Tabitha Rose and The Bedtime Story
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Tabitha Rose is two years and nine months. She loves a story at bedtime with her trusted teddy Charly.
I bought this book to take on holiday to help her to settle and wind down after a busy day. We have enjoyed it together every night since we have returned. Tabitha is my Grandaughter and she spends every Monday and Tuesday with us. Goodnight Moon is our final story at night.We enjoy looking at the illustrations and find that the changed from dusk, when the story begins, to the brightness of the moon and stars at the end sets the scene and mood for the end of the day. The little rabbit settling down and the young mouse are just right for this time.
The end of the book and the old lady 'whispering hush' soothe and settle Tabitha. She is usually still awake but happily lets me leave the room and she goes to sleep.
I would recommend this story but wish I had introduced it sooner.
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A Great Baby Book
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A friend from the States sent us this book, and what a great book it is. My 14 week old son is entranced by this book. No matter how hyper or unruly he seems before an attempt at story time, he settles immediately for "Goodnight, Moon." The swapping of the pages, between bright colours and black/white, is a wonderful device that seems to work with young babies. It's become our favourite bedtime story, and I'd highly recommend it.
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Like they all say: unexpectedly incredible!
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I tossed this rather ugly little book aside when it was given to me for my 6 month old. The pictures seemed very old fashioned and cheap - only some in colour - and it got progressively dingy. Plus the rhyme was witless.
When I moved house, this tumbled out of the books I brought with me, and I was ready to toss it aside again. But I just happened to read it to my daughter and found she was totally engrossed - she was now FOURTEEN months old. The following day, she woke in the middle of the night, screaming and impossible to settle. This was a very rare occurrence, and I wasn't sure what to do, but I remembered she'd been interested in Goodnight Moon the day before and read it to her in a low light. She stopped screaming instantly, and was lulled by the words and by focusing on the dwindling light in the book. Since then, every single time I've read it to her, it has soothed her, when she's been ill, upset, grumpy from lack of sleep or hyperactive. It is some kind of witchcraft, I tell you!
Not as sophisticated, funny or beautiful as ANY of her other books, nevertheless, this is maybe the most important baby book I own. I don't know what's in it that does the trick, but it works. I am also a convert - I find the rhymes and pictures beguiling now.
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Dillon's new favourite.
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When I first received Goodnight Moon, I was a bit apprehensive. The verse was more complex and the drawings more intricate than my 2-year-old nephew's other books. Luckily I was wrong and he absolutely adores Goodnight Moon. He can already repeat a lot of the verse himself and the soothing verse seems to have a strong effect on him. He loves looking for the mouse on the pages and saying "hush" with the old lady. He's even started to wave goodnight to the moon when his mum draws the curtains at night.
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Favourite bedtime book
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This has been part of my daughters bedtime routine since she was a few weeks old. She is now 8 months and loves it. I'm convinced the soothing rythmn of the words help her know its time to go to sleep. The pictures are perfect for a babies developing colour vision, initially she preferred the black and white ones, but now the colour ones grab her attention. As she gets older she can point out items as they are read out and then eventually read it to me. Whats not to like?
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