Bedtime stories we love (Three year old)

 Bedtime stories we love (Three year old) 

Below is a list of our most frequent bedtime stories that my three yourself old and I read before cozy slumber. Reading is so important for every age and I feel bedtime is the best time to enjoy a story together. It’s actually one of my favourite times with my son. So enjoy. 


Kissed by the moon 

May you, my baby, sleep softly at night, and when dawn lights the world, may you wake up to birdsong. Part poem, part lullaby, this gentle story celebrates a baby's wonder at our beautiful world. From Australia's favorite picture-book creator, Alison Lester, comes a timeless book to share and to treasure.


My son has loved this book since he was a newborn and we still read it very regularly at bed time. It’s such a special one. 


The day you came into this world 

Now we see the world differently. It’s smaller. It’s you. 


This book was gifted when Forrest was a newborn and again he still reads it to this day. New mummas would love this one. 


Bats in the park 

‘They were noisy and black with beady red eyes. It came to me as quite a surprise!’


Written and illustrated by me, bats in the park is a story I was inspired to write for my son when we kept being surrounded by these bats at our local park. Forrest really loves this book and it’s so special for me. 


It’s okay to cry 

Another story written and illustrated by myself ‘It’s okay to cry when I am sad 

Sometimes I cry when my mummy has to go 

But I know she will always come back.’


I wrote this book because I believe you should 

Except all emotions as it is helpful and healthy. Children will cry, laugh, smile, frown, feel uncomfortable, feel excited, be cheeky and show such a big range of normal human emotions. If we learn to except all emotions and teach our children about how they are feeling they can grown to have a deeper understanding of themselves and how to regulate in a healthy way.  


Crying it’s scary or unnatural. It doesn’t have to be distracted or stopped. It’s a humans natural way of getting back to self regulation and it’s healthy to let that flow. My son loves this book and I do too. 🤍


Stick man 

Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love & their stick children three. 


Julia Donaldson books are a favourite in our home and stick man it just such a gray read. I really enjoy reading it to my son and the ruthenium and rhyme in the story. It’s just fun. X


Room on the broom 

The witch had a cat and a very tall hat, and long ginger hair which she wore in a plait. 


Another Julia Donaldson book which is much loved at our bed times. 


We're Going on a Bear Hunt

We're Going on a Bear Hunt, we’re going to catch a big one. 


Who does love this classic? I still remember reading this as a child myself. Who else reads it in a song form with the actions? I think it would be the same without it. 


Green eggs and ham 

I WOULD NOT EAT GREEN EGGS AND HAM. I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM-I-AM. WOULD YOU? COULD YOU? 


I think a lot of kids like this oddball story and I’m pretty sure almost every household I know of has a copy. 


Slinky Malinki

“A stalking and lurking adventurous cat. He had bright yellow eyes, a warbling wail, and a kink at the end of his very long tail.”


Slinky Malinki comes across anything from a clothes peg, to a slipper, to a string of sausages, to a clock! The story is told in wonderful rhyme and through pictures full of life and movement.


My son really enjoys reading this one as a regular bedtime story. He just adores black cats. 


Where is the green sheep 

But Where Is the Green Sheep? is a children's picture book by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek. It is about various coloured sheep doing various things, with the protagonist, the green sheep, not being seen until the final pages.


My son has also loved this book since he was an infant. He always whispers when he reads the last pages and it’s the cutest thing ever. Great for bed time. 


Owl babies

The baby owls thought - all owls think a lot.

A bestselling modern classic Owl Babies is a comforting read for any toddler who has ever worried about mum leaving them alone or any child starting school for the very first time. The baby owls wake one night to find their mother gone. And as the darkness gathers and they perch patiently on their branch waiting for her return oh how they worry! Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mum been so sensitively told. 


I loved this book for when my son started school. I would read it every night a few weeks before he started and I still read it now nights before school the next day. He feels comforted by the fact that the mummy owl always comes back. It’s just such a sweet book. 


So that is our current bedtime favourite. Sweet dreams ✌️x


  • Mummy R







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