Sandra Boynton's books are the PERFECT GIFT for baby showers....they are wonderfully rhythmic to read and babies love these! I always purchase these little board books for new parents who generally get all kinds of baby clothes etc. for showers but rarely get books to start a baby libary. You just can't go wrong with any of the books by Sandra Boynton, they beg to be read aloud!

This was our first Sandra Boynton book and one of our favorites. It's usually in our stack of bedtime books and our son often wants to read it more than once. It's so fun to read. Our whole family highly recommends it!

We love this book (well all of her books!) and this one has been many a gift for friends and family! We read it every night and our older son can quote it word for word now!

I love the Sandra Boynton books. This one is one of my favorites along with Pajama Time, Birthday Monsters, and the Belly Button one. Kids can turn the thicker pages and they always love the drawings and rhymes.

This book is okay, but it doesn't seem to draw my 2-year-old's attention very much. The storyline is interesting to him, but I believe it's the pictures that are not too appealing to a younger child, as they're more like a drawing rather than distinct separate animals, etc. that he can clearly see.

I would buy something else :(

love this book.
I hope my son will too when he gets older...simple and quaint and nice.

My 2 year old loved this book for a looooong time, and it was our ritual at bedtime. She memorized the book, especially the brushing the teeth part- great teaching tool for brushing teeth!! We loved it.

lots of books like this not many ever stand out. This one is cute but blends right in to most other books in my daughters collection. Dr. Suess still hits a home run in my house everytime

I love this book. I love to read it to my little boy before we go to bed. It is a nice, short, sweet little book going through the bedtime routine of a bunch of cute little animals. It rhymes and flows well. I really have nothing bad to say about any of Sandra Boynton's work. In the three years we've had it the cover has worn a lot, but the inside pages have held up really well and are in great condition.

Cute bedtime book! My child liked it, but we lost it while traveling already :( I'll have to pick up another copy sometime.

We like most of Sandra Boynton's books. This, is not my favourite but we were looking for bedtime books so this one works well for that. I just hope the baby outgrows it before I have to explain why they go exercise AFTER they get ready for bed - LOL

Beautiful! An instant hit with my 9 month old grandson, who loves books but is already selective. Simply written, illustrations perfect and capture the story. Loved it.

There is something about this book that has stuck with me for years. I'm almost 30 years old, and still the words "to take a bath in one big tub with soap all over-scrub, scrub, scrub!" are as clear to me as they were when I was about five years old. This is just a wonderfully simple and fun book that I imagine most kids would want to read every single night before bedtime like I did. Clearly the benefits of storybook time with kids works! I highly recommend!

Lately, I've been looking for bedtime stories. It was a pleasant surprise to find another fun book to read. The language flows so nicely. The sun has set not long ago, now everybody goes below... ...the moon is high the sea is deep, they rock and rock and rock to sleep... I'm getting sleepy already.

All three of my children memorized this book before they could speak! They mimed brushing their teeth, scrubbing in the tub, and rocking to sleep. Sandra Boynton is awesome! A fun little rhyming book that is perfect for bedtime.

My daughter LOVES this book! She is 4 months old, and we have been reading it to her for a month now as part of the "going to bed" routine. It is simple and fun, and the rhyme includes things she can relate to - taking a bath, getting pajamas on (both of which are also part of her bedtime routine), etc. Even when she is fussy, her face lights up when we get this book out, and she quiets down for one run through. She has several other bedtime books that are very popular, but she will not sit through them. Most are too long for an infant, or have content that is not as meaningful to her.

All of Sandra Boynton books have become favorites of my 2.5 year old. He knows them by heart and recites them. Our only problem is making him chose only 2 before bed. If he had his way, we would have to read all of them at least 3 times each!

I bought this item well before my son started appreciating books. And now that his love for books increase, he understands that he can pick own books to read before bed, this has been one of the most consistent one he picked.
Always the last one before we turned of the bed.
The word phrasing is great and catchy enough for a toddler to pick up and repeat.

This is my husband's favorite book to read to the kids at bedtime. It is short and sweet, just what you need before bed!

