First Baby Days: Night, Night
First Baby Days Series
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What’s inside...
A delightful touch-and-feel board book designed to engage babies with interactive textures and bright, colorful illustrations. The book encourages little ones to explore the sense of touch while soothing them into a peaceful night's sleep. The perfect first book to share with your baby! Sparkly, bold, high-contrast novelty board book that stimulates a baby's developing coordination and vision. The perfect introduction to a good bedtime routine. Join Little Bunny after a busy day to get ready for bed. Eye-catching illustrations in black and white with shiny foil will capture your baby's focus and attention and aid their visual development. Night, Night introduces a gentle bedtime routine of bath, book, bed with simple text, noises to copy and striking images. Babies are able to react and respond to simple patterns and contrasting colours just a few weeks after being born. As their eyes develop high-contrast shapes, patterns and reflective surfaces give newborns something simple to focus on, respond to and interact with. Babies will react with delight as they reach for the shiny textures and the simple text prompts parent interaction. Also available: Moo Peek-a-Boo, Splish Splash, On the Move, Funny Faces, Animal Train.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
0-3
Length
10 pages
Text complexity
Discussion points
What colors can you see in the night sky in the book?
How do you think the baby feels when it's night time?
What animals do you notice in the book during night, and what are they doing?
Why do you think it's important for everyone to sleep at night?
Can you describe your favorite part of getting ready for bed, like in the book?
Tip: Role play these questions
To foster a deeper connection with your child while reading 'First Baby Days: Night, Night', utilize expressive reading voices to mimic the soothing night-time environment of the book. Encourage your child to point to and name different colors and objects they see on the pages. After reading, relate scenes from the book to your child’s own nighttime routine to make the experience more personal and memorable.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Establishing a bedtime routine
Explanation: The book 'First Baby Days: Night, Night' guides young children through a soothing bedtime process, using rhythmic text and engaging illustrations.
Real-World Application: Children can apply this lesson by developing their own bedtime routines, which can help in achieving better sleep patterns and reducing bedtime resistance.
Example Lesson: Importance of rest
Explanation: The story emphasizes the benefits of sleep through its calming narrative, showing various characters preparing for and embracing nighttime.
Real-World Application: This can teach children the value of rest, encouraging them to prioritize sleep and understand its role in growth and health.
Example Lesson: Language development
Explanation: Interactive elements in the book such as lift-the-flap features encourage children to engage directly with the text, enhancing their language skills.
Real-World Application: Children can enhance their vocabulary and comprehension skills as they describe scenes, ask questions, and interact with the book during shared reading sessions.