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Ten Minutes to Bed
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon
This is the perfect book to calm little sleepy dragons everywhere, just in time to go to bed.
Soaring high in the skies to find adventure, little dragon siblings Flicker and Flash are doing their best to avoid going to bed.
But then they spot a lost egg that they need to get back to its mother - will they get back in time?
This bestselling bedtime series has now sold nearly 300,000 copies in the UK!
Do you have all the books in the series?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas
Ten Minutes to Bed; Little Unicorn's Birthday
Soaring high in the skies to find adventure, little dragon siblings Flicker and Flash are doing their best to avoid going to bed.
But then they spot a lost egg that they need to get back to its mother - will they get back in time?
This bestselling bedtime series has now sold nearly 300,000 copies in the UK!
Do you have all the books in the series?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas
Ten Minutes to Bed; Little Unicorn's Birthday
32 pages, Paperback
Published July 8, 2021
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66 people want to read
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Rhiannon Fielding
61 books20 followersRhiannon Fielding is a children's picture book author whose work includes the Ten Minutes to Bed series (Ladybird Books).
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February 20, 2023
SUCH CUTE ART!!!!!!!!!
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August 20, 2021Ten Minutes to Bed is a beautifully illustrated series by Rhiannon Fielding and illustrated by Chris Chatterton.
it features
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur ( My favorite)
These naughty children each go on an adventure before bedtime, doing everything they can to stretch out there bedtime buy alas sleep catches up with all of them.
Each book is a countdown from 10 minutes to bedtime, brimming with magic and cuteness. There a lovely series of books for children of all ages.
it features
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur ( My favorite)
These naughty children each go on an adventure before bedtime, doing everything they can to stretch out there bedtime buy alas sleep catches up with all of them.
Each book is a countdown from 10 minutes to bedtime, brimming with magic and cuteness. There a lovely series of books for children of all ages.
December 27, 2021
Ten Minutes to Bed is one of our favourites and Little Dragon is up there with one of the best. The dragon is so sweet, with brilliant illustrations - one of the major selling points of this series for us - and we loved the story too.
I don’t think the narrative is quite as heart warming as some of the others, but it’s still a great addition to the series and we’ll revisit it often!
I don’t think the narrative is quite as heart warming as some of the others, but it’s still a great addition to the series and we’ll revisit it often!
July 26, 2021
A lovely little book for bedtime. My son loved all the beautiful illustrations and the story itself.
December 26, 2021
The Cutest! I love this book and the artwork
March 15, 2023
First, my review for this book's editor -- or whoever was responsible for the hype on the front cover:
"The magical BESTSELLING bedtime series from
Rhiannon Fielding and Chris Chatterton"
HELLO!
One reason I enjoy reading books, including books for children...
Is the same as why I enjoy reading and rating books for myself:
People who like books tend to have their own working thinkers.
AS IF THE GROSS HYPE above the title isn't enough, what else is on the cover?
* Over-the-top illustrations
* Six different fonts for the 17 words on the cover, if I computed them correctly.
* Garish colors unrelentingly, creating the illusion (for me) that every creature, tree, and strangely-formed mountain, is SCREAMING.
* A pink spirally loop-de-loop, likely there for no earthly reason at all. (Although at first I thought it might represent flatulence from the violently aggressive pink gal, the one who is belching flames.)
* And glitter. Glitter on a book cover, for crying out loud!
OKAAAAY, ON TO READING THE ACTUAL BOOK
Is this story's alternative fantasy process for going to "The Land of Nod" supposed to help children? Help them to gently nod off to sleep?
I find it pretty confusing, and I'm an adult.
By the time we get to the (inevitable?) rainbow illustration, I can't resist noting: This may be the crudest, least rainbowlike, illustration of a rainbow I've ever seen. Anywhere.
ALTOGETHER, I'LL GIVE THIS BOOK FOUR STARS
Assuming that this book was manufactured for readers with a taste for garishness,
and they prefer their words predicatable,
and there is no such thing as a TOO-CUTESY illustration.
Hey, it's kinda a winner.
OTHERWISE?
Regarding all other kinds of readers, you might want to avoid this blookkkkkque.
"The magical BESTSELLING bedtime series from
Rhiannon Fielding and Chris Chatterton"
HELLO!
One reason I enjoy reading books, including books for children...
Is the same as why I enjoy reading and rating books for myself:
People who like books tend to have their own working thinkers.
AS IF THE GROSS HYPE above the title isn't enough, what else is on the cover?
* Over-the-top illustrations
* Six different fonts for the 17 words on the cover, if I computed them correctly.
