2023, Picture Books, Bedtime
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Bingo tries to sleep in her own bed all night and dreams her way across the solar system, with fold-out pages.
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The Sleepytime episode is the one parents cry at, and this book keeps what makes it work: Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep, dreams her way through space, and finds Mum shining like the sun. The art comes straight from the show, and long fold-out pages stretch her trip across the spread.
For 2- to 5-year-olds it is a near-perfect bedtime book, and especially good for a kid who is working on staying in their own bed.
Made for 2 to 5, and the sweet spot is 3 or 4, when own-bed sleep is often the big project. Older Bluey fans still enjoy it, and it holds up to many repeat readings.
A gentle story about a little kid trying to sleep in her own bed, and a mum who is always there. Nothing in it needs a second look.
Bingo's dream turns her bedtime into a trip past the planets, with fold-out pages that stretch the journey across the spread.
A hardcover picture book with no ads, links or purchases. The fold-outs need gentle hands from toddlers.
It gives kids words for a real milestone, sleeping alone, and the comfort that a parent is near even when you can't see them.
Sleepytime is the Bluey episode grown-ups keep calling the show's best eight minutes, and this 40-page hardcover retells it with art from the show. Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed. Mum tucks her in, Bluey is already asleep, and as Bingo drifts off with her bunny Floppy, her dream becomes a trip through space.
Lights-out at the Heeler house. Mum tells Bingo she is always there if she needs her.
The book cuts between the dream and the house. In space, Bingo bounces from planet to planet. At home, she sleepwalks into Mum and Dad's bed, and Dad has a rough night. When she ends up cold and alone in her dream, she finds Mum glowing like the sun.
Bingo's dream takes her out among the stars.
The story is about a real milestone for 3- and 4-year-olds, sleeping alone all night, and it lands on comfort: Mum is there even when you can't see her. Long fold-out pages stretch Bingo's journey across the spread, which gives a toddler something to do with their hands while you read. It is a #1 New York Times bestseller and carries 4.8 stars from more than 1,200 Amazon reviews.
The episode is scored with Holst's "Jupiter" from The Planets, and the book has no music. Playing it softly while you read brings the episode back for kids who know it.
It is one of the picks in best books for 3-year-olds, and the Bluey guide covers the rest of the Heelers.
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