This colorful board book is a real joy! The moose, elephant, bunny and cat get ready for bed together in the most entertaining way. Boynton encourages children to take there bath, put on their PJ's, brush those teeth, and exercising in a nightly ritual. This so closely matches our child's bedtime ritual that she excitedly exclaims that she has PJ's also!! If you child is shy of the scrub, scrub, scrub of the bath or the brushing of teeth then this is a fun way to get them involved with their new friends who are also getting ready for bed. Enjoy - you can't go wrong with this one.

At first my daughter did not want me to read this book even though I would try every night. As soon as I would say "the going to bed book" she would say "no" and go grab another. However, once I started to introduce her to all of the different animals, she grew to love it.

I loved this book, it is sooo cute and soooo funny. It became a regular of our bedtime routine when my twins were toddlers. No matter what other books we read that night, this was the last one and they knew it signaled time to turn off the lights and go to sleep. We finally found it after our move and I've now started to read it to my 20-month old son, and my girls, who are now 4 years old, come in and recite it while I'm reading it to him.

My daughter is 11 months old and LOVES this book. She laughs hysterically on the page when the animals are exercising. We read it at least 3 times a day, and not only when she's getting ready for bed.

Sandra Boynton is one of my favorite children's book authors! All of her books are written well and very easy to read to the little ones! I started reading The Going to Bed Book when my daughter was only a few weeks old and now she picks out this book on her own to read! She also loves Fuzzy Fuzzy...I believe thats the title. If you are looking for good quality books to read to your baby and toddler, you can't go wrong with Sandra Boynton! Even my husband loves her books! Give them a try, you won't be dissapointed!!!

I am not blown away by this book. It was mildly entertaining for any reading level but, as a parent and now a grandmother reading to a child, I've read better.

This is a great snooze-time book, although our child prefers the Margaret Wise Brown classics (Big Red Barn, Goodnight Moon) before going to bed, this whopper-sized book makes for a great chaser. If that doesn't work, I just find an additional book. The reason I'm giving this book 4 stars is that the animals take a bath and get into pajamas before excercising and going to bed. Excercising before going to bed? Taking a bath before excercising? What are these animals thinking?

I am forever searching for bedtime books because we rotate them out at night and it is always good to find new ones. I was really excited by reading the reviews of this one as we are big fans of Boynton. It is a cute book, but I think it is too short. Perhaps my daughter just likes to have a little more time reading before going to bed but I really wish it was just a few pages longer like some of her others.

my daughter loves this book! we used to read a different story each night, but we have been stuck on this book for a couple of months, now. the story is fun and the pictures are bright, cute and great for kids to look at. it is the perfect length and works great for our night time reading ritual.

This book is utterly delightful! I bought it 3 years ago for my youngest son and it was hands down his favorite book. We read it so much that we still recite it by heart. Sandra Boynton has a way of writing books that not only delight the child, but it's infectious! (My little 1 year old daughter who is fascinated by belly buttons- also adores The Belly Button Book by the same author.) The Going To Bed Book is an absolute must for snuggly, silly bedtime routines (that actually are looked forward to!) with your little ones. It sits right next to another old favorite of ours...Goodnight Moon. =0)

Send you child to bed laughing for a change, with this wonderful, fun-filled, silly, bedtime book! Great for baby sitters, too! Author/Illustrator

My kids and I love this book. We all have it memorized now after reading it for so many years, now we just quote it together for memory. I love to give this as a baby present.

My little absolutely loves these books. I have to read one or more of the everyday.

Sandra Boynton is amazing! I have been reading these books to my daughter since she was born. I have yet to find a Boynton book that we both don't love. We both enjoy this title as it helped my family set up our own bedtime ritual. Melodic in phrase and pictures that really helped keep interest. My daughter just turned 4 and can recite most of these books to us with a great big smile on her face. Definitely worth making part of any little person's collection.

This is the only book my son regularly brings to me to read and he turns backs to the first page for me to start over!

This is a very cute book and my son loves it.
It has very vivid pictures and the story is nice.

Another book we got for our daughter as an infant and wore out in the rereading of it. Interesting, relatable (comparing the animals bedtime activities), and calming. Highly recommended.

