*HMH Books for Young Readers sent me a copy of Good Night, Little Blue Truck and is partnering with me for a giveaway!
Studies show that reading to your children at night fosters the parent and child bond, helps prepare children for sleep, and even boosts your child’s brain development. I love finding my kids new books to read at night and it’s such a treat for us all to sit together and read. My littlest ones had quite the fun little pajama party reading Good Night, Little Blue Truck.
Good Night, Little Blue Truck is the newest book in the bestselling series about the adorable Little Blue Truck and all of his friends! I’ve got to start by saying that my favorite thing about this book is that it reads like a poem. I love reading rhyming stories to the kids because it’s fun the way that it flows and it keeps their attention and mine.
Now this particular story is about how Little Blue Truck, Toad, and all of his friends want to go to sleep but the storm is too loud and it’s keeping everyone up. They all decide to be brave and huddle together to coast through the storm and then they head home once it’s finally over. I think the story does a great job of encouraging bravery and reassurance, especially before bedtime. Good Night, Little Blue Truck is also the perfect length for the younger ones before heading off to sleep. It made everyone smile but also helped them wind down.
After some tasty late night cookies and a family movie, we all snuggled together in our pajamas reading Good Night, Little Blue Truck but we decided to take turns reading it. For my toddler and my son who is a very new reader, I mostly read the story. My seven year old liked the wheel and read the book to all of us. We had fun with the Little Blue Truck stickers and door hangers, and we’re also going to do some of the fun activities in the activity booklet, which you can download HERE!
We also have Little Blue Truck Leads The Way and I have to say that I love this series and any series that will make my kids smile. The illustrations are adorable and the stories are cute. We love Little Blue Truck and his pals!
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One (1) winner receives a copy of Good Night, Little Blue Truck plus a racing tire toy chest. Open to US only. Ends 11/10.
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Whenever I babysit for my niece and nephew on a school night I always start an hour before bedtime to get them ready. Otherwise they will drag it on and won’t be in bed until an hour afterwards. Then I hear it from my sister.
I have a 2 year old son and a 3 year old son and they both love nightly story times and then songs before bed. 📚 🎶
We like to read books together for a half hour before getting ready for bed.
We get the kids into their pjs brush teeth and then read every night together
Bedtime routine consists of snack, bath, brushing teeth and a story!!!
This looks like such a cute book!! We always read a book or 2 in bed with a moon nightlight.
Well bedtime routine is bath, snack and reading one book.
I take my contacts out and take my hair tie out. That’s it.
Jammies, milk, stories, song and hugs. I love the routine
We always have a story before bed too! This looks cute!
Our bedtime routine always starts with a relaxing bath or shower. One last Snack. Then, we settle in bed and read a book. Lastly we sing Twinkle Little Star together.
Bath, teeth brushed and then we read a book before bed.
Lets see usually it is bath playtime snack teeth brushed and then a story
Usually bath time, brush teeth, putting on PJ’s, we then read for a bit before going to sleep.
Always make sure kids brush their teeth then we read them both a bedtime story and then its sleep time
Shower, Teeth, potty, bedtime.
we tell each other our own made up stories
Sometimes bedtime stories
When taking care of Grandsons we set up the sleeping bags and blankets and read some, talk and giggle some. Puppy also gets involved.
The routine isn’t really routine, because no night is the same. Half the time they are ready to go to bed, but when they aren’t, we do read to them or sit with them. Most of the time though, ready or not, they just go to bed.
We dont have a specific routine because it depends on the other kids schedules but usually we brush teeth, then get pajamas on and then I read a book before bed.
I usually bathe my daughter first get her in her pjs and lay her down to watch a movie with her milk so i could washup my son in the meantime then they both either get hungry so ill srve my daughter some cereal or shell eat some fruit. my son usually goes to bed first with his bottle and i lay down with my daughter and shell go to bed within the next 30 min she enjoys watchin frozen or chucky
I read a book to the kids, and use animated voices, tuck them in like a bug all snug and say a prayer with them.
Usually bath time and brush their teeth and then read a book.
Bath time, prayers, reading! 🙂
Bedtime always includes reading.
After bathtime. say prayers and read a b ook.
reading before bedtime.
My son Loves The Little Blue Truck!
Our routine: Snack, bath, brush teeth, story then bedtime.
I don’t usually put my nieces and nephews to bed, but I do read with them often.
Bottle, kiss, lights out
Our bedtime routine is super simple! Have a quick snack, bath time, brush teeth, have a drink of water, story time, lights out!!
Thank you so much for the chance 🙂
I used to love the routine when my grandson would visit, because it almost always included the book (one or more times) Hop on Pop — he got to the point, like the little ones often do that he had it memorized! He loved me to read to him!
Brush the teeth, pjs, prayers and reading. Lots of snuggles and hugs/kisses and quiet time to discuss the best part of the day!
Teeth brushing, getting changed for bed, and reading a bedtime story.
My grandsons take their baths, brush their teeth then get one book read to them.
Bath , tell story. sing.
My grandson would absolutely love this!
We always read a book and sing a song.
My routine is to read to the kids one story before going to bed.
bath storytime tuck in
Our bedtime routine is bath, an hour of tv or tablets, brush teeth, and read a couple books. Then hopefully, sleep.
We read a book in bed and then put on a sound machine.
We read a section of a kids Bible with our daughter, then sometimes an extra book, and then the going to bed book.
Bed time routine is watch tv then brush teeth and go to bed.
We love to sing songs and read to our grand children.
We love to read a book right before bed!!
We always read our daughter books and then pray for her.
