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How Animals Say Goodnight: A Sweet Going to Bed Book about Animal Sleep Habits
"Such a cute book, allowing for learning new facts, without them even knowing they are learning."
From elephants to dolphins, penguins to bats, this charming, beautifully illustrated book will teach your child about each animal's unique sleep process.
♥ Giraffes only sleep twenty minutes each day,
♥ The rest of their time is spent munching away.
♥ When they finally lie down, they curl up in a ball,
♥ Which is cute as can be for a creature so tall.
A delightful book with clever rhymes and charming watercolor illustrations—perfect for sharing with a special little one. This sweet bedtime story for kids will help them relax and fall asleep in their own beds.
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From elephants to dolphins, penguins to bats, this charming, beautifully illustrated book will teach your child about each animal's unique sleep process.
♥ Giraffes only sleep twenty minutes each day,
♥ The rest of their time is spent munching away.
♥ When they finally lie down, they curl up in a ball,
♥ Which is cute as can be for a creature so tall.
A delightful book with clever rhymes and charming watercolor illustrations—perfect for sharing with a special little one. This sweet bedtime story for kids will help them relax and fall asleep in their own beds.
With purchase, you will receive a FREE printable growth mindset coloring Color & Grow (reg. $6.99)
18 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 29, 2021
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About the author
Esther Pia Cordova
27 books31 followersEsther Cordova is an accomplished author with a passion for storytelling. Known for her captivating children's picture books, including the bestseller I Can't Do That, Yet, which has sold over 90,000 copies, she has delighted young readers with tales that inspire wonder and imagination.
Now, with her debut young adult dystopian novel, Convergence, she brings her unique voice to a new audience, blending gripping narratives with thought-provoking themes. Esther currently lives in Austin with her husband, son, and toy poodle, Baxter.
Now, with her debut young adult dystopian novel, Convergence, she brings her unique voice to a new audience, blending gripping narratives with thought-provoking themes. Esther currently lives in Austin with her husband, son, and toy poodle, Baxter.
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August 18, 2022
A combo package of fun and information. The book tells us about the quirky habits of animals as they fall asleep. The rhyming prose will be a hit with the little kids along with the information about the strange behavior of the beloved animals. The illustrations are fun too.
February 15, 2021
Charming display of different habits that animals take to rest. It can be an excellent aid in reading with children and helping them fall asleep.
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Encantadora exhibición de diferentes hábitos que los animales adoptan para descansar. Puede ser una excelente ayuda para leer con los niños y ayudarlos a conciliar el sueño.
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Encantadora exhibición de diferentes hábitos que los animales adoptan para descansar. Puede ser una excelente ayuda para leer con los niños y ayudarlos a conciliar el sueño.
October 14, 2021
wonderful book to read at bedtime
This book is a pleasure to read. It’s fun and informative and interesting. Best of all, it helps young ones get to sleep at bedtime by showing them that other creatures sleep too, albeit in their own way.
This book is a pleasure to read. It’s fun and informative and interesting. Best of all, it helps young ones get to sleep at bedtime by showing them that other creatures sleep too, albeit in their own way.
February 12, 2021
Sleep is a vital activity for animals both great and small, but it looks different depending on what those animals must do to survive. Sleeping with one eye open, dolphins and ducks protect themselves by managing to be aware of their surroundings even while resting. Penguins and otters sleep close to one another, and flamingos sleep standing on one foot. And these are only a few of the many animals included in this collection! At the end, a human parent and child with light skin prepare for sleep, just like the other animals in the story. Though no two animals sleep exactly the same way, the act of sleeping is one that connects animals to one another across the world.
Written for very young children, this book features four lines of rhyming couplets on each page. Though the meter is not consistent throughout the narrative, the repetitive structure and wealth of interesting facts will keep readers engaged. Readers of all ages are sure to learn something new from this story and will be excited to share their newfound knowledge with others.
Easily the most striking component of this book are the beautifully rendered watercolor illustrations. Dominating each page, these dynamic visuals will engage readers long before they can read or understand the accompanying text. Depicted in sleep, vivid hues adorn each animal featured in the story.
From snails to whales, a wide range of animals and their sleeping habits are introduced in How Animals Say Goodnight, which is a visually stunning bedtime story for very young readers.
Written for very young children, this book features four lines of rhyming couplets on each page. Though the meter is not consistent throughout the narrative, the repetitive structure and wealth of interesting facts will keep readers engaged. Readers of all ages are sure to learn something new from this story and will be excited to share their newfound knowledge with others.
Easily the most striking component of this book are the beautifully rendered watercolor illustrations. Dominating each page, these dynamic visuals will engage readers long before they can read or understand the accompanying text. Depicted in sleep, vivid hues adorn each animal featured in the story.
From snails to whales, a wide range of animals and their sleeping habits are introduced in How Animals Say Goodnight, which is a visually stunning bedtime story for very young readers.
February 13, 2021
Beautifully Illustrated Book about How Animals Sleep
This is a delightful children's nonfiction book that both shows in illustrations and tells in rhyming verse how different animals sleep. A child will not only learn about bears’ hibernation but how an albatross sleeps while flying high in the sky or whales while they drift in the ocean. Quite a few animals, too, keep at least one eye open to watch for predators! The illustrations are richly colored and pleasantly done. The tones in this book are cool in general, making it a great book for bedtime reading. I thought the illustrations were excellent and quite beautiful in all cases, and the rhyming verses were mostly done well. If your child has an innate curiosity about these kinds of details about animals or the natural world, she or he might find it fascinating.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
This is a delightful children's nonfiction book that both shows in illustrations and tells in rhyming verse how different animals sleep. A child will not only learn about bears’ hibernation but how an albatross sleeps while flying high in the sky or whales while they drift in the ocean. Quite a few animals, too, keep at least one eye open to watch for predators! The illustrations are richly colored and pleasantly done. The tones in this book are cool in general, making it a great book for bedtime reading. I thought the illustrations were excellent and quite beautiful in all cases, and the rhyming verses were mostly done well. If your child has an innate curiosity about these kinds of details about animals or the natural world, she or he might find it fascinating.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
March 10, 2021
Giraffes Sleep 20 Minutes
This is an absolute true bedtime storybook. The illustrations are painting worthy. The story is fact filled about how animals sleep and told in a drowsy way. The little ones will not know they are learning about the animal kingdom as they drift off to blissful sleep dreaming about animals. I highly recommend this book for the birth to eight year olds who enjoy different animals.
This is an absolute true bedtime storybook. The illustrations are painting worthy. The story is fact filled about how animals sleep and told in a drowsy way. The little ones will not know they are learning about the animal kingdom as they drift off to blissful sleep dreaming about animals. I highly recommend this book for the birth to eight year olds who enjoy different animals.
March 30, 2022
How Animals Say Goodnight: A Sweet Going to Bed Book about Animal Sleep Habits by Esther Pia Cordova, Anastasiya Provozina
Colorful, rhyming, colorful, educational, fun book about sleeping habits of animals.
Giraffe, snakes, penguins, flamingos, dolphins, chimpanzee, elephants, sea otters, walrus, snail, albatross, sperm whale, brown bear, ducks, bats,
So fun to learn all about them .
Other works by the author are listed at the end.
Colorful, rhyming, colorful, educational, fun book about sleeping habits of animals.
Giraffe, snakes, penguins, flamingos, dolphins, chimpanzee, elephants, sea otters, walrus, snail, albatross, sperm whale, brown bear, ducks, bats,
So fun to learn all about them .
Other works by the author are listed at the end.
February 15, 2021
Amazing fully illustrated bedtime story
Amazing fully illustrated bedtime story with beautiful illustrations and great information (with rhymes) about how interesting details and facts on how various animals go to sleep. My little one loved it and I sure learned a lot of things as well!
I recommend it as a bedtime story to all children!
Amazing fully illustrated bedtime story with beautiful illustrations and great information (with rhymes) about how interesting details and facts on how various animals go to sleep. My little one loved it and I sure learned a lot of things as well!
I recommend it as a bedtime story to all children!
February 18, 2021
A wonderful book about how the animals spend the night sleeping. Full of curious facts about animals that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. I loved the illustrations.
