Feet, Go to Sleep Library Binding – May 12, 2015

A very child-friendly translation of popular relaxation techniques!

Perfect story for my Grandchildren

My daughters love this book and I love reading it to them!

a favorite in our household.

Realy cute bedtime book. You know, feet that did this, go to sleep. Very fun!

Oh my gosh! This book is so cute! Its blurb on the back cover – help your little one slip from a great day into a good night. It’s the perfect description!In this story, a little girl had the best vacation day ever, and she’s too antsy to go to sleep. Her Mom talks her down from excitement – and into sleep with lines like . . . ‘Toes go to sleep. Toes for gripping flip flops on the way to the beach.’ Then mom asked what’s next. Our girl said, feet.This is one of the most creative books I’ve ever seen. I wish there was an audio book! I’d buy it for the nights when I’m wound up and can’t sleep. My final comment – this story is sweet enough for moms, but sassy enough for kids. The perfect combination!

This is the best bedtime book I have ever read to calm children down at bedtime to get them to sleep. Barbara Bottner uses all of the senses to help the reader meditate on calming their body to be able to rest and sleep peacefully.Her use of illustrations and prose to tell the story are a perfect combination for the excited youngster who needs to get some sleep.Calming yet fun in recalling the excitement for each body part that day.Great tool for any parent, caregiver, etc. In fact, I myself tried this method last night to relax my body and it worked quite well. I found the exercise delightful to my sleepy mind.Every child should own this book.Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.

When I saw the cover of FEET, GO TO SLEEP, I knew my niece would enjoy the book. The little girl wearing glasses and doing a headstand would definitely appeal to her. (My niece is currently working on her aerial and generally terrifying any adult in her vicinity.) It's also aimed right at my nephew's age group.Barbara Bottner's text walks that little girl, Fiona, through going to sleep, body part by body part. Maggie Smith's images work well with the text. The book has a dual-image layout, where Fiona going to sleep is in a small box and the bigger image shows just how she used that body part on her seaside vacation. The text and illustrations work very well together.One touch I particularly loved is that Fiona's cousins (who she chases with her legs) are black. It's a small detail that isn't commented on, but is appreciated. Children are great at picking over the details in picture books through multiple readings.I'm sure any adult who reads kids to sleep is used to the cry of "One more book!" FEET, GO TO SLEEP makes for a good finish to bedtime reading. Fiona's method of going to sleep, bit by bit, is very helpful and soothing. (The details about how Fiona gets up to mischief during the day do keep the book from being a snore.) FEET, GO TO SLEEP is a good nighttime read.