Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep Padded Board Book (Lullaby Lights)

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Joyce Dunbar is one of the best writers for children today, and this is a wonderful example of her sensitivity, lyrical style and gentle humour. . . . Debi Gliori's pictures take the text and warm it through with cosy, glowing night-time scenes full of the detail children love. If ever there were a perfect bedtime book, this has to be it" ( Guardian) Little bunny Willa is scared to go to sleep, just in case she has a bad dream. She asks her older brother Willoughby for help. Wise Willoughby knows that she just needs to think of all happy things that will be waiting for her in the morning...

Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep: Books with Mrs B Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep: Books with Mrs B

This is such a wonderful book for kids! I started reading it for mine when my youngest was a toddler 5 years ago. At almost 8 years old, he still wants me to read it on nights when he feels scared, which has been quite often over the past few months of 2022. It really helps calm him down. When Willa can't sleep, her big brother Willoughby tells her to think of all the happy things waiting for her to wake up to in the morning. There are her slippers waiting for her feet to slip into them, her jumpsuit waiting for her to jump out of bed, and her breakfast waiting to be eaten.Joyce grew up in an industrial town in Lincolnshire. Her father was a steelworker. When she was seven the family moved from a slum to a prefab. They thought it was a palace. She spent much of her childhood running wild, building rafts and making dens in forbidden iron ore quarries, which they called 'The Valleys.' She began to go deaf at the age of five. She has had lots of jobs, paper girl, market trader, petrol pump attender, soda syphon promoter, nanny, waitress, barmaid, clerical assistant, playpark leader. She never expected to be a writer. Much to her surprise, she passed some exams and went to University - Goldsmith's College, London.

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Willa was tired, so she went to bed, but she couldn't sleep. So Willa appeals to her older brother to help her. He suggests that Willa thinks of all the wonderful things which will be waiting for her in the morning. With her mind full of all the fun tomorrow will bring, Willa feels a lot better. Willa can’t sleep, and after tossing and turning, she asks Willoughby if he is asleep. It seems Willa is afraid of having bad dreams. After Willoughby points out many things that make Willa happy, she falls asleep, cuddling her stuffed bear. Even kids without brothers or sisters will snuggle up to this endearing bedtime read."— Child Magazine Joyce Dunbar has written this story in a way that is simple, but meaningful, with lovely coloured illustrations by Debi Gilori. These illustration compliments the text which allows the reader to engage in the story line.Joyce Dunbar is one of the best writers for children today, and this is a wonderful example of her sensitivity, lyrical style and gentle humour. . . . Debi Gliori's pictures take the text and warm it through with cosy, glowing night-time scenes full of the detail children love. If ever there were a perfect bedtime book, this has to be it Guardian JOYCE DUNBAR has written more than fifty books for children, including The Very Small and This Is the Star. She lives in Norwich, England. This adorable little book, Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep, by Joyce Dunbar, “What do you do when your little bunny is afraid of bad dreams, and just can’t get to sleep?” Well, the answer is to think of happy things, of course. A challenging experience can make a young child feel as if they are in emotional free fall. As a parent, you can’t stop them falling, but you can offer them a softer landing: