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Picture Books About Sleeping Babies

October is Safe Sleep Awareness Month. Remember to always follow safe sleep practices with your babies. And read these cute picture books featuring adorable sleeping babies! HerrickDL KidPicks

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  • Arrorró, Mi Niño

    Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games

    It's time to go to bed, and what better way to lull your child to sleep than with a tender song or gentle game? In this beautiful collection of classic Latino lullabies and games, mothers and children happily embrace and treasure their traditions…
    Book, 2004New York : Lee & Low Books, [2004], ©2004. — jEspanol 398.8 Arr 11/04
  • What better way to put a little one to sleep than with a soothing rhyme and image after image of sleeping animals? This gentle board book introduces the sleeping habits of many animals—from puppies to sloths to whales—and compares them to the…
    Book, 2017New York : Abrams Appleseed, 2017. — Pic Wheeler 4/18
  • It’s bedtime for a drowsy little one, and the whole family takes turns cuddling and singing this sleepy baby to bed. One by one the baby’s sister, grandmother, father, and mother call on the winds, the clouds, the stars, and the moon to sail and…
    Book, 2021Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2021] — Pic Atinuke 12/21
  • How does Baby Shark get ready for bed?Brush your teeth! Doo doo doo doo doo doo!Take a bath! Doo doo doo doo doo doo!Read a book! Doo doo doo doo doo doo!Off to sleep!Sing, dance, and read along to this brand-new bedtime song, featuring Baby Shark,…
    Book, 2019New York : Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2019] — Pic Bajet 9/19
  • When the flowers begin to bloom and the world starts turning green, animals everywhere are born . . . including the noisy ducklings! From the creator of A Book of Sleep and Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit comes a beautiful book of baby animals. Travel…
    Book, 2014Random House Childrens Books, 2014. — Pic Na 3/14
  • Come, my sweet brown baby... From sunset to bedtime, two parents lovingly care for their beautiful baby: first, they play outside, then it is time for dinner and a bath, and finally a warm snuggle before bed. Precious and heartfelt, this story is a…
    Book, 2020New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020. — Pic Brown 1/20
  • In a gorgeous picture book that’s playfully sweet and visually captivating, New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr and talented new illustrator Teagan White celebrate the many ways parents make their new babies feel at home. The world can…
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2015] — Pic Marr 6/15
  • With the arrival of twilight, evening sounds take over the peaceful hillside as crickets, birds, toads, and others settle in for a good night's rest under the stars, in a beautifully illustrated bedtime read-aloud with lyrical verse.
    Book, 2006New York : Dutton Children's Books, [2006], ©2006. — Pic Vestergaard 5/06
  • A charming new twist on a classic lullaby It's time for one little puppy to go to sleep. He and his boy have had a busy day full of running, splashing, leaping, and chasing, but it's hard for this little puppy to settle down. To the tune of the…
    Book, 2007New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2007. — Pic Say 9/07
  • Kiss by Kiss / ocêhtowina

    A Counting Book for Families

    Richard Van Camp
    From bestselling author Richard Van Camp comes a delightful counting book that honors families and can be used to praise your little ones as they learn to count. Ten kisses from your sweet baby might not be enough to get you through this adorable…
    eBook, 2018Orca Book Publishers, 2018
  • This companion to the beloved Peekaboo Morning takes children through the evening of the same adorable toddler, who plays peekaboo with everyone from his grandparents to his puppy, until it’s finally time to snuggle into bed with his blankie. Visual…
    Book, 2008New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2008], ©2008. — Story Isadora 1/15
  • Baby is finally asleep. But everyone is much too loud! Can Mom, Daddy, Grammy, Pop Pop, Shae, Dante, Rover the dog, and even the neighbor keep quiet? Just when they think they can rest—oh no. The baby's awake. One savvy little narrator knows just…
    Book, 2021Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2021. — Pic Brown-Wood 12/21
  • This beautifully illustrated magical story from best-selling author Margaret Wise Brown - creator of the childrens classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny - will enchant children and parents alike; its a perfect bedtime story for your little one.
    Book, 2012New York, NY : Parragon, 2012. — Pic Brown 12/17
  • Follow the ginger kitten as he looks for somewhere comfortable to sleep. But the chair's too hard, the box too small, and the wardrobe is full of shoes. Where can he go next? Will he ever find the perfect place?
    Book, 2001New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2001.
  • Darkness is falling everywhere and little ones are getting sleepy, feeling cozy, and being tucked in. It's time for a wide yawn, a big hug, and a snuggle under the covers--sleep tight! Working beautifully with the soothingly repetitive text, each…
    Board Book, 1993San Diego : Harcourt Bruce Jovanovich, [1993], ©1993. — Pic Fox 10/24
  • In the same way that baby animals stop whatever they are doing and close their eyes for the night, so a child must finally go to sleep when bedtime comes.
    Book, 2006New York : HarperCollins, 2006. — Pic Jon 4/06
  • A world of being new is waiting for little ones and the grown-ups who love them in this warm and funny book. From napping to crying to cuddling to playing, this board book introduces the world to newborns (and new parents) with humor, honesty, and…
    Book, 2019San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2019] — Pic Knisley 11/23