Bedtime Read-Aloud, Read-Along Rhymes: Quiet Poems for the End of the Day

Snuggle up for an evening of bedtime reading. It’s old-fashioned family fun that inspires a lifetime of learning.

These slice-of-life verses use rhythm, rhyme and a child’s point of view to engage even the littlest readers as the busy day winds down.

The Read-Aloud, Read-Along series is designed for families with learning readers of all ages. Everyone can be part of read-aloud time by learning to read along.

Included are:

After a Day Outside
My Bedtime Bath
When I Listen
Song of the Sky
Grandma’s Picture Book
Summer Night
Then and Now
Pretending Sleep
Grandma’s Music Box
I Will Not Go to Bed!
and a bonus preview,
The Little Red Hen
from Familiar Read-Aloud, Read-Along Tales: Classic Bedtime Stories as told by Susan Call Hutchison

Excerpt:
I Will Not Go to Bed!
I will not, WILL not go to bed!
I’m having too much fun.
The summer sky’s not even dark!
I still can see the sun.

I don’t care if tomorrow is
A long and busy day.
I will not go to sleep right now.
I still have games to play.

I will not, will NOT go to bed.
You can’t make me come in.
Okay, maybe I’ll take a bath
Just to soak my skin,

But I will not, will not go to BED;
This promise I will keep!
Okay, maybe I will lie down,
But you cannot make me sleep.

Okay, maybe a story,
And I’d like a kiss good-night,
But you’d better not be planning
To turn out my bedroom light.

‘Cause I really… really…really…
Do not plan to sleep just now.
Okay, maybe I’ll close my eyes,
But…I…won’t…drift off…somehow.