Bedtime
Quiet books for the end of the day. 66 award-winning books.
66 books
Winner2022Fox at NightCorey R. Tabor2022 Geisel Award winner
Honor2022Sato the Rabbit (Book 1)Yuki Ainoya2022 Batchelder Award Honor Book
Honor2019A Big Mooncake for Little StarGrace Lin2019 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Honor2019Tiger vs. NightmareEmily Tetri2019 Geisel Award Honor Book
Honor2017Good Night OwlGreg Pizzoli2017 Geisel Award Honor Book
Honor2017Over the OceanTarō Gomi2017 Batchelder Award Honor Book
Winner2015Go to Sleep, Jessie!Libby Gleeson2015 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood winner
Honor2014My Father's Arms Are a BoatStein Erik Lunde2014 Batchelder Award Honor Book
Honor2013Sleep Like a TigerMary Logue2013 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Winner2012The Runaway HugNick Bland2012 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood winner
Honor2011Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the NightJoyce Sidman2011 Newbery Medal Honor Book
Honor2011Interrupting ChickenDavid Ezra Stein2011 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Winner2005Kitten's First Full MoonKevin Henkes2005 Caldecott Medal winner
Winner2005Where Is the Green Sheep?Mem Fox2005 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood winner
Honor1997Hush!: A Thai LullabyHolly Meade1997 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Winner1996The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To BedHelen Cooper1996 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winner
Winner1993Sleep Tight, Mrs. MingSharon Jennings1993 Governor General's Award (illustration) winner
Winner1991Doctor Kiss Says YesTeddy Jam1991 Governor General's Award (illustration) winner
Honor1991More More More," Said the Baby: Three Love StoriesVera B. Williams1991 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Honor1989Free FallDavid Wiesner1989 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Winner1988Can't You Sleep Little Bear?Martin Waddell1988 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winner
Honor1984Ten, Nine, EightMolly Bang1984 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Winner1980One Dragon's DreamPeter Pavey1980 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winner
Honor1972Hildilid's NightArnold Lobel1972 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Honor1971In the Night KitchenMaurice Sendak1971 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Winner1964Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak1964 Caldecott Medal winner
Honor1960The Moon JumpersJanice May Udry1960 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Honor1954When Will the World Be Mine?Miriam Schlein1954 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Winner1945Prayer for a ChildElizabeth Orton Jones1945 Caldecott Medal winner
Honor1944A Child's Good Night BookMargaret Wise Brown1944 Caldecott Medal Honor Book
Winner1944Many MoonsJames Thurber1944 Caldecott Medal winner
Honor1925The Dream CoachAnne Parrish & Dillwyn Parrish1925 Newbery Medal Honor BookThis Land Is a LullabyTonya SimpsonWinner2025This Land Is a LullabyTonya Simpson2025 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerTelephone TalesGianni RodariWinner2021Telephone TalesGianni Rodari2021 Batchelder Award winnerThe House in the NightBeth KrommesWinner2009The House in the NightBeth Krommes2009 Caldecott Medal winnerOwl MoonJohn SchoenherrWinner1988Owl MoonJohn Schoenherr1988 Caldecott Medal winnerThe Polar ExpressChris Van AllsburgWinner1986The Polar ExpressChris Van Allsburg1986 Caldecott Medal winner
Shortlist2022The Midnight FairGideon Sterer2022 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist2021Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't SleepCatherine Rayner2021 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist2021How The Stars Came To BePoonam Mistry2021 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist2020You're Snug with MeChitra Soundar2020 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist2019You're Safe With MeChitra Soundar2019 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Finalist2017When the Moon ComesPaul Harbridge2017 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist
Shortlist2014The DarkLemony Snicket2014 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist2013Again!Emily Gravett2013 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist2013King Jack and the DragonPeter Bently2013 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Finalist2010The Quiet BookDeborah Underwood2010 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist
Shortlist2009Molly and the Night MonsterChris Wormell2009 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Finalist2008Yellow Moon, Apple MoonPamela Porter2008 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist
Shortlist2007The Emperor of AbsurdiaChris Riddell2007 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist2005Jinnie GhostBerlie Doherty2005 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist2005Russell the SheepRob Scotton2005 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Finalist2004Dawn WatchJean E. Pendziwol2004 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist
Shortlist2004One More SheepMij Kelly2004 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Finalist2004Stella, Princess of the SkyMarie-Louise Gay2004 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist
Finalist2003Imagine a NightSarah L. Thomson2003 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist
Shortlist2002The Kiss That MissedDavid Melling2002 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist1998I Love You, Blue KangarooEmma Chichester Clark1998 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist1993A Quiet Night InJill Murphy1993 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Shortlist1993Beware BewareSusan Hill1993 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Finalist1988SleepersDayal Kaur Khalsa1988 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalistThe Sleeper TrainMick JacksonShortlist2026The Sleeper TrainMick Jackson2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedThe Midnight PantherPoonam MistryShortlist2024The Midnight PantherPoonam Mistry2024 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedOnce Upon a Northern LightJean E. PendziwolFinalist2013Once Upon a Northern LightJean E. Pendziwol2013 Governor General's Award (text) finalistThe Lost Happy EndingsCarol Ann DuffyShortlist2008The Lost Happy EndingsCarol Ann Duffy2008 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedTatty RattyHelen CooperShortlist2001Tatty RattyHelen Cooper2001 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted