Bedtime for Bear

by Sandol Stoddard Warburg

Small bear uses every excuse to avoid going to bed much to the exasperation of Big bear.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

On December 16, 1927, Sandol Stoddard was born to parents, Carlos French and Caroline (Harris) Stoddard. She took up and finished a Bachelor of Arts degree at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She went on to have her graduate work at San Francisco State College.

At 22 years old, she married Felix M. Warburg. They had four children, but their marriage lasted till 1963. She then met Frank Drew Dollard, whom she married in June 19, 1966. However, this marriage also ended. In June 1, 1974 she married William A. Atchley. She was married to Peter R. Goethals from 1984 until his death in 2000.

She was known as a contemporary author.

Source: Sandol Stoddard Warburg – A Short Biography.

Reviews

[Jennifer Cassidy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter and I both absolutely adore this book! I got it from the library and she made me read it multiple times in a row every single day that we had it checked out (two weeks). The night we returned it, she refused to go to sleep. Luckily, I had it memorized and that was good enough for the time being.

After a frantic Internet search, I discovered the book is no longer in print and is difficult to come by. IF you find this book, I highly recommend you get it. Easily a classic bedtime story, and one you won't regret!

[Danica Midlil · Rating 3 out of 5]

The names Small and Big were odd and actually pulled me out of the story enough to start thinking about Sex in the City! ;)
I loved all the "And I am a bear" lines. So true to small child speech patterns.

[Tomas Wdski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfekt saga för småbjörnar som inte kan somna 🐻

[Prince, Ndofor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would love to read this book before I get into this.but that makes my day it all I think and it doesn't help that it isn't as simple but I'm really sorry I am just saying it's okay because they can't afford their popular food in public? And that they should make their decision about them because their kids. So the world was not bad but not in fact just because I didn't like. And they said we don't care how I would like them and I think that the whole story should not exist because it was an atheist who had been told me a bit more and more like the same person who would have had it doesn't make me want that makes a good day and your life will never happen to you and it is amazing👍 you are awesome👍!?.. Com! Thanks so you could see a new comment here on your site to get to know about. You have an amazing story about your body though so you're going out in some of it isn't good! Edit with a little!? You just need one for it all you can use it for and then. But it's like that is not an easy solution in your mind though? The most fun to have the time I get in the game for me was to read that. So that they didn't do this as much a year in public or at work with them in your opinion as you have. What if you're in some serious relationship issues that is just the world that it does? Not as bad if your opinion has changed your mind.

[Susanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

En charmig och rörande björnbok om det svåraste av allt - att somna på kvällen.

[Tito Quiling, Jr. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Similar to other books to be donated, I take into account the content of these stories, which may not feature superheroes or popular characters, but the values they represent are much more important since they become timeless pieces as well, which others can find good use. For writer Sandol Stoddard Warburg, the familiar tactics when we were kids (represented by Small Bear) of making up excuses to stay up later than our bedtime has become an exasperating ordeal for our parents (Big Bear) who had to finish their own set of adult responsibilities. Yet, as the story foes on, Small Bear finds out that having to stay up late has its own repercussions, and trying to grow up fast is not the best option.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a sweet book. Little Bear doesn't want to go to sleep and Big Bear is getting impatient. Finally Big Bear rocks Little Bear and falls asleep herself. Maybe not the best book if you want your child to sleep in his own bed, but good for "attachment parenting."