Bedtime & Dreams

Book Buzz: Midnight Manor by Sid Sharp

Bedtime & Dreams, Children, Humorous Stories, Juvenile Fiction, Monsters, Occult & Supernatural, Paranormal

Sid Sharp, photo credit the author “I’m drawn to mischief and mystery, the sense of something strange and eerie going on. I sort of wish that I could make children’s books as genuinely frightening and funny as R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps, but I can’t be serious enough to make something deeply terrifying. I go for that, and silliness naturally comes out in the process.”

― Sid Sharp, Interview, Publishers Weekly

What booksellers are saying about Midnight Manor

Kids are going to grow up and say, “remember that bedtime book you would read me about the weird, spooky creatures in different rooms of a mansion?” Sid Sharp is a genius. The aesthetics are inimitable, and they’ll leave an impression.
― Ryan, Dad Suggests Books, Fayetteville, Arkansas | BUY
What a funny, silly bedtime book! Makes the Halloween monsters endearing not scary. love the Good night moon reference!
― Jean, Thornwell Books, Morganton, North Carolina | BUY
This one is for all the littles and their bigs who dream of gossiping with gargoyles or gardening with ghouls. Simultaneously a wild rumpus and a quiet night in a great green room, it’s the ‘going to bed’ book for a post Halloween, sugared up nighttime routine.
― Michelle, Cavalier House Books, Denham Springs, Louisiana | BUY
Packed with alliteration and evocative vocabulary, this is a must for Halloween or anytime! Sid Sharp creates such unique worlds that appeal to kids and adults alike. Midnight Manor is for anyone who loves spooky season and anyone who loves to see offbeat details in a book.
― Johanna, McIntyre’s Books, Pittsboro, North Carolina | BUY

About Sid Sharp

Sid Sharp is an Eisner-nominated author, illustrator, and bookseller of uncommon books. Their first book, The Wolf Suit, was a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and has been translated into eight languages. Its beloved companion, Bog Myrtle, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. Sid has been nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize and has been named a 2026 Sendak Fellow. Sid lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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That You Are Here Is No Small Thing by Traci N. Todd

African American & Black, Bedtime & Dreams, Childrens, Emotions & Feelings, Juvenile Fiction

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This is the reminder every Black person in America needs. Beautifully illustrated and written with the soul of a poem, this book is more than a picture book; it’s a love letter. Read it and be inspired.

That You Are Here Is No Small Thing by Traci N. Todd, (List Price: $18.99, Viking Books for Young Readers, 9780593353028, September 2026)

Reviewed by Jess, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, NC

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Moon Cat by Casi Cole

Bedtime & Dreams, Juvenile Fiction

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A unique bedtime story for the space explorer and the feline-lover. This is a story about a little girl being told a story about the Moon Cat. She gets to join Moon Cat as it moves through the night and space, sharing so much of the quiet glittering world with her. The illustrations took my breath away. This is not one I’ll be forgetting soon.

Moon Cat by Casi Cole, (List Price: $19.99, Paw Prints Publishing, 9781223189239, November 2025)

Reviewed by Morgan DePerno, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Your Forest by Jon Klassen

Bedtime & Dreams, Childrens, Concepts, Imagination & Play, Juvenile Fiction

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Everything Jon Klassen writes has me hypnotized (not to mention my 4-year-old). This one has even more eyes in it than usual!

Your Forest by Jon Klassen, (List Price: $8.99, Candlewick, 9781536230833, February 2025)

Reviewed by Doron Klemer, Octavia Books in New Orleans, Louisiana

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My Thoughts Have Wings by Maggie Smith

Bedtime & Dreams, Children, Juvenile Fiction

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My Thoughts Have Wings is the perfect book to soothe anxiety at bedtime. Lovely illustrations and an encouraging message about replacing all of your “what if?” worries with happy thoughts that make your imagination take flight. Can’t recommend this one enough!

My Thoughts Have Wings by Maggie Smith, (List Price: $19.99, Balzer + Bray, 9780063214583, February 2024)

Reviewed by Jessica Nock, Main Street Books in Davidson, North Carolina

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Good Knight, Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos, Joy Ang (Illus.)

Bedtime & Dreams, Children

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I love Mustache Baby! This series is my favorite to gift to new parents, because the stories are hilarious for adults, while kids adore Billy (aka Mustache Baby) — because what is funnier than a baby with a mustache? I loved that this adventure added a pink unicorn to Billy and Javier’s crew.

Good Knight, Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos, Joy Ang (Illus.) (List Price: $17.99, Clarion Books, 9780358434689, 12/7/2021)

Reviewed by Kate Storhoff, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter

Bedtime & Dreams, Children

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A Fall Read This Next! Selection

An enchanting debut by author Anne Wynter with vivid illustrations by the incomparable Oge Mora (Saturday) that fairly leap of the page, Everybody in the Red Brick Building is fabulous! An engaging, story with lyrical language and wonderful sounds to mimic, we will want to live in the red brick building. We won’t get much sleep, but we will have a whole lot of fun! A joy to read for the whole family.

Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter, (List Price: $17.99, Balzer + Bray, 9780062865762, October 2021)

Reviewed by Kathy Neff from Square Books in Oxford, MS