"Sandra Boynton books"
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"We loved The Very Cranky Bear and anything Sandra Boynton of course!"
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"Can't go wrong with stuff written by Sandra Boynton."
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"Anything by Sandra Boynton - family faves: Dinosnores."
#6

Jon Klassen

5.0
(4)
"Jon Klassen books - especially I Want My Hat Back."
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"Any of the Jon Klassen books."
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"Anything by Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett, or Rubin/Salmieri are great and have lasted years."
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"I want my hat back by jon klassen."
#7

Mo Willems

5.0
(4)
"I like reading the pigeon books from Mo Willems."
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"Any Mo Willems books (Pigeon, Elephant & Piggie, Unlimited Squirrels)"
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"Anything by Mo Williams for fun and for inspiration."
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"My kids (4 and 1.5) really like the pigeon books by Mo Willems."
#8

Dragons Love Tacos

5.0
(3)
"Dragons Love Tacos"
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"And Dragons love Tacos"
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"Dragons love tacos. There are 2 of them."
#9

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

5.0
(3)
"Hungry Caterpillar"
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"The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
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"I loved as a kid ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’"
#10

Peter Brown

5.0
(3)
"The Wild Robot series by Peter Brown is so enjoyable."
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"The Wild Robot series by Peter Brown is so enjoyable."
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"The Wild Robot series by Peter Brown is so enjoyable, plus you'd be getting ahead of the movie!"
#11

Roald Dahl

5.0
(3)
"I think any Roald Dahl could be a great choice."
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"Any Roald Dahl, and before they ruin it!"
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"Anything by Roald Dahl"
#12

Giles Andrae

5.0
(3)
"I wanted to add Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andrae."
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"Giraffes can't dance."
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"Great story and very rhythmic."
#13

Mac Barnett

5.0
(3)
"I highly recommend Mac B Spy Kid by the fantastic Mac Barnett."
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"I highly recommend Mac B Spy Kid by the fantastic Mac Barnett."
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"I highly recommend Mac B Spy Kid by the fantastic Mac Barnett."
#14

Pout Pout Fish

5.0
(3)
"I love Pout Pout Fish!"
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"Pout pout fish"
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"Pout Pout Fish is amazing. I do voices reading it."
#15

The Wonky Donkey

5.0
(3)
"The Wonky Donkey series!"
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"The Wonky Donkey (a great rhyme-time silly book)"
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"The Wonky Donkey series are always a big hit"
#16

Little Critter

4.7
(3)
"Little Critter books."
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"He also still enjoys the 'Little Critter' books."
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"All of the Little Critter series. Mom saved these back from my childhood and my daughter loves to pick out her favorites from the stack."
#17

Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site

5.0
(2)
"“Goodnight goodnight construction site”"
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"Goodnight goodnight construction site!"
#18

Sam McBratney

5.0
(2)
"Guess how much I love you in the autumn - Sam McBratney."
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"Guess how much I love you by Sam mcbratney."
#19

Goodnight Moon

5.0
(2)
"Good Night Moon"
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"Goodnight Moon"
#20

Guess How Much I Love You

5.0
(2)
"Guess How Much I Love You"
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"Guess How Much I Love You"
#21

Frog and Toad

5.0
(2)
"I loved reading the Frog and Toad books to my kids when they were that age."
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"Not far from the frog an toad series - pick those up and you’ll get some longevity from them"
#22

Gruffalo

5.0
(2)
"Gruffalo series!"
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"We still love the gruffallo at 4,5yo."
#23

Hervé Tullet

5.0
(2)
"Press Here by Hervé Tullet is so much fun."
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"Similar vein - Press Here by Hervé Tullet."
#24

Giraffes Can't Dance

5.0
(2)
"Giraffes Can't Dance (find the cricket on every page)"
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"Giraffes can’t dance"
#25

B.J. Novak

5.0
(2)
"The Book with no Pictures by BJ Novak."
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"The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak is still pretty popular."
#26

I Want My Hat Back

5.0
(2)
"Its a brilliant one for kids and adults and my 2 year old has loved it since 6 months old"
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"I Want My Hat Back"
#27

I Love You Stinky Face

5.0
(2)
"I LOVE YOU STINKY FACE."
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"I love you stinky face"
#28

A.A. Milne

5.0
(2)
"Winnie the Pooh, by AA Milne."
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"My son's 4 and we just started reading the original Winnie the Pooh books."
#29

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

5.0
(1)
"The Tiger came to Tea"
#30

Winnie the Pooh

5.0
(1)
"Winnie the Pooh Stories and Poems."
#31

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

5.0
(1)
"‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’"
#32

Harold and the Purple Crayon

5.0
(1)
"Harold and the Purple Crayon"
#33

Hazy Dell Press

5.0
(1)
"[https://hazydellpress.com/collections/monsterseries/products/hazy-dell-press-5-book-gift-set](https://hazydellpress.com/collections/monsterseries/products/hazy-dell-press-5-book-gift-set) All the World Du Iz Tak Some Bugs & Some Pets Of the Things You Will Be & Day Dreamers & Dream Animals The Princess and the Pony You are Stardust The Hike: (Nature Book for Kids, Outdoors-Themed Picture"
#34

