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How to Sleep Tight through the Night

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Thank you to The Storey Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced electronic copy of this wonderful book. This book provides a plethora of concrete suggestions about how to get a better night sleep as well as explaining why sleep is important in a child-friendly language. Paired with beautiful illustrations, this book is a great addition to any library as well as a wonderful gift.

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I have a confession to make! I picked up this book without fully reading the title or the blurb, and solely on the basis of the beautifully designed cover art, hoping that it would supply some much-needed tips and tricks on how to beat sleepless nights. For someone who has been battling insomnia for some time now, this is truly need of the hour. So imagine my surprise when I discovered upon reading this that it was actually a book meant for little children to help them fight their fear of the dark and related worries that could be keeping them from having a restful sleep. Nevertheless, I continued with the read, primarily because of the dreamy and colorful illustration, but I am so glad I did 'cause the book is home to some super creative tips and techniques that makes bedtime more fun for children. As soon as I was done, I got my darling daughter to read it as well, and how she enjoyed it! She was all pumped up to try the many amazing activities suggested in the book, and over the past week some of these strategies have made it to our bedtime rituals as well. From making a night notebook to the gratitude prayer, getting my tiny bundle of energy to sleep is no more a battle!

The one takeaway from this book for me as an adult, and which I have practising lately is turning off all electronic devices an hour before going to bed. This isn't the first time I have heard that advice but being a parent means having to practice what you preach, and when your kids insists on copying your every move, you have no choice but to follow the very rules you have charted for them!

So, in the end, I'm glad that I came by this book. Take it from me, this is a wonderful book to be read with your kids. Nothing like making children's bedtime fun and lively, right! 😃🙌🏼

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This is a lovely children's book with some nice advice on getting to sleep. My 8 year old asked me to read it to him but he would have been easily capable of reading it for himself too. I think for this it will be best in the physical book format as it will allow engagement much more! I will be buying this for my boys.

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Great how-to book for kids (and parents) that have trouble sleeping. There are easy to follow ideas along with helpful pictures. No idea is difficult to do or involves hard to find items. I especially liked the idea of putting good smelling herbs into an old sock and tying it shut - kids get the benefit of aroma therapy plus a little snuggly thing. It’s also a great example of a procedural text that kids can understand. Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

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Love this book! Think the ideas are clever and interesting. They are definitely something a parent and child could work on together. Eventually most kids would carry out the ideas on their own. So many ideas that a child could do one a night and never get bored.
By the way, the author ought to write another one for adults!!

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What a brilliant book!! The illustrations and layout of the book are on point. The content is amazingly helpful and very relatable for kids who have a hard time sleeping. My daughter has loved reading through it and is more empowered to help herself "sleep tight through the night'.

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This was a really cute book for kids to help them understand more about how they can help themselves fall asleep. As a teacher I often have conversations with parents about children who have difficulties sleeping or who wake through the night and this will be a lovely one to recommend for them, for both parent and child to read for some ideas. The text is simple enough that children could read it independently but complex enough to clearly explain the ideas and the illustrations are cute, in appropriate night-time colours.

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I loved both the ideas to help children learn how to relax and fall asleep as well as the artwork. I have an almost 5-year-old and felt that some of the ideas would work well for her while others would work for a child a few years older. Overall, I felt that this had a lot of great suggestions for helping a child learn tactics to help them be mindful, relax, soothe themselves and (hopefully!) fall asleep.

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Alright now. This mama may have girl bossed a little too close to the moon this time. 😅 My son (8y) has trouble sleeping at night and as soon as this book mentioned reading, he now tells me he has to sleep with his books at night. He couldn’t wait to try the herb sock trick but said the smells were too strong. But hey! These tips works for adults as well. I’ve been doing puzzles before bed and I have anxiety so I also ended up thinking of words a-z. It’s actually harder than it sounds. I never make it to J 🤣 or H on some days. Love this book. Would highly recommend to anyone with mild insomnia

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This book is beautifully illustrated and contains many sleep ideas which would be useful for children and adults.

I'm not absolutely sure who the book is aimed at though. It is written in second person and the illustrations seem to be aimed at young children, but young children would need it to be read to them and explained. I can see how this could be used by caregivers to select and talk about a particular technique. The ideas would be accessible to older children, though the illustrations might be too young for them to pick up the book.

