Best bedtime books on Reddit

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#1

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5.0
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"How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight - All fun to read and have a good rhythm to them."
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"Not too early for Everyone Poops!"
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"Here are my favs to read to my son: If You Give a Moose a Muffin."
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"Is a great book about a girl who doesn’t want to go to sleep."
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"Look up Boxfort on the book app and there’s probably 30 of them."
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"Little Blue Truck. Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Go Dog Go."
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"We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Pig the Pug are big hits here."
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"Look up this company called literati. They send you books."
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"Diggersaurs is my jam."
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"**The Little Blue Truck.**"
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#2

Dr. Seuss

5.0
(12)
"Can’t really go wrong with Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham."
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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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"We still read those books, but she got into: Dr. Seuss - Oh the places you'll go."
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"Dr Seuss’s Sleep Book."
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"Been reading Dr. Seuss’s “The Sneetches (and other stories)” every night for a solid month now."
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"Really all of dr Seuss."
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"Dr.Suess ABC Book taught my kids to read."
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"Dr Seuss Sleep Book is a solid one."
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"My daughter was a dr. Seuss and Disney little golden book addict."
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#3

Sandra Boynton

5.0
(11)
"Dinosnores by Sandra Boynton is one of my son's faves."
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"Sandra Boynton books"
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"We love some Sandra Boynton books. They are short, silly and sing songy. We read Pajama Time every night."
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"We loved The Very Cranky Bear and anything Sandra Boynton of course!"
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"Anything Sandra Boynton…but Barnyard Dance is a favorite."
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"Can't go wrong with stuff written by Sandra Boynton."
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"The Bunny Rabbit Show."
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"The Belly Button Book."
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"Snuggle Puppy."
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"But Not The Hippopotamus."
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#4

Julia Donaldson

5.0
(8)
"Anything by Julia Donaldson. Everything she does is pure gold and a pleasure to read."
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"The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson."
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"Anything by julia Donaldson."
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"Anything Julia Donaldson is pretty good in my opinion."
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"The Gruffalo and all other Julia Donaldson books."
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"Room on the broom and the gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler."
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"The whole very noisy bear series and anything by Julia Donaldson!"
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"Julia Donaldson does a series of bangers."
#5

Mo Willems

5.0
(7)
"I like reading the pigeon books from Mo Willems."
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"Piggie and Gerald books by Mo Willems."
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"The Knuffle Bunny series by Mo Willems is really good and really sweet."
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"The Knuffle Bunny series by Mo Willems is really good and really sweet."
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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."
#6

Mac Barnett

5.0
(4)
"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 recommend anything by Mac Barnett!"
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"Mac Barnett's Shape Trilogy Triangle, Square, Circle is especially good and fun to read for kids and adults."
#7

Little Blue Truck

5.0
(4)
"My little girl loves the Little Blue Truck books a bunch!"
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"Time for School Little Blue Truck"
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"Goodnight Little Blue Truck"
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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."
#8

Neil Gaiman

4.8
(4)
"Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman!"
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"Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman is great fun."
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"Stardust by Neil Gaiman. It's not written specifically for kids, but it's an awesome book."
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#9

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."
#10

Jon Klassen

5.0
(3)
"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."
#11

Peter Brown

5.0
(3)
"A great bedtime read for 3-7: The Curious Case of the Vanishing Veggies"
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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!"
#12

Chris Haughton

5.0
(3)
"Anything by Chris Haughton. Little Owl Lost, Oh No George, and Shhh! We have a plan!"
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"Anything by Chris Haughton. Little Owl Lost, Oh No George, and Shhh! We have a plan!"
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"Anything by Chris Haughton. Little Owl Lost, Oh No George, and Shhh! We have a plan!"
#13

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."
#14

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."
#15

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."
#16

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."
#17

Mercer Mayer

5.0
(2)
"Mercer Mayer all the way! 'Just go to bed'."
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"Anything Mercer Mayer Little Critter books."
#18

Robert Munsch

5.0
(2)
"My eyes tear up just typing this title."
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"Anything by Robert Munsch!"
#19

Oliver Jeffers

5.0
(2)
"Lost and Found, The Way Back Home and How To Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers."
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"Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers."
#20

Eric Hill

5.0
(2)
"I recommend where is spot by Eric Hill."
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"Where is Spot? by Eric Hill."
#21

Aaron Blabey

5.0
(2)
"Any of the Aaron Blabey books but in particular piranhas don't eat bananas."
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"My 3 year old daughter loves the Pig the Pug books."
#22

Little Critter

4.5
(2)
"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."
#23

Emily Martin

5.0
(1)
"“The Littlest Family’s Big Day” by Emily Martin is the kiddo’s current favorite."
#24

David Gordon

5.0
(1)
"Smitten by David Gordon is a favorite of my daughter."
#25

Herve Tullet

5.0
(1)
"My 2.5 yo loves the Press Here book by Herve Tullet. It's an interactive book..."
#26

Karen Katz

5.0
(1)
"Karen Katz lift the flap books and there's a monster in your book."
#27

Isaac Fitzgerald

5.0
(1)
"“How to be a Pirate” by Isaac Fitzgerald."
#28

Harold

5.0
(1)
"Don’t sleep on *Harold and the Purple Crayon*."
#29

Mary Lyn Ray

5.0
(1)
"Go to Sleep, Little Farm by Mary Lyn Ray has been our all time favorite."
#30

