tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post7216747835980379068..comments2023-03-20T01:11:46.263-07:00Comments on Brianna's Book Stop: Keep Reading Fun Day: Why We Love Bedtime Stories (and a list of some of our favorites)!Brianna Caplan Sayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post-12674218768729460632013-06-25T00:01:55.075-07:002013-06-25T00:01:55.075-07:00Love this, Marianne! I actually thought about this...Love this, Marianne! I actually thought about this as I wrote this post because I realized that in the post was basically talking about bedtime stories for my little guy. But my oldest doesn't listen to these types of bedtime stories anymore. Instead, he enjoys listening to one (or several) chapters from a favorite book (like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or The Boxcar Children). It is so wonderful that your friends are keeping the bedtime story ritual alive with older kids. I hope we're still going strong when my guys are 9 and 11!Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post-74542421993085345772013-06-24T23:56:23.529-07:002013-06-24T23:56:23.529-07:00Sounds like you're doing awesome, Leandra! So ...Sounds like you're doing awesome, Leandra! So great that you're little guy will sit and listen to bedtime stories when he's drinking his milk. And touch and feel books and lift the flap books are fantastic for a 15 month old. At that age moving around is just so very exciting! So great that you are keeping your read-alouds fun! (My little guy couldn't sit through whole stories at first but we just did little bits. And now he's asking for "One more time" again and again. As long as we keep it positive, they will get there. :o) )Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post-66976240927293707102013-06-24T23:07:54.487-07:002013-06-24T23:07:54.487-07:00We were at the home of some friends last week and ...We were at the home of some friends last week and their sons (age 9 and 11) couldn't be pried away from their bedtime reading with mom (Harry Potter) to say goodnight to the guests! So -- it's not just for littles! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581129883091017503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post-40306662365050373952013-06-24T19:32:46.304-07:002013-06-24T19:32:46.304-07:00My little guy is only 15 months, but I read to him...My little guy is only 15 months, but I read to him when he's getting his last sippy of the day, just before bed. It's my fav time to read to him, b/c w/the milk he'll actually sit there and listen to the story. During the day the only way I can keep him in my lap to read is w/touch and feel books, or lift the flap books. I'm hoping by the time he's two or three he'll be following me around, begging me to read to him. I'll ignore housework for that! =)Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post-51428022588438091772013-06-24T16:47:34.085-07:002013-06-24T16:47:34.085-07:00Awww! Thanks Mirka! You are so sweet!!
I would do...Awww! Thanks Mirka! You are so sweet!!<br /><br />I would do the same thing with several of our favorite bedtime books. Even if we forgot GOODNIGHT MOON, TIME FOR BED or WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT? back at home, I could recite those books anywhere. :o)Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post-6246215691003030072013-06-24T09:01:20.960-07:002013-06-24T09:01:20.960-07:00Back when, GOODNIGHT MOON was our go to sleep book...Back when, GOODNIGHT MOON was our go to sleep book, putting my kids into a sort of trance just before. I knew it by heart, and would say the words even if we travelled without it. May WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT be that for this generation, Briana.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post-2035180688471666062013-06-24T08:25:06.083-07:002013-06-24T08:25:06.083-07:00Thanks for the great suggestion, Laura! We've ...Thanks for the great suggestion, Laura! We've read a lot of Dr. Seuss around here but we haven't read THE SLEEP BOOK. Must check it out! <br /><br />Congrats on your debut bedtime book! What a great concept! It sounds adorable! Can't wait to read it (and hopefully interview you for "Good News Day Tuesday" in celebration of your book launch! :o) )Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879793127079112513.post-25750606587006485082013-06-24T06:28:19.415-07:002013-06-24T06:28:19.415-07:00I LOVE bedtime stories, too! Always have. A favo...I LOVE bedtime stories, too! Always have. A favorite of mine which you haven't listed is Dr. Seuss's classic, THE SLEEP BOOK. My debut bedtime story picture book will be out next year. Like yours, it rhymes! And... great post, as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com