Five-Minute Bedtime Stories

Five-Minute Bedtime Stories by Sam Taplin

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I'm honestly not sure why these are classified as "bedtime" stories since they don't have anything to do with bedtime routines or going to bed. They are, however, very gentle stories that mostly have some thread of friendship in them and are short enough to hold a small child's attention span for a more ideal time period before bed. Five-minute story collections are a favorite of ours for bedtime routines as they seem to be just the right length to wind down and be ready to call it a night. Either way, this is a nice book to have in our collection, even if the title seems a little odd comparatively.

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Big Keyboard Book

Big Keyboard Book by Sam Taplin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is a fun and easy breakdown to reading music for very young children where they rely more on shapes and colors they are already learning, but it does also follow staff forms (though the staffs aren't written in so the pattern might not be obvious until they start reading real music). It's a self contained way to learn some favorite kid's songs, including some that even use simple chords, requiring some coordination to do the entire tune.

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