Bedtime in the Barnyard: Baby Farm Animals Need a Good Night’s Sleep Too!

by Dandi Daley Mackall

Children love barn animals, and parents love bedtime books. In this rhyming Bedtime in the Barnyard book, children will not only learn their animals but also how those animals prepare for bedtime. The cows cuddle in their stall, the chicken counts her chicks, the mama cat licks her kittens clean, etc. The artwork is especially engaging because the baby animals are personified with relatable personalities. For example, some chicks snuggle, others peck each other, others hide behind Mama Hen, and others chase one another. This story also promotes examples of animal parents bonding with their children.

This is the first book in the Barnyard Blessings series.

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Board Book

Published March 7, 2023

About the author

A professional writer for over 20 years, Dandi Daley Mackall has written dozens of articles for popular magazines and published around 500 books for children and adults alike, with sales of over 4 million.

A frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, she lives in rural Ohio with her husband, three children, horses, dogs, & cats. Awards include the Edgar Award for Best YA Mystery, the Helen Keating Ott Award for Contributions to Children's Literature; Distinguished Alumni Award from Mizzou; ALA Best Book; Christian Children's Book of the Year, Amelia Bloom, Mom's Choice Awards. Her YA novel, My Boyfriends' Dogs, is now a Hallmark movie.

Reviews

[Panda Incognito]

This is a lovely, gentle board book about baby farm animals going to bed with their familes. The illustrations and text are soothing and sweet. Although this is not obviously a Christian book at first glance, there is a Bible verse epigraph, and the last two pages mention God.

[Sara]

Had to take out the religious bits.