Books for bedtime: find a new favourite
Sharing a story is magical at any time - but there's something extra special about snuggling up for a story at bedtime.
We wanted to find some new favourites for you, so we put together a list of beautiful picture books that little ones will love, all published in the last few years, and all perfect to enjoy before settling down to sleep.
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Uh-oh Niko: Bedtime
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Uh-oh Niko: Bedtime
A sturdy board book with sliders to push and flaps to lift, starring a sweet bear called Niko.
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It's Time to Hush and Say Good Night
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It's Time to Hush and Say Good Night
Follow a father and child in an imaginative journey towards bedtime. Based on traditional Indian lullabies, this rhyming book is i…
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Goodnight, Little Bunny
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Goodnight, Little Bunny
Little Bunny sets out from her burrow for the first time - there are adventures to be had before it's time for bed. A simply told …
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Goodnight World
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Goodnight World
When it’s time to say 'Goodnight', every language has a different way of saying the same thing. This soothing picture book ha…
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More Would You Rather...
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More Would You Rather...
Would you rather serve a meal to a very polite rat or a very bad-mannered cat? John Burningham's hilarious sequel to Would You Rat…
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Shhh... Good Night
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Shhh... Good Night
The animals in the forest are finishing their day and settling down to sleep – it’s time for quiet and time for dreams.…
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Sleep Tight Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Sleep Tight Very Hungry Caterpillar
You may be familiar with the tale of the Very Hungry Caterpillar and what he eats over the course of a week, but now it’s time to …
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The Best Kind of Bear
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The Best Kind of Bear
Bear is a very sweet little bear, but he doesn’t know what type of bear he is. Spectacled? Grizzly? Polar? He meets them all but n…
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The Big Dreaming
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The Big Dreaming
It’snearly time for the Big Dreaming. Big Bear and Little Bear will sleep through the Winter and wake in Spring. But Little Bear i…
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Lulu's Sleepover
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Lulu's Sleepover
In this sweet instalment of the Lulu series, Lulu has a new adventure with her cousin Hani – her very first sleepover. …
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The Bookworm
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The Bookworm
Max's pet worm loves listening to stories - and also loves curry and chilli crisps. As it grows, Max realises his pet is not a wor…
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The Boy Who Loved Everyone
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The Boy Who Loved Everyone
Dimitri is new at nursery, and no matter how many people (and trees) he says 'I love you' to, no one says it back. Dimitri starts …
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
All the animals are off to a jazz festival – the are deer playing clarinets, the tiger is on the trombone and the elephant is twan…
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The Rabbit, the Dark and the Biscuit Tin
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The Rabbit, the Dark and the Biscuit Tin
It's starting to get dark but Rabbit doesn't want to go to sleep, so he traps the Dark in his biscuit tin. Can the Dark convi…
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Baby, Sleepy Baby
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Baby, Sleepy Baby
This soothing picture book lullaby celebrates the beautifully tender moments that families share with their sleepy babies at bedti…
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