{"id":19624,"date":"2020-06-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/?p=19624"},"modified":"2020-06-16T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T02:42:46","slug":"bedtime-daddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/bedtime-daddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedtime Daddy!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharon\u00a0Giltrow\u00a0(text)\u00a0and Katrin Dreiling (illustrator),\u00a0<em>Bedtime,\u00a0Daddy!,<\/em>\u00a0EK Books,\u00a0May\u00a02020,\u00a032 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk),\u00a0ISBN 9781925820386\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/booktopia.kh4ffx.net\/mY7gZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bedtime-daddy-.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19625\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the old bedtime routine reversed. The child (an&nbsp;anthropomorphised&nbsp;bear)&nbsp;is giving advice to the reader about how to put Daddy to bed. First, when you notice Daddy rubbing his eyes and yawning, you announce <em>\u201cBedtime, Daddy!\u201d<\/em> then you give him a cuddle until he stops crying. Next, on to teeth, toilet,&nbsp;pyjamas&nbsp;and reading a story together.&nbsp;Daddy has a lot of ways of avoiding going to sleep, but the child has an answer for each one. At the end, the child falls asleep and Daddy, with a wink, puts them to bed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a cute story that young children will very much enjoy \u2013 seeing roles reversed and the child taking the lead at bedtime will surely appeal.&nbsp;Daddy is hamming it up as a reluctant sleeper, which will amuse both&nbsp;adults&nbsp;and children.&nbsp;The illustrations are cartoonish,&nbsp;funny,&nbsp;and engaging.&nbsp;This will surely be a bedtime&nbsp;favourite&nbsp;for preschoolers and parents alike.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reviewed by&nbsp;Rebecca Kemble<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/booktopia.kh4ffx.net\/mY7gZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/buy-from-logo-e1544495168849.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12598\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharon\u00a0Giltrow\u00a0(text)\u00a0and Katrin Dreiling (illustrator),\u00a0Bedtime,\u00a0Daddy!,\u00a0EK Books,\u00a0May\u00a02020,\u00a032 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk),\u00a0ISBN 9781925820386\u00a0 Here is the old bedtime routine reversed. The child (an&nbsp;anthropomorphised&nbsp;bear)&nbsp;is giving advice to the reader about how to put Daddy to bed. First, when you notice Daddy rubbing his eyes and yawning, you announce \u201cBedtime, Daddy!\u201d then you give him a cuddle until he stops<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bedtime Daddy! - Reading Time<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/bedtime-daddy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bedtime Daddy! - Reading Time\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sharon\u00a0Giltrow\u00a0(text)\u00a0and Katrin Dreiling (illustrator),\u00a0Bedtime,\u00a0Daddy!,\u00a0EK Books,\u00a0May\u00a02020,\u00a032 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk),\u00a0ISBN 9781925820386\u00a0 Here is the old bedtime routine reversed. 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