I Want a Bedtime Story: A Little Princess Story

PreS-Gr 1—The King is away and the Little Princess wants a bedtime story. The Queen, the Admiral, the General, the Cook, the Prime Minister, and the Gardener all tell the child stories, but none of them are as good as her father's. It's the Maid who figures out a solution by taking the Little Princess down to the library and explaining that books hold stories within them. The Princess reads and reads until she finds the book with Daddy's story in it. Excited about her newfound ability to read, the Little Princess still doesn't want to go to bed. This time it isn't because she hasn't heard the right story, but because she has so many new books to read. The scenario of a child not wanting to go to bed until every part of the bedtime routine is complete is a familiar plight for parents. While those hiccups in routines may not be as easy to solve as the Little Princess's, this is still a fun read-aloud. The illustrations, quintessential Ross, are amusing and colorful and add to the work's appeal.