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Bedtime & Dreams

Moon Cat by Casi Cole

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Moon Cat by Casi Cole
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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

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Your Forest by Jon Klassen
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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

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My Thoughts Have Wings by Maggie Smith
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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.)

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Good Night Moustache Baby
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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

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Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter
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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

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Secret, Secret Agent Guy by Kira Bigwood, Celia Krampien (Illus.)

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Secret Secret Agent Guy
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A cute read-aloud story with plenty going on in the pictures to keep little ones intrigued! The surprise ending makes this book extra fun.

Secret, Secret Agent Guy by Kira Bigwood, Celia Krampien (Illus.) (List Price: $17.99, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 9781534469211, 5/11/2021)

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

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