Customer Reviews

Snoozers: 7 Short Short Bedtime Stories for Lively Little Kids

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This was one of my favorite books to read to my daughter when she was 1. I could recite all the stories verbatim. We loved the animals' sounds of sleep; the cheetah = "chee-chee-taah', the monkeys = "chatter-choo chatter-choo". There's even a little silly lullaby you can sing at the end. Now my daughter, 2, can pick the stories she wants to hear from the tabs.

My son wants me to read him this book every night! He LOVES it. He used to ask for a bunch of different stories every night. Thanks to this book, we have seven different short stories all in one book! THANK YOU Ms. Boynton!!

Seven nonsense rhymes with cute illustrations of animals in pajamas are entertainng nighttime fare. Some of the rhymes do seem forced but the colored tabs are a great idea and the tone is sweet.

I bought this book for my baby's first birthday, but it is my 6 year old and 4 year old who LOVE it. They think it is hilarious. They love to recite the stories. The book definately grows on you.

Although we have a history of liking Boynton books, this was not very interesting for my child, age 2.5. This book has seven bedtime stories set up on two pages each. Each page spread is one story, somewhere between 16 and 20 lines of text. That's it, not much of a story. The rhymes are cute, but in two of the stories the rhyme seems very forced. The pictures, as always, are great. But the "stories" are more like nursery rhymes, an alternative to Mother Goose.

What do we like about it? The tab system that lets my child count as we go through the book. She also recognized a couple of characters from the Going to Bed Book, which I think is a better bedtime Boynton book, in the pajamas page.

I think if you've been reading more substantial story books, like Seuss or Sendak, or other classics, this is probably too elementary, unless you are still doing short books at night. Based on the reviews, I thought this was a sure hit; but I didn't realize what the actual content would be.

Our family are tremendous book lovers, with thousands of books in our collection, and our daughter's collection alone has hundreds upon hundreds of books. But the book she loves the most and without a doubt has gotten the MOST use of is SNOOZERS.

We purchased this book when our daughter was 2, and three years later we're STILL reading it to her at bedtime EVERY night. We've tried to add other stories to the bedtime ritual, but she keeps requesting this one. And you know what? We don't mind a bit! The stories are fun, the pictures are adorable, and it's always been giggles and a quick, no fuss, trip to sleep for our daughter. To keep our own adult sanity for this long, we've been reading the stories at different tempos and with really silly voices. Now that she's about to turn 6, we're not sure how much longer this will continue...but it may very well become a special bedtime ritual she will want to hold onto throughout her childhood. (There's no signs of it gathering dust on the bookshelf anytime soon.) No doubt about it, this book is a hit -- It would be a bargain at twice the price!

My 13month old wants me to read the book to him all the time - it's easy for him to turn the pages (a real plus, since he can also look at it by himself), because it is designed like a file-folder. I love the stories and knew them by heart right away. The pictures are colorful and it's easy to point and label the different animals. We both really love it and I recommend it to every parent.

Boynton is always fresh and original. Her illustrations are cute and the animal characters are very expressive, for cartoons. The stories are each worth a smile, but the "Silly Song" (music included) on the last page is worth the price alone. (Sneakers in the freezer? An owl that whispers "moo"?) I think it's appropriate for ages higher than the typical "board book" crowd - my six year old is learning to play the silly song on the piano, and she often comes into the bedroom of her younger sister when I am reading it to her. Our whole family enjoys this book.

I found this book in an airport on a week long trip my son was determined to spend awake, or that's how it seemed at bedtime. This book did the trick to get him to sleep without a fuss--both that night, and every "I'm not tired" night since then. Both the stories and the format are perfect for giving the little ones the illusion of control--they choose which stories to read from the "table of contents" tabs on the side, and in which order. The number of stories is just right to make kids feel like they've gotten you to keep reading a long time, even though the entire book only takes minutes to finish. Bravo to Boynton!

My husband reads to our 9 month old before bed and a night never goes by without Snoozers. I have to remind my husband that we have other books for him to read. Our son loves the colorful pages and can turn the pages on his own.