Bedtime / ¡A Dormir! - Board Book

by Elizabeth Verdick (Author), Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)

You need a good night's rest to feel your best!

Ease little ones into a bedtime routine with a warm and cozy time for bed book that helps toddlers to feel good about settling down to sleep.

This soothing English Spanish story:

• Promotes Productive Bedtime Routines: Aided by Mom and Dad, a sister and brother wind down for the night with an easy-to-follow bedtime routine: a yummy snack, relaxing baths, teeth brushing, bedtime stories, lullabies, back rubs, and lots of hugs.
• Provides Emotional Support for Sleep TIme: Reassuring text and soothing illustrations set a tone throughout the going to bed book to reassure toddlers that they are snug and safe in their bed.
• Includes Helpful Tips for Parents & Caregivers: Perfect for ESL families and classrooms, Bedtime / A dormir! includes insightful tips for managing bedtime routines.

Toddler Tools(R) Board Books Series: features award-winning children's books that help toddlers and caregivers navigate daily transitions and routines with ease. From sharing and manners to cleaning up messes and regulating emotions, these positive board books are tools of encouragement for young learners during challenging moments and routines. Select titles are also available in Spanish bilingual editions.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Verdick has been writing books since 1997, the year her daughter was born. Her two children are the inspiration for nearly everything she writes. Before becoming an author, Elizabeth edited books for children and parents.

These days she writes books for babies, toddlers, teens, and every age in between. She especially loves creating new board books. The Happy Healthy Baby(R) series is designed to capture the interest of the littlest readers. Elizabeth's Toddler Tools(R) series helps young children and their parents cope with those tough times and transitions that happen every day (like naptime and bedtime). In the Best Behavior(R) series, she helps toddlers reach new milestones and improve their day-to-day behavior.

Elizabeth also enjoys getting the chance to look at the funny side of life in the Laugh and Learn(R) series, which helps kids ages 8-13 get a handle on the social-emotional skills they're developing throughout the elementary and middle school years. She's also coauthor of The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (And Their Parents), which offers kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) their own comprehensive resource for both understanding their condition and finding tools to cope with the challenges they face every day.

Elizabeth lives and writes near St. Paul, Minnesota.

Marieka Heinlen received her BFA at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and also studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.

She launched her career as an award-winning children's book illustrator with Hands Are Not for Hitting and has illustrated all of the books in the Best Behavior(R) and Toddler Tools(R) series. Marieka focuses her work on books and other materials for children, teens, parents, and teachers.

She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband, son, and daughter.