However, apart from that slight confusion the book has many great ideas and I think is a valuable resource for parents and caregivers.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced e-copy of this book.

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I'm so happy that I had the opportunity to read this book. It had me from the first page. The illustrations are beautiful and I think they would capture the attention of every child. Sleep hygiene is something that young people need to talk about and learn. This book brings simple and understandable sleep techniques written in children’s language. I would recommend this book to all parents who want to give their children something to have fun, relax and at the same time acquire new and healthy habits. It is a perfect bonding piece for children and parents to read together before bedtime.

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How to Sleep Tight Through the Night is a wonderful and engaging book! I loved the ideas and illustrations contained throughout. It has so many ideas to help your child fall asleep. What's so fantastic about this book is that it engages children and empowers them to sleep better. Different tactics for falling asleep faster from using their mind to make lists or even create movies. It also encourages good habits, like reading before bed instead of screens and deep breathing exercises for relaxation. It also educates them on why sleep is so important and why children need more of it than adults. The content is geared to elementary school aged children as it suggests writing in a journal and other projects. Highly recommended if your child is resistant to bedtime!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

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A beautifully illustrated book filled with useful and fun ideas that are applicable for any age. If you need ideas for settling down and getting your kids to sleep or getting them back to sleep if they awaken during the night, this book has a plethora of easy techniques to try. The kids will just think they are having fun playing a game and being creative but they will be learning good sleep habits in the meantime. Many of the mindful techniques can easily be used at any time of the day your kids may need to refocus and calm down.. I found the book appealing and interesting and I think parents and kids would be excited to try these ideas.

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I really loved this fantastic children's book, which has loads of tips and techniques on how to get your child to go to sleep more easily. The book is full of beautiful and colourful illustrations, which every child will love. I love how the topic of mindfulness is brought into the book, as this is very useful. I just loved this book so much and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to help their child to easily go to bed, to go to sleep and to stay asleep all night.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Excellent, evidence-based review of sleep and sleep hygiene written at a level perfect for youth. An excellent book to review with early and middle children to help them develop an effective toolkit of activities and strategies to sleep well.

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This book is soooo cute!

Short texts and a lot of amazing illustrations are perfect for a children's book, but honestly, I had so much fun too.
I spent a lot of time looking at the Shiba plushie, thinking about how deep is the "lesson" about putting your worries inside a box or the one which teaches you how to be thankful.

Definitely one in a doozy 💜

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This is a great resource for sleep strategies for parents. The book is long and I would not refer it for a child to read but a great resource for parents to educate their child on sleep hygiene and strategies.

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How to Sleep Tight Through the Night
by: Tzivia Gover & Lesléa Newman
Pub date: July 19, 2022
Review date: October 12, 2021

Many thanks to Storey Publishing & NetGalley for allowing me access to this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I love the illustrations in this wonderfully helpful book. There are some really great ideas, tips & tools for helping yourself fall asleep, but this book isn’t geared toward younger readers.. My suggestion is that you read this book With your child & make sure they understand what they’re reading & how they can get the Most from the ideas presented by the authors. This is more a self-help guide to falling asleep with greater ease, than an actual graphic novel for young readers.
There are Definitely some Great suggestions in this book that I will undoubtedly be trying myself next time sleep eludes me.
I’m giving 4 stars to How to Sleep Tight Through the Night.
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With beautiful, inviting illustrations and simple instructions, "How to Sleep Tight Through the Night" instructs children how to relax and help themselves when they just can't sleep. The author has creative ideas that include mindfulness, aesthetics, and creative ideas like making a tent to sleep in. This picture book is geared toward primary readers, and it comes at a perfect time, when they are being asked to be more independent and sleep on their own through the night. When parents and children have run out of ideas, this gentle, creative book has more ideas that make going to sleep seem like a vacation.

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So I expected this to be more of a story book so I started reading it to my children. Although it's filled with lots of useful information and ideas (I love the pillowcase idea) it's more of a grown up help book to help your child sleep. My girls loved the pictures throughout the book but found me reading it to them boring. I really love the ideas throughout it, don't get me wrong, I think its fab but to appeal more to children I would make it more story like or target it at 8-12 year olds and change the pictures. The way it is written and illustrated at the minute is a bit of a mix between ages and in my opinion not really targeting any of them. However I will be trying some of the ideas with my girls because they seem like really fun activities to do

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