“This is a picture of me sleeping peacefully,” says the toddler upon seeing a photo of herself asleep. I love looking at her when she’s sleeping because she looks so radically different without any emotion on her face.
I love this shot of her, taken at my parents house last week, asleep amongst the comfy pillows next to a stack of books.
Our whole family loves reading before bed. (Truthfully, the parents enjoy it a little bit more than is good for us, as we tend to stay up way too late reading just about every night.)
By far the easiest way to put the toddler to bed is to read her out.
Here are some of the wonderful books we’ve been reading before bed:
- The Fire Cat
- Frog and Toad Series
- Little Bear Series
- Owl Moon
- Ox-Cart Man
- Piggins Series
- Winnie the Pooh and Some Bees Series
I’ve added these books, plus several others, to a new section in our left-hand sidebar on the right titled, “favorite family reads,” and will try to update this regularly as we discover new books to share with you. We so enjoy them all and highly recommend you pop over to your local library to pick them up.