I highly recommend this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
I highly recommend this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 4, 2021
I enjoyed reading this educational bedtime story. The artwork is really beautiful, and I like that the text is set on top of the artwork. I can imagine that children who read this book will remember the scientific facts for the rest of their life! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
March 18, 2022
Read this to our four year old granddaughter today and she said it was "a definite five" so I am certainly not going to argue with a four year old, especially when we both learned a lot of very unique facts. She loves learning about animals and this book tells special and interesting things about animals in a delightful and easy to read book with beautiful pictures.
February 12, 2021
Great rhyming read. Great illustrations. Interesting facts.
How do animal sleep? This book answers this question for many animals, in enjoyable rhyming verse. Beautifully illustrated. A great read aloud.
How do animal sleep? This book answers this question for many animals, in enjoyable rhyming verse. Beautifully illustrated. A great read aloud.
February 18, 2021
I read this with my 9 year old who said they loved the illustrations and the facts they learnt. It has encouraged them to find out more about the animals mentioned and they enjoyed reading the book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 26, 2021
Kids will love this book and reading it with family. Beautiful pictures help with the story. Wonderful addition to the family library. Good read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 27, 2021
The cover of this book is very inviting. The story about each animal and how they sleep is very informative. This is a cute book and I would highly recommend it. The illustrator did a wonderful job on this book.
February 18, 2022
Sweet and fun book
Looking forward to eating this with my grandson. Wonderful illustrations and neat information on how animals sleep. I can see this leading to more reading and research about animals and their sleep habits!
Looking forward to eating this with my grandson. Wonderful illustrations and neat information on how animals sleep. I can see this leading to more reading and research about animals and their sleep habits!
April 9, 2022
Adorable and informative!
I learned a lot about how some animals sleep from this cute, rhyming book. If I was still teaching preschool, I would definitely have this book in regular rotation. I loved it!
I learned a lot about how some animals sleep from this cute, rhyming book. If I was still teaching preschool, I would definitely have this book in regular rotation. I loved it!
September 16, 2025
beautiful way to end the day with your little one.
Such a sweet little read, full of fun sleep facts for different animals. The illustrations are lovely and calming too. Perfect for bedtime.
Such a sweet little read, full of fun sleep facts for different animals. The illustrations are lovely and calming too. Perfect for bedtime.
February 16, 2021
Very cute and informative
We learned a lot about how different animals sleep. This is a great bedtime book. We enjoyed the illustrations and rhyming as well.
We learned a lot about how different animals sleep. This is a great bedtime book. We enjoyed the illustrations and rhyming as well.
March 29, 2021
This is written in rhyme & has a lot of information about how animals sleep. I'm sure adults (like myself) will learn a thing or two when reading to their children.
March 19, 2022
How Animals Say Goodnight: A Sweet Going to Bed Book about Animal Sleep Habits by Esther Pia Cordova – This was a Bookbub freebie. Cute illustrations! Happy Reading!
April 9, 2022
so cute
I read this book to my son at night and he enjoyed the pictures and the facts that the book provides
I read this book to my son at night and he enjoyed the pictures and the facts that the book provides
Want to read
May 24, 2022
June 14, 2022
Educational and emotional. A lovely set of short stories about how each animal sleeps and the illustrations are colourful and beautiful. - read more on Webador Simply honest reviews
November 28, 2022
A different animal is featured on each page along with interesting facts about how they sleep.
March 7, 2023
Adorable and educational. So many fun facts about the sleep habits of animals.
September 27, 2023
great book for littles
Would recommend to anyone with littles so if you see this please read it will teach you and your little a lot
Would recommend to anyone with littles so if you see this please read it will teach you and your little a lot
August 13, 2024
Good Night, Ever So Sweet
This wonderfully written book teaches while preparing your child for bed. The sweet lines for each animal teaches all living things sleep yet on different ways.
Little ones will enjoy these difference and come to know we all need to sleep.
The illustrations are beautiful as well and brings the stories meaning more clear.
Highly recommended.
This wonderfully written book teaches while preparing your child for bed. The sweet lines for each animal teaches all living things sleep yet on different ways.
Little ones will enjoy these difference and come to know we all need to sleep.
The illustrations are beautiful as well and brings the stories meaning more clear.
Highly recommended.
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