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The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep: A New Way of Getting Children to Sleep
Do you struggle with getting your child to fall asleep?
In " The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep " you will follow Roger The Rabbit when he gets help from Uncle Yawn and other friends to fall asleep in the evening. Your child is quickly compelled by the story and falls asleep when you read it or after. The story is in a lovely way sleep-inducing and helps children all over the world to fall asleep.
This is a new safe and innovative way to help your child fall asleep and is recommended by psychologists and therapists. " The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep " will help you accomplish the task of getting your child to have its beauty sleep and sleep well all night.
" "Have you ever struggled to help your child get to sleep and wished that you had a magical spell? Carl-Johan's enchanting book will soon have your young ones dreaming." "
- Matt Hudson, Bestselling author and psychotherapist
No need for How-to skills, it's as easy and simple as reading a normal bedtime story with improved language pattern that will help your child to relax and fall asleep. After massive feedback from parents all over the world it's safe to say that " The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep " is a quick and guaranteed way to help your child relax in the evening or during a nap.
This children's book will with ease help your child to fall asleep, at the same time its fun for you to read a bedtime story that's written in a special compelling way. While reading the kids book you can also enjoy the lovely pictures that improves the sleep-inducing state of the bedtime story. " The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep " also gives you opportunities to personalize the story by using the child's name and commit them even more to the story.
Make your evening routine to something special and loving; buy the " Rabbit Who Want's To Fall Asleep " today.
" "Use the story about The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep when exciting things are happening, or when something temporarily makes it difficult for your child to fall asleep." "
- Mikael Odhage, Psychologist
In " The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep " you will follow Roger The Rabbit when he gets help from Uncle Yawn and other friends to fall asleep in the evening. Your child is quickly compelled by the story and falls asleep when you read it or after. The story is in a lovely way sleep-inducing and helps children all over the world to fall asleep.
This is a new safe and innovative way to help your child fall asleep and is recommended by psychologists and therapists. " The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep " will help you accomplish the task of getting your child to have its beauty sleep and sleep well all night.
" "Have you ever struggled to help your child get to sleep and wished that you had a magical spell? Carl-Johan's enchanting book will soon have your young ones dreaming." "
- Matt Hudson, Bestselling author and psychotherapist
No need for How-to skills, it's as easy and simple as reading a normal bedtime story with improved language pattern that will help your child to relax and fall asleep. After massive feedback from parents all over the world it's safe to say that " The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep " is a quick and guaranteed way to help your child relax in the evening or during a nap.
This children's book will with ease help your child to fall asleep, at the same time its fun for you to read a bedtime story that's written in a special compelling way. While reading the kids book you can also enjoy the lovely pictures that improves the sleep-inducing state of the bedtime story. " The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep " also gives you opportunities to personalize the story by using the child's name and commit them even more to the story.
Make your evening routine to something special and loving; buy the " Rabbit Who Want's To Fall Asleep " today.
" "Use the story about The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep when exciting things are happening, or when something temporarily makes it difficult for your child to fall asleep." "
- Mikael Odhage, Psychologist
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin
39 books14 followersCarl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin is a Swedish author who wrote the bestselling children's book The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, written to help parents to get their child to fall asleep. Forssén Ehrlin has a background in psychology which helped him while writing the book. The rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep has topped Amazon’s best seller list.
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March 8, 2017
Although there is a slew of negative feedback for this one, I honestly don’t find this book to be entirely ineffective. My six year old daughter often has trouble falling asleep at night, and reading this book seems to do a fine job in calming her and aiding her off to dreamland.
Please note: this works on my 39-year old husband who’s pretty much snoring away before I’ve finished the intro. (Also note: he could fall asleep to the sound of explosions.)
This story begins with a rabbit who wants to fall asleep but is having trouble—presenting an immediate situation to which your sleepless child can relate. There is no structured plot to follow that might spark a child’s interest; this story is basically a repetition of soothing mantras aimed to relax and not intrigue.
There are instructions at the start, advising the reader to use a “fariytale voice”, and offering helpful ways to annunciate the texts presented in bold and italics, as well as when to pop in a contagious "yawn".
There is also a warning that this story should be read out loud with CAUTION -- E.G. do not recite to anyone operating heavy machinery (because somewhere in the world such evil exists), and then there is a claim that the content is based on powerful psychological techniques for relaxation.