* Garish colors unrelentingly, creating the illusion (for me) that every creature, tree, and strangely-formed mountain, is SCREAMING.
* A pink spirally loop-de-loop, likely there for no earthly reason at all. (Although at first I thought it might represent flatulence from the violently aggressive pink gal, the one who is belching flames.)
* And glitter. Glitter on a book cover, for crying out loud!
OKAAAAY, ON TO READING THE ACTUAL BOOK
Is this story's alternative fantasy process for going to "The Land of Nod" supposed to help children? Help them to gently nod off to sleep?
I find it pretty confusing, and I'm an adult.
By the time we get to the (inevitable?) rainbow illustration, I can't resist noting: This may be the crudest, least rainbowlike, illustration of a rainbow I've ever seen. Anywhere.
ALTOGETHER, I'LL GIVE THIS BOOK FOUR STARS
Assuming that this book was manufactured for readers with a taste for garishness,
and they prefer their words predicatable,
and there is no such thing as a TOO-CUTESY illustration.
Hey, it's kinda a winner.
OTHERWISE?
Regarding all other kinds of readers, you might want to avoid this blookkkkkque.
May 22, 2023
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A sweet bedtime story with a bit of adventure. This is the first Ten Minutes to Bed story that I've read. I loved the map of the The Land of Nod on the endpapers (daytime and nighttime versions), which shows places and characters introduced in the other books.
It's nearly time for bed, but Flicker and Flash want to get in one last race before they settle in for the night. When they find a lost dragon egg, it's a race to reunite the egg with its mother and get home in time for bed.
The illustrations are adorable. I loved the glimpses into the fantasy world in each spread as the dragons fly across The Land of Nod.
A very cute story with imaginative artwork and a sweet emphasis on helping others and doing the right thing.
A sweet bedtime story with a bit of adventure. This is the first Ten Minutes to Bed story that I've read. I loved the map of the The Land of Nod on the endpapers (daytime and nighttime versions), which shows places and characters introduced in the other books.
It's nearly time for bed, but Flicker and Flash want to get in one last race before they settle in for the night. When they find a lost dragon egg, it's a race to reunite the egg with its mother and get home in time for bed.
The illustrations are adorable. I loved the glimpses into the fantasy world in each spread as the dragons fly across The Land of Nod.
A very cute story with imaginative artwork and a sweet emphasis on helping others and doing the right thing.
January 2, 2025
Ten minutes to bed and all the little dragons are getting out their last bits of energy flying around their homes. All except two - Flicker and Flash want to fly away on an adventure! With each minute that ticks by, they get farther away, until they notice an egg that has rolled away from its home. Flicker carries the egg while Flash lights their way as they return it to its worried mama just before it hatches.
Cute little rhyming story about little zooming dragons in their last 10 minutes before bed. 3+ sentences on each page.
Cute little rhyming story about little zooming dragons in their last 10 minutes before bed. 3+ sentences on each page.
September 30, 2023
This was a super adorable little book with absolutely amazing artwork! I read it for a friend's kids (multiple times!) and now I'm super tempted to buy it for myself simply because of the cute art.
Those dragons are adorable!
It's short little adventure, but Flicker and Flash are fun and sure to entertain kids of the appropriate age and can easily be enjoyed by both boys and girls.
I quite probably have chunks of it memorized by now, but still love it.
Those dragons are adorable!
It's short little adventure, but Flicker and Flash are fun and sure to entertain kids of the appropriate age and can easily be enjoyed by both boys and girls.
I quite probably have chunks of it memorized by now, but still love it.
November 7, 2022
I didn't realize this was a series! I will definitely be searching for the rest of them. Gorgeous illustrations with a fun countdown and rhyme element. Though it is a bedtime book, I think it would still work well during storytime.
December 20, 2021
An absolute delight - a really exciting adventure, adorable illustrations. Children bound to love it.
October 29, 2022
There were dragons. They were cute. Good story.
November 17, 2022
A fairly cute rhyming bedtime book. There are a few words that are a bit jarring (don't fit well) but overall it would be a fun read-aloud.
March 4, 2023
(read in french)
this was so adorable, it shows to kids how to enjoy the time they have to have fun while still listening to the rules. it was adorable
this was so adorable, it shows to kids how to enjoy the time they have to have fun while still listening to the rules. it was adorable
July 26, 2023
Barf, barf, barf, this is making my saccharin meter overload.
Nauseatingly cute computer generated art.
It does rhyme smoothly though. So the 2 stars are for the text.
Nauseatingly cute computer generated art.
It does rhyme smoothly though. So the 2 stars are for the text.
