Best bedtime books on Reddit

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#1

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4.9
(14)
"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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"[Dear Girl](https://books.google.com/books/about/Dear_Girl.html?id=p7hWDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&gboemv=1&ovdme=1#v=onepage&q&f=false)"
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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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#2

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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#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
(8)
"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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"Paddington and Dr Seuss"
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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

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!"
#9

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."
#10

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"
#11

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."
#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

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’"
#14

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."
#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

Gruffalo

5.0
(2)
"Gruffalo series!"
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"We still love the gruffallo at 4,5yo."
#18

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"
#19

I Love You Stinky Face

5.0
(2)
"I LOVE YOU STINKY FACE."
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"I love you stinky face"
#20

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."
#21

Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site

5.0
(2)
"“Goodnight goodnight construction site”"
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"Goodnight goodnight construction site!"
#22

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."
#23

Goodnight Moon

5.0
(2)
"Good Night Moon"
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"Goodnight Moon"
#24

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"
#25

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"
#26

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"
#27

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."
#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

Harold and the Purple Crayon

5.0
(1)
"Harold and the Purple Crayon"
#30

Little Bear

5.0
(1)
"Little Bear"
#31

Made For Me

5.0
(1)
"Made For Me is a sweet dad/child one."
#32

If Animals Kissed Goodnight

5.0
(1)
"If Animals Kissed Goodnight was a favorite at that age."
#33

Jabari Jumps

5.0
(1)
"Jabari Jumps"
#34

The Snowy Day

5.0
(1)
"The Snowy Day"
#35

A Whistle for Willie

5.0
(1)
"Current obsessions of my 2.5 yr old: A Whistle for Willie"
#36

Love You Forever

5.0
(1)
"Love You Forever (another personal favorite)"
#37

Don't Eat Your Classmates

5.0
(1)
"Don't eat your classmates"
#38

Don't Push the Button

5.0
(1)
"Don't push the button"
#39

David Walliams

5.0
(1)
"David Walliams & Tom Fletcher are both brilliant children's authors"
#41

Grumpy Monkey

5.0
(1)
"Grumpy monkey is fantastic"
#42

There's a Monster at the End of This Book

5.0
(1)
"Echoing “There’s a Monster at the End of this Book”"
#43

Don't Touch This Book

5.0
(1)
"Don’t Touch This Book"
#44

Who Pooed in My Loo

5.0
(1)
"Who Pooed in my Loo is a great one."
#45

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'."
#46

Construction Cat

5.0
(1)
"Construction Cat is really good!"
#47

The Monster at the End of This Book

5.0
(1)
"The monster at the end of this book : Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover!"
#48

Stuck

5.0
(1)
"'Stuck' simple short book that has been a kid favorite"
#49

Down by the Bay

5.0
(1)
"Down by the Bay illustrated song by Raphi daughter loves it still at 4"
#50

Unicorns Don't Love Rainbows

5.0
(1)
"Perfect book if you want to subliminal turn you kid into a metalhead."
#51

Lyle Lyle Crocodile

5.0
(1)
"Lyle Lyle Crocodile (and we watched the movie)."
#52

David Wiesner

5.0
(1)
"Absolutely love the art of David Weisner. Flotsam and Tuesday are two favorites."
#53

A Pizza With Everything On It

5.0
(1)
"A Pizza With Everything On It and The Bear Snores On are both great!"
#54

Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type

5.0
(1)
"Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type"
#55

Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree

5.0
(1)
"Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow"
#56

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

5.0
(1)
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera"
#57

Curious George

5.0
(1)
"Curious George."
#58

The Napping House

5.0
(1)
"The napping house"
#59

Rosie Revere, Engineer

5.0
(1)
"Rosie Revere Engineer"
#60

Clown Arounds

5.0
(1)
"We love them."
#61

There's No Such Thing as Dragons

5.0
(1)
"There's No Such Thing as Dragons"
#62

Where's My Mom?

5.0
(1)
"Where's my Mom?"
#63

Library Used Books

5.0
(1)
"We got a lot of books there right after my son was born."
#64

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"
#65

Dharma the Lhama

5.0
(1)
"Dharma the Lhama series and Macca the Alpacca series are favourites at home"
#66

Macca the Alpacca

5.0
(1)
"Macca the Alpacca series are favourites at home"
#67

Little Owl

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

Goodnight Train

5.0
(1)
"He likes the goodnight train series."
#69

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

5.0
(1)
"The whole series is GREAT."
#70

Daniel Tiger

5.0
(1)
"Daniel Tiger books"
#71

Froggy

5.0
(1)
"Any of the Froggy books."
#72

Wibbly Pig

5.0
(1)
"Best bedtime book ever!!"
#73

Kersten Hamilton

5.0
(1)
"My daughter loved Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton."
#74

Janet and Allan Ahlberg

5.0
(1)
#75

Barry Falls

5.0
(1)
"“It’s Your World Now!” by Barry Falls is really lovely."
#76

Llama Llama

5.0
(1)
"We love the Llama Llama books."
#77

Wonderbly

5.0
(1)
"We love the wonderbly books."
#78

Room on the Broom

5.0
(1)
"Room on the Broom"
#79

You Are Fantastic

5.0
(1)
"You Are Fantastic"
#80

Andrea Beaty

5.0
(1)
"Ada Twist, Scientist."
#81

Jill Barklem

5.0
(1)
"Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem"
#82

Quentin Blake

4.0
(1)
"I like Quentin Blake’s books - Mr Magnolia is a good one."
#83

Tom Watson

4.0
(1)
"Tom Watson has a series called Stick Dog that’s silly and has pictures."
#84

The Works

4.0
(1)
"The Works does packs of 10 books with classic tales, bedtime stories etc."
#85

Board Book

4.0
(1)
"I’ve started giving her a thick board book to 'read' while I read the actual paper page book."
#86

Little People

4.0
(1)
"I have one by those Little People toys..foam, and my kid likes it and hes almost 4!"

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