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Title: Put down the kool-aid...
Review: Never heard of this book before about 10 years ago. It was never on my bookshelf as a child (I'm 32) or any of my older siblings. Got it as a gift, and simply don't see what the fuss is about. There are more engaging bedtime books (Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book, and Sandra Boynton's Pajama Time! and The Going to Bed Book among them). Or, look around the room and make up your own, e.g. Goodnight walls/floors, windows/doors, smoke detector, etc. There--just saved you the cost of this book.Ultimately, it probably doesn't matter *what* you read/sing to your kids to wind them down, but *how* you read/sing it to them. Slower, repetitive, deep, more drawn out you-are-getting-sleeeeeepy delivery, etc. Not rocket science. This book fits that pattern, but coupled with the bizarre coloring of the illustrations, mismatched repetition, and hard to read in dim light printing, it's just not worthy of the hype, IMO.
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