July 26, 2023
Absolutely adorable story with a great use of color and good rhyme.
January 17, 2024
I love Flicker and Flash! But I also wanted to know more about the new baby dragon!
May 21, 2024
As they count down to bed the little dragons have a hard time settling down. Preschool and up
July 16, 2024
Not a good bedtime book. Two dragon siblings chase a runaway egg while their mother counts down to bed time. Cute art.
July 25, 2024
Schattig kort verhaal met prachtige tekeningen!
February 13, 2025
Great bedtime story. We love this series in our house.
July 9, 2025
This was absolutely adorable. The story was cute, the artwork was phenomenal. My daughter keeps asking to read it every single night. We love it!
December 19, 2023
It is time for a new Ten Minutes to Bed, this time featuring two adorable dragons named Flicker and Flash!
I came across this book in the library, it was the Dutch edition. I just couldn’t resist though, I really enjoy these Ten Minutes to Bed stories, they are cute and adorable and fun and sweet, and well, you just want to read them!
In this one we meet the little dragons named Flicker and Flash! They are having the greatest time, zooming, fire breathing, playing, but then it is time for bedtime! They are having so much fun though + they find an egg, so will they make it in time? I just loved Flicker and Flash, I love how they just keep on playing. Just like little kids will always do. Because there is still a bit of time so let’s cram in as much fun and playtime as we can! Which is just adorable! And Flicker and Flash are just adorable! I love that they are siblings.
Each book makes me want to explore the lands more. I mean, we have a map at the beginning (with several characters from other books on it), but Flicker and Flash flying around shows us a lot of the land and I just wanted to hop into the story and fly along with them, or hop along with the unicorns, or swim with the mermaids. There is just too much fun here!
The illustrations are so pretty. You really want to just frame them on the wall!
As I already said in earlier reviews for the series, it never feels like 10 minutes are left. I mean the things these little ones do take WAY more than 10 minutes. For instance in this one our duo has so much fun and goes away from their home quite a bit, then also find an egg and have to bring that big egg back. Even with the power of magic, that is just not going to happen.
All in all, I want more of this series! I will have to see if my libraries have other books in Dutch. I would recommend this book to all, it is fun, yes, the 10 minute thing is not working, but the rest is a lot of cuteness and makes for a great bedtime read~
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I came across this book in the library, it was the Dutch edition. I just couldn’t resist though, I really enjoy these Ten Minutes to Bed stories, they are cute and adorable and fun and sweet, and well, you just want to read them!
In this one we meet the little dragons named Flicker and Flash! They are having the greatest time, zooming, fire breathing, playing, but then it is time for bedtime! They are having so much fun though + they find an egg, so will they make it in time? I just loved Flicker and Flash, I love how they just keep on playing. Just like little kids will always do. Because there is still a bit of time so let’s cram in as much fun and playtime as we can! Which is just adorable! And Flicker and Flash are just adorable! I love that they are siblings.
Each book makes me want to explore the lands more. I mean, we have a map at the beginning (with several characters from other books on it), but Flicker and Flash flying around shows us a lot of the land and I just wanted to hop into the story and fly along with them, or hop along with the unicorns, or swim with the mermaids. There is just too much fun here!
The illustrations are so pretty. You really want to just frame them on the wall!
As I already said in earlier reviews for the series, it never feels like 10 minutes are left. I mean the things these little ones do take WAY more than 10 minutes. For instance in this one our duo has so much fun and goes away from their home quite a bit, then also find an egg and have to bring that big egg back. Even with the power of magic, that is just not going to happen.
All in all, I want more of this series! I will have to see if my libraries have other books in Dutch. I would recommend this book to all, it is fun, yes, the 10 minute thing is not working, but the rest is a lot of cuteness and makes for a great bedtime read~
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
December 31, 2022
Super cute art!
August 30, 2023
As adorable as the Little Grandson to whom I read this book during my recent week in Iceland. Arún even looks like Flicker and Flash with his big curious eyes! He especially loved that the Little Dragon was "eating fire" and that a Baby Dragon hatched out of a rescued egg a few minutes before bedtime.
June 15, 2025
I just gave 5 stars because of the illustrations because they're so cute🥹
The story itself is not that good
But it is cute, and when I was my cousin's age I was only focused on the illustrations and some of my childhood books I don't even know the story, I just remember the pictures so it's very good🤙
The story itself is not that good
But it is cute, and when I was my cousin's age I was only focused on the illustrations and some of my childhood books I don't even know the story, I just remember the pictures so it's very good🤙
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March 23, 2022Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
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