Skippyjon Jones

5.0
(1)
"My son was really into the Skippyjon Jones books."
#31

Groovy Joe

5.0
(1)
"Oh, and I almost forgot, Groovy Joe!"
#32

Byron Barton

5.0
(1)
"Anything by Byron Barton."
#33

Donald Crews

5.0
(1)
"Anything by Donald Crews."
#34

Fancy Nancy

5.0
(1)
"Also she’s a huge fan of anything with Fancy Nancy or Pinkalicious."
#35

Jo Witek

5.0
(1)
"We love “In My Heart” by Jo Witek."
#36

Matthew Van Fleet

5.0
(1)
"Heads by Matthew Van Fleet. I’m obsessed and give it to every 2 year old for their birthday."
#37

J. Kenji Lopez Alt

5.0
(1)
"Every Night is Pizza Night by J. Kenji Lopez Alt."
#38

Michael Ian Black

5.0
(1)
"A Pig Parade Is A Terrible Idea, by Michael Ian Black"
#39

Dinotrux

5.0
(1)
"Dinotrux-any of them"
#40

Olivia

5.0
(1)
"Olivia- any of them"
#41

Eric Carle

5.0
(1)
"Eric Carlyle books"
#42

Kelly DiPucchio

5.0
(1)
"Zombie in Love & Zombie in Love 2+1 by Kelly DiPucchio"
#43

Pippa Goodhart

5.0
(1)
"All my kids have really enjoyed the "[You Choose]" books."
#44

Terry Pratchett

5.0
(1)
"Check out 'Where's my Cow?' by Terry Pratchett from the library."
#45

Ryan T. Higgins

5.0
(1)
"We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins"
#46

Tom and Jerry

5.0
(1)
"On Libby, there's a series of Tom and Jerry books by Benjamin Bird."
#47

Cori Doerrfeld

5.0
(1)
"Find Fergus by mike Boldt"
#48

Rachel Bright

5.0
(1)
"Two Rachel Bright books, 'The Lion Inside' (with Jim Field) and 'Worrysarus' (with Chris Chatterton) were both a lot of fun."
#49

J.R.R. Tolkien

5.0
(1)
"Maybe start with the hobbit as it felt more suited for younger kids."
#50

Erick Jeron

5.0
(1)
"I’ve read this to my 3 year old, every night, since Halloween next year."
#51

Martin Waddell

5.0
(1)
"Owl Babies by Martin Waddell."
#52

Kes Gray

5.0
(1)
"For older children Oi cat Oi dog Oi frog Oi duck billed platypus."
#53

Debi Gliori

5.0
(1)
"No Matter What by Debi Gliori, my absolute favourite."
#54

Jane Yolen

5.0
(1)
"The dinosaur series is wonderful."
#55

Berkeley Breathed

5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend your local library and signing up for their reading incentive contests."
#56

Sandra Boyton

5.0
(1)
"Eek Halloween has been a huge hit."
#57

Bob Staake

5.0
(1)
"Donut Shop by Bob Staake has great rhymes, and the pictures are fun."
#58

Stan and Jan Berenstain

5.0
(1)
"Bears in the Night by Stan and Jan Berenstain is nice, simple, and can teach descriptive words and adverbs."
#59

Shel Silverstein

5.0
(1)
"“A light in the Attic” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends”, both by Shel Silverstein."
#60

Disney

5.0
(1)
"That my son loves. There is about 10 stories in each book and we aim to read 1-2 each night."
#61

Little Owl's Bedtime

5.0
(1)
"Little Owl's Bedtime is great"
#62

Pig the Pug

5.0
(1)
"My kids love the Pig the Pug series."
#63

Todd Parr

5.0
(1)
"Anything by Todd Parr."
#64

Usborne Books and More

5.0
(1)
"We are a BIG fan of Usborne Books And More books here!"
#65

Mem Fox & Judy Horacek

5.0
(1)
"Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox & Judy Horacek."
#66

Aaron Zenz

5.0
(1)
"The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz is a huge hit for our almost 3yr old!"
#67

BJ Novak

5.0
(1)
"Kids love it. Lots of interaction."
#68

Sherri Duskey

5.0
(1)
"Steam Train, Dream Train."
#69

Sue Fliess

5.0
(1)
"Sadie sprocket builds a rocket is probably my absolute favorite."
#70

Adam Rubin

5.0
(1)
"Robo-sauce by Adam Rubin."
#71

Brian Jacques

5.0
(1)
"Both of my kids loved the Redwall series by Brian Jacques."
#72

Victoria Kann

5.0
(1)
"[Pinkalicious] a little princess who loves anything pink."
#73

Sesame Street

5.0
(1)
"My kids loved it."
#74

Annie Bach

5.0
(1)
"We LOVE the Good Morning Farm Friends and Night Night Forest Friends books."
#75

Adam Mansbach

5.0
(1)
#76

Bear and Mouse

5.0
(1)
"A Bedtime for Bear (Bear and Mouse)"
#77

Roald Dahl

5.0
(1)
"I think any Roald Dahl could be a great choice."
#78

Pete the Cat

5.0
(1)
"My daughter loves Pete the Cat"
#79

Berenstain Bears

5.0
(1)
"My daughter is insane about the Berenstain Bears."
#80

Gruffalo

5.0
(1)
"We still love the gruffallo at 4,5yo."
#81

Anna Dewdney

4.0
(1)
"Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney was a close runner up."
#82

Llama Llama

4.0
(1)
"My kids were two, they loved Llama Llama Red Pajama"

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