The illustrations are few and far between, and although many have labeled them “creepy”, my daughter’s eyes are closed and have no view of them, anyway.
But who really cares what *I* think? My daughter seems to feel comforted by this; she’ll ask me to read it, at times; it does help get her to sleep ... and, isn't that the ultimate goal?
And fine, I’ll admit that I’ve fallen asleep mid-read, dropping my phone on my face more times than I can count, if you'd like me to ;)
**Would highly recommend to tiny future insomniacs everywhere**
Helpful advice from my friend Gemma on the audio version of this book, if the written version doesn't work for you:..."I bought the book and it did not work at all when I read it to my daughter who is 8 and struggles with sleep BUT the audio book was recommended to me and it has worked from night one of using. The narration is super soothing with a choice of male or female narrator. It also has contagious yawning in the audio which makes me yawn along downstairs. So if the written story isn't working for anyone give the audio a try. There is also a new elephant version if you wanted to mix it up a bit."
Please note: this works on my 39-year old husband who’s pretty much snoring away before I’ve finished the intro. (Also note: he could fall asleep to the sound of explosions.)
This story begins with a rabbit who wants to fall asleep but is having trouble—presenting an immediate situation to which your sleepless child can relate. There is no structured plot to follow that might spark a child’s interest; this story is basically a repetition of soothing mantras aimed to relax and not intrigue.
There are instructions at the start, advising the reader to use a “fariytale voice”, and offering helpful ways to annunciate the texts presented in bold and italics, as well as when to pop in a contagious "yawn".
There is also a warning that this story should be read out loud with CAUTION -- E.G. do not recite to anyone operating heavy machinery (because somewhere in the world such evil exists), and then there is a claim that the content is based on powerful psychological techniques for relaxation.
The illustrations are few and far between, and although many have labeled them “creepy”, my daughter’s eyes are closed and have no view of them, anyway.
But who really cares what *I* think? My daughter seems to feel comforted by this; she’ll ask me to read it, at times; it does help get her to sleep ... and, isn't that the ultimate goal?
And fine, I’ll admit that I’ve fallen asleep mid-read, dropping my phone on my face more times than I can count, if you'd like me to ;)
**Would highly recommend to tiny future insomniacs everywhere**
Helpful advice from my friend Gemma on the audio version of this book, if the written version doesn't work for you:..."I bought the book and it did not work at all when I read it to my daughter who is 8 and struggles with sleep BUT the audio book was recommended to me and it has worked from night one of using. The narration is super soothing with a choice of male or female narrator. It also has contagious yawning in the audio which makes me yawn along downstairs. So if the written story isn't working for anyone give the audio a try. There is also a new elephant version if you wanted to mix it up a bit."
September 30, 2015
Granted, I did not read this to a child in an attempt to get them to go to sleep. However, I did read this book.
And I found it to be creepy. Creepy a that sort of hypnotically, mind-controlling manipulating way that made me feel uneasy and unwilling to subject a child to this sort of thing.
The story is dull and poorly told. The 'secret' behind this book is the guided spoken inflections and emphasis points that Ehrlin has throughout the book. This sort of structured reading is supposed to lull a child into an irresistible sleepiness that should have them snoozing within minutes. Or not. Ehrlin states in his introduction that it might take more than one reading to get a child to succumb to drowsiness. (Personally, I can't imagine any child sitting still for this type of bad writing and forced vocalization.) Even if they do fall asleep quickly, Ehrlin suggests that you should continue to read the rest of the book aloud -- to what purpose I cannot imagine (unless there's some subliminal indoctrination going on).
Ehrlin states that it is best to physically exhaust a child before trying to read them this book. That's a standard bit of bedtime parenting advice and more likely to produce the desired outcome than reading this book.
And I found it to be creepy. Creepy a that sort of hypnotically, mind-controlling manipulating way that made me feel uneasy and unwilling to subject a child to this sort of thing.
The story is dull and poorly told. The 'secret' behind this book is the guided spoken inflections and emphasis points that Ehrlin has throughout the book. This sort of structured reading is supposed to lull a child into an irresistible sleepiness that should have them snoozing within minutes. Or not. Ehrlin states in his introduction that it might take more than one reading to get a child to succumb to drowsiness. (Personally, I can't imagine any child sitting still for this type of bad writing and forced vocalization.) Even if they do fall asleep quickly, Ehrlin suggests that you should continue to read the rest of the book aloud -- to what purpose I cannot imagine (unless there's some subliminal indoctrination going on).
Ehrlin states that it is best to physically exhaust a child before trying to read them this book. That's a standard bit of bedtime parenting advice and more likely to produce the desired outcome than reading this book.
December 30, 2015
What a weird book. I get the concept of it. I'm a fan of self-hypnosis and have used it in the births of my three children with success. (Trust me, I was always aware I was fricking in labor, but I kept calm and was able to birth medication-free.) I thought this might be a nice way to help my kids relax and fall asleep.
As it turns out, it's a super boring book that's just bizarre, and it only sorta kinda worked on one kid.
First of all, the marketing of it turned me off. Why not just say it's hypnosis and relaxation techniques? Why pretend it's some mystical new thing? Whatever.
Secondly, I think some kids fall asleep because the story is a snooze fest. My four-year-old told me straight out it's boring and he won't let me read it again. It even turned him off some other good-night-themed books, maybe because their gentle repetition reminded him of the club-you-over-the-head repetition of this book.
Thirdly, it needs translation help, like gangbusters. The author acts like the subpar sentence structure and wording is all intentional. I call bologna. An editor needs to go through and make it make sense in English.
Fourth, the pictures and the story are creepy. Sleep tight, kids.
As for how effective it was? I persevered through the whole boring thing, reading as directed with emphasis and multiple yawns (ugh). My kid kept interrupting me to ask why on earth the perspective kept shifting between the rabbit's story and his own (you're supposed to put the child's name in). GOOD QUESTION. I have no idea. It really took him out of the story, which was less than ideal in lulling him into sleep. He stayed awake through the whole thing, and then I still had to do the usual back scratch routine as he went to sleep. That said, he did go to sleep faster that night. I'd test it again, but (a) he won't let me because it's too boring and (b) I don't want to because it's too boring. The end.
As it turns out, it's a super boring book that's just bizarre, and it only sorta kinda worked on one kid.
First of all, the marketing of it turned me off. Why not just say it's hypnosis and relaxation techniques? Why pretend it's some mystical new thing? Whatever.
Secondly, I think some kids fall asleep because the story is a snooze fest. My four-year-old told me straight out it's boring and he won't let me read it again. It even turned him off some other good-night-themed books, maybe because their gentle repetition reminded him of the club-you-over-the-head repetition of this book.
Thirdly, it needs translation help, like gangbusters. The author acts like the subpar sentence structure and wording is all intentional. I call bologna. An editor needs to go through and make it make sense in English.
Fourth, the pictures and the story are creepy. Sleep tight, kids.
As for how effective it was? I persevered through the whole boring thing, reading as directed with emphasis and multiple yawns (ugh). My kid kept interrupting me to ask why on earth the perspective kept shifting between the rabbit's story and his own (you're supposed to put the child's name in). GOOD QUESTION. I have no idea. It really took him out of the story, which was less than ideal in lulling him into sleep. He stayed awake through the whole thing, and then I still had to do the usual back scratch routine as he went to sleep. That said, he did go to sleep faster that night. I'd test it again, but (a) he won't let me because it's too boring and (b) I don't want to because it's too boring. The end.
January 29, 2016
Good idea, but creepy, amateurish illustrations and a narratively clumsy, un-story-like text make this a big NO for me. As both a psychologist and a children's book collector, I can say that Yes, some of the words of the book might help induce sleep, as the author is basically using instructions similar to those used in relaxation exercises and hypnotic state inductions. But this could have been so much better done, and it HAS been better done. Check the Chinaberry Childrens book catalogue or the American Psychological Association's Magination Press. Don't buy this book, as I can't imagine it being a book a child would actually enjoy and want a parent to read to him or her.
September 24, 2015
I bought the e-Book and the audiobook versions. My 3 year old couldn't care less but my 7 year old, who is very difficult for me to get to sleep, requests the audiobook nightly and enjoys falling asleep to it. I'd recommend the audiobook because I find the book tedious for *me* to read out loud every night.
Edited: 1 month in and my 7 year old was asleep within 13 minutes for the audiobook.
