The Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town

9 best books like The Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town (Judy Sierra): Bark, George, Eating the Alphabet, We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Warning: Do Not Open This Book!, Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, So Sleepy Story, I'm Not Cute!, The Crocodile and the Dentist, Be Kind

Bark, George

Author	Jules Feiffer
ISBN	0062051857

I occasionally find myself reading children's books to large gatherings of toddlers, moms and nannies. Life is odd, no? Madly trying to find something I had not read a hundred times before, I tried out this one and it was a smash hit. It is fairly short, so if you are doing a story time you might want to save...

Eating the Alphabet

Author

Lois Ehlert

Just as the sub-title indicates, this is an A to Z listing of fruits and vegetables paired with water color illustrations.

The best part? Using it as a tool. For younger children: letter identification (by sight or by sound). Each food is labeled in upper as well as lower case letters. The book...

We Don't Eat Our Classmates

Author	Ryan T. Higgins
ISBN	1368003559

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delicious!

It’s the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can’t wait to meet her classmates. But it’s hard to make human friends when they’re so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope...

Warning: Do Not Open This Book!

Author	Adam Lehrhaupt
ISBN	1442435828

CAUTION! This book contains monkeys, toucans, and a whole lot of silliness. You really shouldn't be opening this book.

I'm serious.

Just put it back on the shelf.

Right...now.

You're still reading this?

Well, don't say I didn't warn you...

It...

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Author

Mem Fox

As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. . . . And here, from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, is a celebration of baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they—and the babies they belong to—bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world!...

So Sleepy Story

Author	Uri Shulevitz
ISBN	0374370311

In a sleepy sleepy house everything is so sleepy – until music drifts in through an open window. Chairs begin to rock, dishes begin to dance, and a sleepy boy opens his eyes to the revelry of the once-sleepy house. Then, softly, the music drifts out, and everything is sleepy sleepy once more.

With...

I'm Not Cute!

Author	Jonathan Allen
ISBN	0786837209

Jonathan Allen has a wonderful knack of hitting the emotional nail on the head with this piece, geared for young readers or those who like to listen attentively. While out for a walk, Baby Owl comes across a few friends who cannot help but tell him how cute he seems to be. Not wanting the 'baby' attention,...

The Crocodile and the Dentist

Author	Taro Gomi
ISBN	0590677314

First sentence: I really don't want to...but I have to.

Premise/plot: There are two sides to every story. Crocodile is TERRIFIED of the dentist. The dentist is TERRIFIED of Crocodile. Both are approaching this appointment with a definite "I REALLY DON'T WANT TO....BUT I HAVE TO." In fact,...

Be Kind

Author	Pat Zietlow Miller
ISBN	1626723214

A picture book about the power of kindness.

When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores...