Shhh! This Book is Sleeping by Cedric Ramadier and Vincent Bourgeau is a great new board book released this month that just might help get the kiddos to bed a little more easily. Every school night, we start getting kids ready for bed early with the best intentions. By eight o'clock, teeth are brushed, pajamas are on, and kids are in bedrooms, but then the part of this scenario where they settle down and go to sleep just takes forever! Maybe this one will help.

The book is getting sleepy, and through the story, the book gets ready for bed by brushing its teeth, reading a story, getting a hug and a kiss. Slowly, the book gets sleepier and sleepier until both the book and hopefully the young reader are asleep! recommended age: 0-4

Author Divya Srinivasan's character Little Owl has a growing collection of books to delight babies and preschoolers. We first read "Little Owl's Night" about all of the activity in a forest during the night. Srinivasan also has "Little Owl's Day" and now a set of board books featuring our tiny feathered friend.

In Little Owl's Colors, there are adorable woodland scenes to enchant little readers. Black bats gliding, blue dragon flies zig-zagging, red cardinals eating red berries fill the pages of this sturdy board book.

In Little Owl's 123, there are mushrooms, fish, birds, and other creatures to count all with that woodland cuteness that Little Owl books are known for. recommended age: 0-3