Edited: 1 month in and my 7 year old was asleep within 13 minutes for the audiobook.
June 4, 2020
A great little book to read to your reluctant child/grandchild, who just can't get to sleep. I think now I'm going to read the English and German translations.
September 17, 2015
Found the story long and tedious and the illustrations a bit creepy. Tried a few times to see if it would help shorten bedtime but both girls disliked it and kept shouting "stop, Mummy!" whenever I tried to read it. Opinions I've heard on this book seem to be quite polarised - I would describe it as a Marmite book - you either love it or hate it. Sadly we are in the latter category.
November 19, 2015
Wow this is awful. The pictures are ok, but the text is long and chunky and full of crazy typography with seemingly random words put in bold or italics. I know this was not written in English originally, but this translation looks like something even Google translate could top. Sentences lurch from past to present and from one subject to two subjects and from fragments to run-ons and all of it is mixed in with just plain old fashioned it doesn't sound like a native speaker expressions.
I can guess that the way this book "works" is by guiding children through a relaxing meditation--- or by simply boring them into sleep. Any book read in a lulling tone will do the same thing, and any guided mediation CD will cover the same "first relax your feet...then your toes...now your arms" etc. content. The only difference is you won't be wincing at the grammar and you won't feel like a creepy Amazing Kreskin hypnotizing your offspring. Maybe everything got lost in translation?
I can guess that the way this book "works" is by guiding children through a relaxing meditation--- or by simply boring them into sleep. Any book read in a lulling tone will do the same thing, and any guided mediation CD will cover the same "first relax your feet...then your toes...now your arms" etc. content. The only difference is you won't be wincing at the grammar and you won't feel like a creepy Amazing Kreskin hypnotizing your offspring. Maybe everything got lost in translation?
October 2, 2015
Utterly brilliant.
Ehrlin's commentary on modern parent's coercive tendencies is both chilling and broadly satirical. Here there is rather disturbing narrative exposing the way parents routinely insult their children's intelligence, and in doing so show their own intellectual limitations. In the most real way possible, 'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' reveals to us the hellscape of childhood, where children are stripped of all agency even over their own emotions and mental states, and forced to suffer the torments of so-called experts with their dubious quackeries and less-than-wholesome attention.
Extra point for the fact that, at least from the stern warning at the front that 'the author is not responsible for the outcome', this book is clearly some kind of Necronomicon or something.
Ehrlin's commentary on modern parent's coercive tendencies is both chilling and broadly satirical. Here there is rather disturbing narrative exposing the way parents routinely insult their children's intelligence, and in doing so show their own intellectual limitations. In the most real way possible, 'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' reveals to us the hellscape of childhood, where children are stripped of all agency even over their own emotions and mental states, and forced to suffer the torments of so-called experts with their dubious quackeries and less-than-wholesome attention.
Extra point for the fact that, at least from the stern warning at the front that 'the author is not responsible for the outcome', this book is clearly some kind of Necronomicon or something.
December 30, 2024
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May 8, 2020Viime aikoina on tullut kuunneltua iltasatuja. Tämä kyllä on tähän asti tehnyt, mitä lupaa: kolmesti olen nukahtanut kesken kaiken. Eli ei ole mitään hajua, mitä tässä tapahtuu vai tapahtuuko mitään. Muutama ensimmäinen minuutti on aika puuduttavan tylsää kuvailua, joten ehkä setti jatkuu samana. Tai sitten ei. Kuuntele itse ja testaa. :D
October 17, 2016
Scrolling down the book's page on Goodreads I found that first several reviews start with a word 'creepy', and I totally agree! This 'new way of getting children to sleep' consists of reading incredibly boring stories with repetitive phrases meant to hypnotize the kid. The foreword says that if it didn't work the first time, just read it again. Great, just read an incredibly boring story several times and, bingo, the kid is asleep!
In my world, the bed time is the time for imagination, for interesting stories, for some time together, for reflecting on the day, and many other things, but definetely not for... that. I don't know a good word to describe what this book is supposed to do. There is no meaningful story in it, to think about and to compare with, no interesting pictures, nothing at all. If you say 'sleep, sleep, sleep...' long enough, it would have the same effect.
Sometimes, very rarely, I need my kid to go to sleep faster, but even then I wouldn't read this. I'd choose some authobiography or other non-fiction, boring for the kid, but interesting for me. Works every time. By the way, this 'new way of getting children to sleep' doesn't work. I honestly tried!