This book has become a staple at bedtime. My son just loves listening and flipping the pages.

I brought this book home because my son liked it at the store. My husband and I read it...didn't think it was anything great, and hardly read it. When our son was 12mo. old. This became his favorite book. It is very simple. The words are simple and rhyme. Our son first started acting out the words to books when we started reading this book. He loves to "scrub, scrub, scrub" his belly on the bath page, and he show us his muscles on the exercise page. It is a great book. He is just turning 2 an still loves it. (along with all of the Sandra Boynton books).
It reads..."The sun has set not long below...so everybody goes below...to take a bath in one big tub...with soap all over, Scrub, Scrub, Scrub...they hang their towels on the wall, and find pajamas big and small...with some on top and some beneath, the brush, and brush, and brush their teeth, and when the moon is on the rise, they all go up to exercise, and down once more, but not so fast...they're on their way to bed at last...they say good night, and somebody turns off the light. The moon is high, the sea is deep, the rock, and rock, and rock to sleep."

We have the board book edition of this, and even though our 'baby' is 5, we still read it often. I just can't figure out WHY people get rid of their 'board books' once their baby is past the toddler stage. These are little treasures. I think I'll probably keep all of ours and read 'em for myself to keep me young when I'm in the nursing home! -At least the grandkids will have something fun to look at when they visit.:)

The rhyming and the illustrations in this book are great! You get to see the animals go through their nite time rituals of getting ready for bed. We enjoy reading this as well as our daughter. It's a short one and she's memorized it, so she reads it to her dolls sometimes.

My little boy loves listening as I read this as one of our three bedtime books. It is short and cute .

My 28 month old daughter absolutely adores this book, as does her 32 year old mother! It has a remarkably calming effect on her when she's all wound up at the end of the day, and fighting sleep as children her age are wont to do. The wonderful rhythm of the words is soothing, and easy for her to understand. She has begun "reading" along with me, and it's delightful to actually witness her learning. Thank you, Sandra Boynton, for putting your remarkable talent towards such a wonderful thing as children's books!!! My big thanks go also to Boszenna Nowiki for creating inspiring series of children books titled Why Some Cats are Rascals ( Book 3). Check also The Giving Tree, Corduroy, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 1, Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 2

You cannot go wrong with a Sandra Boynton book. Her clever rhymes are a pleasurable read-aloud, and the length is perfect for even the shortest attention span. This is one of our favorites!

Our book is so worn, we had to buy a new one for our younest daughter.
First book my daugher memorized.

This is a great book for kids and it's not too bad for adults either. It's very cute and flows nicely. Great for bedtime!

Rituals and patterns are so important to children. It's a great idea to get in the habit of reading a bedtime story and this one is a super choice. Each night we read this book to our son as we are completing our bedtime routine. How appropriate that the animals in this book are doing just that, completing their bedtime routine. The animals see that the sun has set, so they take a bath, find pajamas, brush their teeth, exercise, turn off their light, and rock to sleep. Each page shows Sandra Boynton's famous silly animals. The wording consists of fun rhymes and the last page, "The moon is high, the sea is deep. We rock, and rock, and rock to sleep," is perfect for snuggling up in a rocker and getting ready to drift off to sleep.

I started reading this book to my daughter when she was just a baby and she is two now and still enjoys when I read it to her. It is easy to follow and keeps her attention.

We discovered Sandra Boynton's board books when our daughter was quite young and loved them immediately, particularly this one. It's a very good "winding down" book, and the board book style is excellent for little ones who aren't ready for easily destroyed regular pages. Our daughter is now 17 and I can still recite this one word for word.

We have 3 girls and all have been attached to this book at one time or another. They loved the rhyming words and cute and entertaining characters. We recommend and buy this book for all new parents!

My 2 1/2 yr. old daughter really enjoys this book. She likes the pictures and the rhyming text. My husband and I like reading it to her...it's not so long as to lose her attention and it's fun to read. I have bought Sandra Boynton books for all my kids.

I gave this book to a 2 1/2 year old for christmas. She has learned to read it by herself and reads it every nite! It is an adorable story that is funny and warm!

sherri