Sandra Boynton

Getting ready for sleep is tons of fun in this special anniversary edition of a Sandra Boynton classic. The sun has set not long ago. Now everybody goes below to take a bath in one big tub with soap all over—SCRUB SCRUB SCRUB! This classic bedtime story is just right for winding down the day as a joyful, silly group of animals scrub scrub scrub in the tub, brush and brush and brush their teeth, and finally rock and rock and rock to sleep. This anniversary edition has an enlarged trim size and metallic ink on the cover, making this Boynton classic even more special.

The Going-To-Bed Book

Sarah Sammis

Sandra Boynton has written and illustrated around thirty children's books in her career. The Going to Bed Book is set on an ark (no sign of Noah, though) and follows the animals' bed time routine.

The animals watch the sunset before deciding to go to bed. Along with the usual things of taking a bath and brushing teeth, there is also night time exercise under the light of the moon.

Of course the book has Boynton's unique illustrations. Harriet and Sean enjoy her silly looking animals doing the same sort of things they do before night (except for the moonlight exercises).

Donald

Like Goodnight Moon, I read this to my daughter every night. It's a cute book, but when you read something this short so many times, you start developing theories...

Two observations:
1) All the animals on the ark (I'm convinced this is Noah's Ark) are naked during the day and only put on clothes - pajamas - before sleeping.
2) They exercise after bath time!! We had a babysitter who startled the baby while putting her to bed because she started laughing when she got to that page.

The Going-To-Bed Book

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