In my world, the bed time is the time for imagination, for interesting stories, for some time together, for reflecting on the day, and many other things, but definetely not for... that. I don't know a good word to describe what this book is supposed to do. There is no meaningful story in it, to think about and to compare with, no interesting pictures, nothing at all. If you say 'sleep, sleep, sleep...' long enough, it would have the same effect.
Sometimes, very rarely, I need my kid to go to sleep faster, but even then I wouldn't read this. I'd choose some authobiography or other non-fiction, boring for the kid, but interesting for me. Works every time. By the way, this 'new way of getting children to sleep' doesn't work. I honestly tried!
January 7, 2016
Kirjan idea on hokea painokkaasti olet väsynyt, sinua nukuttaa, nukahdat, rauhoitu, hidasta vauhtia, nukahdat...
Ymmärrän idean ja tiedän kolmen sisaren isona veljenä, että joskus tärkeintä on saada ne sietämättömät riiviöt vain nukahtamaan, mutta käyttäkää mieluummin vaikka halkoa. Tai sitokaa ne riiviöt sänkyyn ja tunkekaa kloroformiriepu naaman ympärille. Antakaa niille mieluummin vaikka suonensisäisiä huumeita, mutta älkää opettako, että kirja on tylsä ja että sitä lukemalla nukahtaa.
Molemmat tähdet epätoivoisille nukuttajille Nyt vittu nukkumaan kirjan hengessä. Tarina voi oikaista pysyvästi suorasääristen sijoille. Taidan piilottaa meidän kappaleen poistovaraston uumeniin. Thai jotain.
Ymmärrän idean ja tiedän kolmen sisaren isona veljenä, että joskus tärkeintä on saada ne sietämättömät riiviöt vain nukahtamaan, mutta käyttäkää mieluummin vaikka halkoa. Tai sitokaa ne riiviöt sänkyyn ja tunkekaa kloroformiriepu naaman ympärille. Antakaa niille mieluummin vaikka suonensisäisiä huumeita, mutta älkää opettako, että kirja on tylsä ja että sitä lukemalla nukahtaa.
Molemmat tähdet epätoivoisille nukuttajille Nyt vittu nukkumaan kirjan hengessä. Tarina voi oikaista pysyvästi suorasääristen sijoille. Taidan piilottaa meidän kappaleen poistovaraston uumeniin. Thai jotain.
June 13, 2020
Артьом читав, я заснула, вона працює :)
March 14, 2018
Denne funket riktignok på min samboer(!), men var helt grusom å lese. Fysj!
December 22, 2019
Yes I did get sleepy :)
April 13, 2023
Helt okej godnatt saga men den var relativt långtråkig. Då är Nalle Puh närmare hjärtat.
October 7, 2015
I'm suffering from insomnia and obviously I don't want to be addicted to prescription sleeping pills so what's a guy like me to do? Well read The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep which guarantees that all children will fall asleep after reading it. Therefore, I did. I read through this God-awful book and fell asleep from this stupid drawn-out plot and the creepfest drawings that is sure to keep me awake at night now! Thank you Mr. Ehrlin!
Once again whoever thought publishing this to an mainstream audience was a good idea must have been smoking pot because the illustrations are terrible. I mean it looks like you're tripping on acid to think that the pictures are even attractive to children. Plus, the text is structured as one long dry paragraph that it's no wonder you're getting kids to sleep. They're so bored from the story that they'd rather suffocate on their pillow than think this makes good children's literature.
Sad to say this was a self-published title that somehow got in the hands of some drunk agent or publisher who marketed this piece of shite to the general public. It's so bad that even E. L. James would think this is a masterpiece and that's from someone who wrote that crapfest Fifty Shades trilogy.
My advice is to stay away! Stay very far away!
Once again whoever thought publishing this to an mainstream audience was a good idea must have been smoking pot because the illustrations are terrible. I mean it looks like you're tripping on acid to think that the pictures are even attractive to children. Plus, the text is structured as one long dry paragraph that it's no wonder you're getting kids to sleep. They're so bored from the story that they'd rather suffocate on their pillow than think this makes good children's literature.
