{"id":2931,"date":"2016-06-29T01:55:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T17:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/?p=2931"},"modified":"2016-06-29T01:55:47","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T17:55:47","slug":"bedtimestories-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/2016\/06\/29\/bedtimestories-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedtime stories are your best shot at cultivating their reading habit."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Reading is an art come under siege, which is worrying, because reading habits are the core essential to a literate society. Sociologists\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3548\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bedtimestories.jpg\" alt=\"bedtimestories\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bedtimestories.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bedtimestories-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bedtimestories-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/bedtimestories-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by<\/span> Dr. Seuss<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2936\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2936 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/onefishtwofish.jpg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/onefishtwofish.jpg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/onefishtwofish-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Venture into the deep blue sea with this stunning rhyming book.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAn imaginative collection of simple rhymes, this Dr Seuss classic is primed for those starting to read. It plays out a narrative of an underwater world through the eyes of Jay, and Kay, and the imaginative creatures they have for friends<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Where the Wild Things Are<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by<\/span> Maurice Sendak<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2938\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2938 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/wildthings-1.jpeg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/wildthings-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/wildthings-1-300x273.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Let them imagine they are king of the wild things.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nRecently turned into a movie, this picturesque story revolves around an imaginative young boy called Max who, after dressing up in his wolf costume, creates such havoc at home that his distraught mum sends him to bed without any dinner. Suddenly Max&#8217;s bedroom undergoes a mysterious transformation into a jungle environment, and he winds up sailing to an island inhabited by malicious beasts known as the \u2018Wild Things\u2019. After scaring the fierce creatures, Max becomes king of the Wild Things. Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Goodnight Moon<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by<\/span> Margaret Wise Brown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2939\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2939 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/goodnight.jpeg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/goodnight.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/goodnight-300x253.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Your little one will be asleep before you finish the book!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSimple and soothing, this short story (written as a poem) is about a little bunny in his room, getting ready to go to bed. With each page he says goodnight to everything around him, one at a time, until eventually the world is resting and he drifts off to sleep. With each goodnight, his room grows darker and darker, until just the moons and stars are shining brightly outside his window.<br \/>\nRead: <a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/2016\/06\/18\/books-about-motherhood-you-should-read-or-receive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two beautiful books about motherhood you should read (and receive)<\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">by<\/span> Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2941\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2941\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/brow-1.jpeg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kdis\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/brow-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/brow-1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Just because it&#8217;s so adorable.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nDesigned to help little children associate objects with colours and meanings, this book actually has no plot or moral. Instead, the narrator simply asks various animals what they see in the illustrations, with the response usually leading to another animal, hence a continuous cycle ensues, triggering the child to think about how they perceive the images themselves. The book features a Brown Bear, Red Bird, Yellow Duck, Blue Horse, Green Frog, Purple Cat, White Dog, Black Sheep, a Goldfish, a Teacher, a Mother, and Children in different ways.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>The Very Hungry Caterpillar<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">by<\/span> Eric Carle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2942\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2942\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cater.jpeg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cater.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cater-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This book has sent so many children off to sleep with it&#8217;s simplistic style.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAs the name suggests, the story revolves around a newborn, green baby caterpillar who is very, very hungry from the moment he breaks free of his egg. He eats through fruits on five days, one on the first day, two on the second, and so on until he eats five pieces of fruit on the fifth day, gradually experimenting with different foods each day. Soon enough he eats too much and makes himself sick. After recovering he spins a cocoon in which he remains for the following two weeks, after which he emerges as a beautiful, multi-coloured butterfly, beautifully explaining his life cycle.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>I Love You, Stinky Face<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">by<\/span> Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2943\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/stinkyface.jpg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/stinkyface.jpg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/stinkyface-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>You are never too old for a story like this one.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThis is a story about how the reassuring tale of the love and affection of a parent and how a mother\u2019s unconditional love can be tested through the relentless questions of her little boy \u2013 such as what if he were a super smelly skunk and smelled so bad that his name was Stinky Face? Follow this little boy\u2019s imagination as he turns himself into a meat-eating dinosaur, a swamp creature and much, much more before being satisfied with the fact that no matter how stinky he is or how slimy of a creature he could possibly be, his mom will always love him and nothing will change that.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>Pajama Time<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">by<\/span> Sandra Boynton<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2944\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2944\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/pajama.jpg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/pajama.jpg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/pajama-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A singing pajama party&#8230;yes please!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHave your own pajama party under the covers with this sing-song story (with great illustrations) about getting ready for bed! It&#8217;s time for the animals to go to bed and everyone needs to put on their pjs so they can share one last dance before lights out. Get moving and finish up that last bit of energy before lights out.<br \/>\nRead: <a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/2016\/04\/01\/5-ways-to-encourage-your-kids-to-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 ways to encourage kids to read more<\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>Llama, Llama, Red Pajama<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">by<\/span> Anna Dewdney<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2945\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2945\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/llama.jpeg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/llama.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/llama-300x157.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Llama&#8217;s are so cute, you won&#8217;t mind reading this story time and time again.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nA must do rhyming read-aloud to comfort children just before lights out. Llama, Llama red pajama all tucked in bed, waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn\u2019t coming yet. Baby Llama starts to fret and worry when mama doesn\u2019t come right back. But just in time, Mama returns to set things right and to reassure him that she will always be near him, even if she&#8217;s not right there by his side.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong>Runaway Bunny<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">by<\/span> Margaret Wise Brown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2946\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2946\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/rabbit.jpeg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/rabbit.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/rabbit-300x253.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A book that will hopefully deter them from ever running away!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThis soothing rhyme book is for any small child who has toyed with the idea of running away or testing the strength of his mom\u2019s love for him, ending with a strong message of peace, love and security between mother and child. It begins with a young bunny who decides to run away from home, and his mom says that if he does, then she will run after him because she loves him. And so begins a delightful, imaginary game of hide and seek. And no matter how many disguises the bunny takes on, his loving mom always manages to find him wherever he is hiding.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong>Splat the Cat<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">by<\/span> Rob Scotton<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2947\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2947\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/timthumb.jpg\" alt=\"bedtime stories for kids\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/timthumb.jpg 600w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/timthumb-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Splat the Cat will chase away any school blues, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nGot a child who is scared about going to school? Splat the Cat is a beautifully illustrated tale of a cat who learns all about \u2018cat\u2019 school and mice, and indirectly helps put all those fears to bed. It&#8217;s Splat&#8217;s first day of school and he&#8217;s worried that he might now make any new friends. So for good measure, he takes his pet mouse Seymour to school with him, hiding him in his lunchbox.<br \/>\n<em>Vote for your favourite bedtime story in the comments section! Join\u00a0our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parentsworldsingapore\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page to discover more on all aspects of parenting. Plus, share your parenting pics with us via <a href=\"http:\/\/parentsworldsg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"st\">#<\/span>parentsworldsg for the chance to feature online or in the magazine.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\nWritten for Parents World by <a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/parentsworld.com.sg\/2016\/03\/21\/priyanka-elhence-writer-parents-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Priyanka Elhence<\/a>. Priyanka is a busy mom of 9 yr old twin boys. She writes on anything from lifestyle and dining to parenting and celebrity profiles.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We list the best bedtime stories for kids. Vote for your favourite or share one that we have missed. 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