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Say Goodnight to Illiteracy is a children's bedtime storybook series, published annually by Half Price Books through their publishing entity Hackberry Press. [1] [2] All proceeds from the sales of the book are donated by Half Price Books to literacy organizations across the nation such as Reach Out and Read.
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times is a 1994 book written by American writer James Finn Garner, in which Garner satirizes the trend toward political correctness and censorship of children's literature, with an emphasis on humour and parody. [1]
The term "bedtime story" was coined by Louise Chandler Moulton in her 1873 book, Bed-time Stories.The "ritual of an adult reading out loud to a child at bedtime formed mainly in the second half of the nineteenth century and achieved prominence in the early twentieth century in tandem with the rising belief that soothing rituals were necessary for children at the end of the day.
California's 4-year-olds are entering transitional kindergarten. But many young learners aren't fully potty-trained, an issue public schools are grappling with.
The special features an animated short of Goodnight Moon, narrated by Susan Sarandon, along with six other animated segments of children's bedtime stories and lullabies with live-action clips of children reflecting on a series of bedtime topics in between, a reprise of Goodnight Moon at the end, and the Everly Brothers' "All I Have To Do Is ...
The book first appeared in the Frankfurt marketplace in October of that year under the title Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit 15 schön kolorierten Tafeln für Kinder von 3–6 Jahren ("funny stories and droll pictures with 15 beautifully coloured panels for children of 3–6 years").
Bedtime (also called putting to bed or tucking in) is a ritual part of parenting to help children feel more secure [1] and become accustomed to a more rigid schedule of sleep than they might prefer. The ritual of bedtime is aimed at facilitating the transition from wakefulness to sleep. [ 2 ]
Christine Stevens, a Washington, D.C.-based sleep consultant and owner of Sleep Solutions by Christine, doesn't think it's that big of a deal for kids to stay up past their bedtime on New Year's Eve.