Sad to say this was a self-published title that somehow got in the hands of some drunk agent or publisher who marketed this piece of shite to the general public. It's so bad that even E. L. James would think this is a masterpiece and that's from someone who wrote that crapfest Fifty Shades trilogy.
My advice is to stay away! Stay very far away!
February 3, 2019
📚 Поки повільно пробираюся сторінками «Зеленої милі», заповнюю свій цьогорічний книжковий челендж дитячою літературою. А хто казав, що так не можна? 😅 Особливо, якщо ці книжки перечитуються потім по десять раз 🙃
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✨ «Кролик, який хотів заснути» від @artbooks.ua - казка, написана шведським психологом Карлом-Йоханом Форсеном Ерліном (тут же всі слова відміняються? 🤔) спеціально для батьків, які хочуть, щоб їхні діти швидше заснули.
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📌 З анотації: «В основі казки - перевірені психологічні техніки для розслаблення.»
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📌 Із післямови: Мета цієї книжки також «усвідомлювати власну цінність, а також готувати їх [дітей] до подолання життєвих труднощів.» Посперачатися і сказати протилежне наразі не можу 🙄
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На початку книжечки міститься коротка інструкція, як максимально ефективно читати цю казку дитині. І насправді трішки кумедно, читаючи її, повторювати не раз «ти засинаєш. прямо зараз» і т.д. 😁 Але історія надзвичайно добра і розбавлена красивими ілюстраціями 😍 Та думаю, що можна її спробувати якось використати як ліки від власного безсоння 😂
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✨ «Кролик, який хотів заснути» від @artbooks.ua - казка, написана шведським психологом Карлом-Йоханом Форсеном Ерліном (тут же всі слова відміняються? 🤔) спеціально для батьків, які хочуть, щоб їхні діти швидше заснули.
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📌 З анотації: «В основі казки - перевірені психологічні техніки для розслаблення.»
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📌 Із післямови: Мета цієї книжки також «усвідомлювати власну цінність, а також готувати їх [дітей] до подолання життєвих труднощів.» Посперачатися і сказати протилежне наразі не можу 🙄
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На початку книжечки міститься коротка інструкція, як максимально ефективно читати цю казку дитині. І насправді трішки кумедно, читаючи її, повторювати не раз «ти засинаєш. прямо зараз» і т.д. 😁 Але історія надзвичайно добра і розбавлена красивими ілюстраціями 😍 Та думаю, що можна її спробувати якось використати як ліки від власного безсоння 😂
November 20, 2015
The italicized soft-sleepy voice and repeated yawns and inclusions of the name of the child's name just struck me as...transparently manipulative. Which I guess is not problematic when you're desperately trying to get your kid to go to sleep.
But how exactly do those repeated "now"s come across as anything but jolting demands??
But how exactly do those repeated "now"s come across as anything but jolting demands??
March 13, 2017
nekupila som to s cielom uspat deti,no teraz som presvedcena bybto mozno aj dokazala,lebo to je takaaaaaaa nudaaaaa.... pribeh nula bodov styl pisanie nula bodov..tie "hypnoticke" vsuvky su otras...no pre mna vyhodene peniaze
January 2, 2017
Ei toiminut 2-vuotiaalle, enkä itse pitänyt tarinan sävyistä. Paikoin myös vähän liian pelottava juuri 2 vuotta täyttäneelle.
April 8, 2020
Great book, especially the audio version in audible for anyone to fall asleep to.
May 2, 2020
Olin viime yönä hereillä vielä kolmen aikaan, ja nukahtaminen tuntui ihan mahdottomalta ajatukselta, niin virkeä olin. Muistin nähneeni tämän Storytelissä. Etsin ja laitoin pyörimään. Eija Ahvo lukee. Olin hyvin skeptinen, mutta rauhoituin nopeasti ja lopulta jopa nukahdin. Heräsin tarinan loputtua (en tiedä, kuinka pian), siirsin puhelimen sängyltä lattialle ja jatkoin uniani.
Kuuntelin stoorin tänään päivällä loppuun, ja ilmeisesti olen nukahtanut tai ainakin "menettänyt tajuntani" jossakin 28 minuutin kohdalla, jolloin tarinaa on vielä viitisen minuuttia jäljellä.