Little Bear

5.0
(1)
"Little Bear"
#35

Made For Me

5.0
(1)
"Made For Me is a sweet dad/child one."
#36

Jabari Jumps

5.0
(1)
"Jabari Jumps"
#38

If Animals Kissed Goodnight

5.0
(1)
"If Animals Kissed Goodnight was a favorite at that age."
#39

The Snowy Day

5.0
(1)
"The Snowy Day"
#40

There's a Monster at the End of This Book

5.0
(1)
"Echoing “There’s a Monster at the End of this Book”"
#41

Don't Touch This Book

5.0
(1)
"Don’t Touch This Book"
#42

Who Pooed in My Loo

5.0
(1)
"Who Pooed in my Loo is a great one."
#43

The Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business

5.0
(1)
"Bit like the classic 'Mole who knew it was none of his business'."
#44

Construction Cat

5.0
(1)
"Construction Cat is really good!"
#45

The Monster at the End of This Book

5.0
(1)
"The monster at the end of this book : Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover!"
#46

Stuck

5.0
(1)
"'Stuck' simple short book that has been a kid favorite"
#47

Down by the Bay

5.0
(1)
"Down by the Bay illustrated song by Raphi daughter loves it still at 4"
#48

Unicorns Don't Love Rainbows

5.0
(1)
"Perfect book if you want to subliminal turn you kid into a metalhead."
#49

Redwall

5.0
(1)
"Any redwall book. We’re on the taggerung."
#50

Oh No, George!

5.0
(1)
"Oh No George by Chris Haughton"
#51

Bubblegum Bear

5.0
(1)
"Bubblegum Bear is one of my daughter's favorites."
#52

You Are Fantastic

5.0
(1)
"You Are Fantastic"
#53

A Whistle for Willie

5.0
(1)
"Current obsessions of my 2.5 yr old: A Whistle for Willie"
#54

Cressida Cowell

5.0
(1)
"We also really liked Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White."
#55

Don't Eat Your Classmates

5.0
(1)
"Don't eat your classmates"
#56

Llama Llama

5.0
(1)
"We love the Llama Llama books."
#57

Don't Push the Button

5.0
(1)
"Don't push the button"
#58

Grumpy Monkey

5.0
(1)
"Grumpy monkey is fantastic"
#59

Kersten Hamilton

5.0
(1)
"My daughter loved Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton."
#60

A Pizza With Everything On It

5.0
(1)
"A Pizza With Everything On It and The Bear Snores On are both great!"
#61

Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type

5.0
(1)
"Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type"
#62

Daniel Tiger

5.0
(1)
"Daniel Tiger books"
#63

Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree

5.0
(1)
"Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow"
#64

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

5.0
(1)
"The whole series is GREAT."
#65

Goodnight Train

5.0
(1)
"He likes the goodnight train series."
#66

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

5.0
(1)
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera"
#67

Little Owl

5.0
(1)
"“Little owl” series is fire"
#68

Macca the Alpacca

5.0
(1)
"Macca the Alpacca series are favourites at home"
#69

The Napping House

5.0
(1)
"The napping house"
#70

Froggy

5.0
(1)
"Any of the Froggy books."
#71

Wibbly Pig

5.0
(1)
"Best bedtime book ever!!"
#72

Janet and Allan Ahlberg

5.0
(1)
#73

Barry Falls

5.0
(1)
"“It’s Your World Now!” by Barry Falls is really lovely."
#74

David Walliams

5.0
(1)
"David Walliams & Tom Fletcher are both brilliant children's authors"
#75

Dolly Parton

5.0
(1)
"They send you a new book each month for free."
#76

Dharma the Lhama

5.0
(1)
"Dharma the Lhama series and Macca the Alpacca series are favourites at home"
#77

Rosie Revere, Engineer

5.0
(1)
"Rosie Revere Engineer"
#78

Love You Forever

5.0
(1)
"Love You Forever (another personal favorite)"
#79

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

5.0
(1)
"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (pages can be skipped if shorter reading is desired because there's no real plot)"
#80

You're All My Favorites

5.0
(1)
"You're All My Favorites"
#81

There's No Such Thing as Dragons

5.0
(1)
"There's No Such Thing as Dragons"
#82

Andy Griffiths

4.0
(1)
"13 Story Treehouse series is funny."
#83

Aguirre

4.0
(1)
"Loved this series by Aguirre 'Giants Beware'."
#84

Dav Pilkey

4.0
(1)
"Dav Pilkey also has a series called Mighty Robot that they might like."
#85

Quentin Blake

4.0
(1)
"I like Quentin Blake’s books - Mr Magnolia is a good one."
#86

Tom Watson

4.0
(1)
"Tom Watson has a series called Stick Dog that’s silly and has pictures."
#87

Board Book

4.0
(1)
"I’ve started giving her a thick board book to 'read' while I read the actual paper page book."
#88

The Works

4.0
(1)
"The Works does packs of 10 books with classic tales, bedtime stories etc."

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