Twenty at Bedtime Virtual Book Tour, Review, and Giveaway

ABOUT THE BOOK

Twenty Unicorns at Bedtime

Written by Mark Sperring
Illustrated by Tim Budgen
Ages 3+ | 32 Pages
Publisher: Dover Publications | ISBN-13: 9780486851891

Publisher’s Book Summary: Who wants to count sheep when you can count pretty, prancing UNICORNS?

This rollicking, rhyming bedtime story with unicorns on every page is a fun and easy way for children to practice counting — and is sure to become a favorite part of every family’s bedtime routine.

Step into a world of adventure and wonder with the Twenty at Bedtime series, featuring Twenty Unicorns at Bedtime and other delightful stories with cute, cuddly characters that both children and parents will look forward to snuggling up with at the end of every day.

Available for order on: Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes and Noble, and Dover Publications.

Twenty Dinosaurs at Bedtime

Written by Mark Sperring
Illustrated by Tim Budgen
Ages 3+ | 32 Pages
Publisher: Dover Publications | ISBN-13: 9780702304231

Publisher’s Book Summary: Who wants to count sheep when you can count stomping, roaring DINOSAURS?

This rollicking, rhyming bedtime story with dinosaurs on every page is a fun and easy way for children to practice counting — and is sure to become a favorite part of every family’s bedtime routine.

Step into a world of adventure and wonder with the Twenty at Bedtime series, featuring Twenty Dinosaurs at Bedtime and other delightful stories with cute, cuddly characters that both children and parents will look forward to snuggling up with at the end of every day.

Available for order on: Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes and Noble, and Dover Publications.


Twenty Elves at Bedtime

Written by Mark Sperring
Illustrated by Tim Budgen
Ages 3+ | 32 Pages
Publisher: Dover Publications | ISBN-13: 9780702304231

Publisher’s Book Summary: Who wants to count sheep when you can count busy, boisterous North Pole ELVES?

This rollicking, rhyming bedtime story with elves on every page is a fun and easy way for children to practice counting — and is sure to become a favorite part of every family’s bedtime routine.

Step into a world of adventure and wonder with the Twenty at Bedtime series, featuring Twenty Elves at Bedtime and other delightful stories with cute, cuddly characters that both children and parents will look forward to snuggling up with at the end of every day.

Available for purchase on: Amazon, Bookshop, Barnes and Noble, Dover Publications.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mark Sperring is the creator of several bestselling children’s book series and has more than 45 books in print. Author of The Naughty Naughty Baddies, Hot Dog, Four Silly Skeletons, and many, many more, Mark is influenced by all things wonderful. He hopes to one day borrow Max’s boat and go and live with the Wild Things. Until then, he resides in Bristol, UK.


ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Tim Budgen is a freelance illustrator who can usually be found with a pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other. Illustrator of When You Adopt a… picture book series and Little Shark, Big Shark for Random House’s Step into Reading Series, Tim has also published many whimsical works with Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Disney/Lucas Films, Highlights, and others. Tim lives by the sea on Hayling Island, UK, with his wife and their pets, Baxter and Alfie.

REVIEW

Twenty at Bedtime series introduces kids to numbers from 1-20. Kids count to sleep, but instead of counting sheep, each book introduces something else to count from unicorns, dinosaurs, or elves. After counting to 20, the last set of pages shows all of the numbers and magical creatures that the reader/listener counted. I loved that this counting book goes beyond 10. It's rare to find a counting book that does that, and I felt like this book gave my preschooler a good introduction to counting beyond 10. It was nice that the books have different themes. It makes the series more versatile to apply with a preschool unit or theme. The magical creatures are introduced one-at-a-time to simulate counting sheep. It does miss out on letting preschoolers see the gradually progression as numbers get bigger, but I think seeing all 20 magical creatures at the ends helps preschoolers get the general idea of how big twenty is compared to the other numbers. The illustrations are very eye-catching, cute, and colorful. The illustrator did an amazing job. The colors and fun style immediately caught my eye. My preschooler was immediately drawn to the illustrations. Teaching kids how to count after 10 can be tricky, and I was glad to have these books to help us. Overall, I was very pleased with this book series, and I could see this book being used in homes, preschools and in kindergarten classrooms. It is a fun introduction to numbers that I think kids will enjoy reading over and over again. 


GIVEAWAY

Enter for the chance to win a 3-book set of the Twenty at Bedtime series!

Five (5) winners receive:

• A paperback copy of Twenty Unicorns at Bedtime
• A paperback copy of Twenty Dinosaurs at Bedtime
• A paperback copy of Twenty Elves at Bedtime

Twenty Minutes at Bedtime: Book Giveaway

This post is sponsored by Dover Publications. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in order to share my opinion.