Nukahtaminen on oikeasti saavutus, koska olin tapani mukaan ihan raivona tarinan hahmojen sukupuolittamisesta. Mukana "taikurisetä", "herra etana" ja "kaunis ja viisas pöllörouva". Sedän ja herran ulkonäöllä ei ole väliä, mutta pöllörouvan on oltava kaunis, jotta hän kelpaa osaksi tarinaa. Pyh! Miksei voi olla vain taikuri, etana ja pöllö? Kallekin voisi olla vain kani tai jänis. KUKAAN ei helvetti soikoon kaipaa hypnoosisatuun mitään sukupuolia, päinvastoin!
Yksi tähti tästä paskuudesta, toinen siitä, että oikeasti nukahdin.
Kuuntelin stoorin tänään päivällä loppuun, ja ilmeisesti olen nukahtanut tai ainakin "menettänyt tajuntani" jossakin 28 minuutin kohdalla, jolloin tarinaa on vielä viitisen minuuttia jäljellä.
Nukahtaminen on oikeasti saavutus, koska olin tapani mukaan ihan raivona tarinan hahmojen sukupuolittamisesta. Mukana "taikurisetä", "herra etana" ja "kaunis ja viisas pöllörouva". Sedän ja herran ulkonäöllä ei ole väliä, mutta pöllörouvan on oltava kaunis, jotta hän kelpaa osaksi tarinaa. Pyh! Miksei voi olla vain taikuri, etana ja pöllö? Kallekin voisi olla vain kani tai jänis. KUKAAN ei helvetti soikoon kaipaa hypnoosisatuun mitään sukupuolia, päinvastoin!
Yksi tähti tästä paskuudesta, toinen siitä, että oikeasti nukahdin.
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May 3, 2021Bu neydi, ben ne okudum hiç bilmiyorum. Uykuya geçiş için hazırlanmış, hikayesi var diyemeyeceğim, telkinlerle, hipnotik ifadelerle, bolca esnemeyle bezeli bir “araç”. Yetişkinlerde işe yaramış. Çocukların ise büyük bir kısmı negatif tepki vermiş (son derece anlaşılabilir) ve sıkıcı bulmuşlar. Bazı ebeveynler “sıkarak mı uyutuyor?” bile demiş. Ben çocuklardan ziyade kendimde bir kez daha deneyebilirim.
Sanki çok yeni keşfedilmiş bir uyku yöntemi gibi pazarlanması biraz itici bu arada.
Sanki çok yeni keşfedilmiş bir uyku yöntemi gibi pazarlanması biraz itici bu arada.
June 8, 2021
I tried to listen to this a few nights ago to help me fall asleep, but I found it too creepy. I listened to this today in the daytime and it’s still creepy. The audiobook tells the story twice - once with a male narrator, then female. The female narrator does a better jobs with the voices, keeping her tone even, and is less creepy overall. But there’s no way I’m reading my kid a story about going to visit an uncle who can make them fall asleep by using a magic powder 🤨🤨
June 17, 2025
No shame. I won’t lose any sleep over adding this to my GoodReads, (pun intended) as I will probably read it 200 times this year. 😂
It’s a beautiful book that helps my daughter fall asleep every night 💤
It’s a beautiful book that helps my daughter fall asleep every night 💤
October 24, 2025
The audio is a little creepy but also relaxing??? Kinda works to help a crazy kid fall asleep. But only if they’re actually tired and laying still
Sleeepy now sleeeeepy now you are getting sleepy now
Sleeepy now sleeeeepy now you are getting sleepy now
December 9, 2018
It helped my girl relax and settle in. It didn’t matter what the story and pictures were, what mattered was that it provided a no-brainer/no-energy way for me to use a soothing voice and relax her during bedtime. At one point she said “if I close my eyes I can’t see the pictures”...completely unprompted.
I doubt she’ll choose to read this that often but if we can make it part of bedtime routine, I bet it will help her get to sleep faster with very little effort from me. I’ll take it.
I doubt she’ll choose to read this that often but if we can make it part of bedtime routine, I bet it will help her get to sleep faster with very little effort from me. I’ll take it.
December 8, 2020
Lyhyt unisatu joka ei nukuttanut vaan otti päähän kun lähes jokainen lause päättyi nyt-sanaan... Jollekin toiselle kuuntelijalle tämä voisi toimia mulle ei toiminut ainakaan nukahtamisen helpottamiseen.
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