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Monday, 21 April 2025

Review: How to Make a Bedtime

When the sun’s light is fading and night’s on the rise,

It’s time to start yawning your sleepy goodbyes.

Time for snuggling and snoozing and slumbering now.

Time for making your bedtime and I’ll show you how.


In this sweet, rhyming bedtime tale by talented creators Meg McKinlay and Karen Blair, a boy and his bear are heading to bed.

Bathtime comes first, and then it’s time to get wrapped up in a snuggly warm towel. Soft PJs come next and adding in your teddy is a must. When you’re tucked up tight, open your ears to a lullaby. Then kisses and hugs and one last story to make this the perfect bedtime.

This is a heartfelt story that’s sure to get the kids relaxed and ready for sleep. With a lovely rhyming flow, this book feels like a giant hug as you read it. Blair’s illustrations are soft and beautifully scribbly. Bold colours fill backgrounds, and loving emotions fill each expression.

How to Make a Bedtime is gorgeous. A perfect gift for mums and dads to remind them to savour those precious moments.

Title: How to Make a Bedtime
Author: Meg McKinlay
Illustrator: Karen Blair
Publisher: Walker Books, $24.99
Publication Date: 2 November 2024
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781760653712
For ages: 3 - 8 
Type: Picture Books