20. Ask Malia Mini: Bedtime Stories that Help Kids Sleep

On this Ask Malia Mini ep, I go beyond the age-old bedtime story to bring you books that actually help kids sleep. These books help build and reinforce healthy sleep habits, overcome common sleep saboteurs, and boost parent-child bonding:

Toddlers and preschoolers

Bear Can't Sleep (The Bear Books) (October 23, 2018) by Karma Wilson (Author), Jane Chapman  (Illustrator)

Sweet Dreams Moonbeams (September 25, 2019) by Sara Conway (Author), Kelly Breemer (Illustrator)

A Big Kid Bed is Coming! (How to Transition and Keep Your Toddler in Their Bed) (November 15, 2018) by Liz Fletcher (Author), Greg Bishop (Illustrator)

Devin & Evan Sleep From 8-7: Teaching Children the Importance of Sleep (August 21, 2018) by Whitney Roban Ph.D.

Big Kid Bed (Leslie Patricelli board books) (September 4, 2018) by Leslie Patricelli (Author, Illustrator)

Age 6-10

Devin & Evan Sleep From 8-7: Teaching Children the Importance of Sleep (August 21, 2018) by Whitney Roban Ph.D.

Sweet Dreams, Lima Beans (The Secret Life of Beans) (July 12, 2019) by Laura E. Pasternak (Author, Illustrator)

Good Night Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story (April 1, 2015) by Mariam Gates (Author), Sarah Jane Hinder (Illustrator)

Age 10 and up

Mindful Moments at Bedtime (January 15, 2019) by Paloma Rossa (Author), Cottage Door Press (Author, Editor), Stephanie Fizer Colleman (Illustrator)

Sleep Time is Awesome Time (November 5, 2019) by Charles C Martin

One Minute till Bedtime: 60-Second Poems to Send You off to Sleep (November 1, 2016) by Kenn Nesbitt (Editor), Christoph Niemann (Illustrator)

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