THEY HAVE TO BE BATHED AND IN BED BY 8.
We get their pajamas on, brush teeth, read to them, and put them to bed.
Yoga n snacks
I go to bed and sleep pretty well when I’m tired. This is such an awesome gift for my friend her son is rather young still.
I hope I win! Your kids are so cute!
Dinner, short play session, jammies, brush teeth, Spongebob then lights off.
wow
My kiddos do jammies, brush teeth, read stories, potty then tucked in <3
Bath, show, bed 🙂
Bedtime routine is stories and sleepy time music!
Our routine is bath, book and bed!
Great -love to read
My daughter’s father has a one and half year old boy and I would like to gift him something like this. He is a sweet boy and reminds me of my girl when she was little.
Bath, Pajamas and a book to read!
Bath time, jammies on, then reading Toad on the Road. “I am a careful driving toad.” Or reading Pocketful Of Nonsense.
Our routine is a bath, brushing teeth, and we end with storytime.
wash up,,jammies on, milk or juice,then a book before we go to bed hugs and kisses too! oh and the night light on!! cant forget thaat!
Our bedtime routine is laying out clothes for the next day when they are getting their pajamas out. Then they take a bath, brush teeth and get dressed. They pick out a stuffed animal to sleep with and a book that they want to read that night. Then it’s snuggle time, Our 3 yr old goes to bed 1st and then our 11-year-old goes to bed. They each have the same schedule just different times. They love the book reading the best and the snuggle time.
reading comes first
bath, dressed, vitamins, teeth brushed, bed time story
Bath time, teeth brushed, lotioned up, jammies, pick out three books and three stuffed animals, read them, and then lights out, kisses goodnight
After getting pj’s on and brushing teeth, I always like to read a book or two to get the kids settled down to sleep. I would love this book to read to them.
My little girl loves daddy to read her a bedtime story, but she doesn’t like the same story twice! We’re trying to grow our collection of bedtime books for her.
Our bedtime routine is shower, brush teeth, and then off to bed,
Bathtime, teeth brushed and then we read a book before bed.
Our routine consists of snack at 7, then baths, then get everything together for the next day. After that it is crawl into bed and read until about 8:15.
after get ready for bed read them a story
Bath, brushing teeth and reading.
I love this book.
Good nights and i love yous.
Bath time, story time, bedtime
We do a warm up of milk, a good book, tickle time and then tuck in my 4 kiddos and say our prayers with a hug and kiss goodnight. Also switch the nightlight on 😉
Looks like a great book to read to my little guy anytime!
We read together in bed before bed every night
A bath, brushing of teeth, then a tuck in, and either a story or lullaby time, depending on the night.
My son would love this. We read a story everynight before bed
Calm bath and bedtime stories
Our routine is bath time, snack, tuck away in bed and read a book, lights out by 9:30.
Snack, brush teeth, then story time is our nightime routine.
Bath, snack, brush teeth and then read a book
What a cute book! My grandson would love this!
Bedtime routine; Pajamas, brush teeth, reading for about 20 minutes, then lights out. Like clockwork.
Our routine is brush teeth, bath (every other night), PJ’s, read books, and sometimes a song.
I don’t have a bedtime routine. I’m more of a napper. After having worked third shift for many years I have a hard time sleeping for more than three or four hours at a time.
The family gathers for family prayer. The little ones stick around for a bedtime story and then they individually go off to use the toilet and brush their teeth. One child at a time says their personal bedtime prayer. When all is done, they head up to get tucked in.
My kids are grown, but when my grandchildren stay, our routine is a bath, pajamas, a snack and then a story before bed.
just wanting to make it to bed on time
There is a half hour of drawing and coloring, then a story and then bed
Water and a snack, 2 books each (twins), another drink of water, potty time, then tucked in and lights out.
Read and/or talk about the day and then, sleep!
I like to watch youtube videos when I go to bed. My kids are grown but my granddaughter would love this.
First there is a bath and then I read a bedtime story every night.
After dinner we do a bath and brush teeth, get dressed and my husband and I each read our daughter a story and tuck her in.
My children get their baths, brush their teeth, put their pajamas on, I then read them a book and then tuck them in around 8.
Our bedtime for my daughter is a bath before bed, then a story before lights out
My kids get a bath, brush their teeth, and I read them a bedtime story.
shower-read-bed
changing into pajamas and reading
A warm bath, a story and then a song.
Simple, bath time first, a little reading and bed.
We always give the kids a nice warm bath, read a story, then they go to sleep.
We do a couple of episodes of his favorite show with the whole family in the living room, then I read him 2 short books, prayers, then lights out.
Our bedtime routine is a short talk about our day and then to bed.
Bath, snack, potty, brush teeth, water, lay down, read a story and listen to lullabies.
When my nephew is here I will read a book or we will watch a half hour show while he lays down. I usually give him a back rub and he falls easily half the time.
When the boys were little we would read to them. Now that they are older, they do not think it is as ‘cool’. Guess it would be awkward reading to a 17 and 19 year old before they went to bed. Thank you
When my children were small, it was a bath, and then read a storybook and bedtime at 8:00 on school nights. I would love to win this book for my little grandson, he loves books. Thanks!
After dinner we tidy up our rooms. Then we take baths, brush teeth & jammies. Then we watch a little tv then read a book and go to bed.
we do family story time and then tuck them in to bed.
My littles brush their teeth and get to choose a book to read.
Read a book, bath time, brush teeth, quiet time with mommy and daddy, then off to bed.
My kids are raised. When I have my grandkids e brush teeth and read books. When they are not here I do the same to myself