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“If I were a blue balloon Id lift you up to fly with me“

With humor and warmth, it's recommended for creating a positive bedtime routine and capturing children's attention with quick, engaging reads.

“One Minute till Bedtime“ is a collection of short poems edited by Kenn Nesbitt. Perfect for bedtime, these quick and delightful verses cover various themes, making it a charming read for both kids and parent

“The watery sky rings herself dry, and leaves us a gift to remember her by.”

This is a bedtime classic! I had so much fun reading through these poems that will feed children's imagination.

Minute till Bedtime: 60-Second Poems to Send You Off to Sleep is a fun read written by Kenn Nesbitt. Each of the book's brief, lighthearted poetry is intended to be read aloud in about a minute. These mild and calming poems are ideal for bedtime reading since they aid children in relaxing and getting ready for sleep. The book's poems address a broad variety of subjects, including everyday life, animals, and the natural world.

“She kissed us in these costumes at our house on Halloween!“

I would use this book with younger elementary students as a fun and entertaining way to introduce rhyming due to its funny lines and relation to Halloween. I would ask students where they hear rhyming and identify which words rhyme with others. I would ask students what it looks, heard, sounds like when each of the lines are read.

“Our Grandma Kissed a Pumpkin“ is a very entertaining poem to read, as it uses funny details to describe what grandma has kissed, which related to Halloween. It uses a quick rhythm and rhyming words to tell this funny story. For example, -oon and -een.

“The watery sky rings herself dry, and leaves us a gift to remember her by.”

To make the poems enjoyable and entertaining for young readers, the author employs a variety of rhyme schemes. To keep the text engaging and fresh, some poems may have straightforward rhyme schemes like AABB or ABAB, while others may have more intricate and varied rhyme schemes. Children's bedtime poetry in a delightful selection, the book's overall charm and appeal are enhanced by the broad range of rhymes.

Children's poet Kenn Nesbitt's book “One Minute till Bedtime: 60-Second Poems to Send You Off to Sleep“ is a fun read. Each of the book's brief, lighthearted poetry is intended to be read aloud in about a minute. These mild and calming poems are ideal for bedtime reading since they aid children in relaxing and getting ready for sleep. The book's poems address a broad variety of subjects, including everyday life, animals, and the natural world.

“Tonight the rain is falling hard. It washed the colors from our yard.“ I found this quote really relaxing and also demonstrates the rhythms of these poems.

I really enjoyed reading a few of these poems. They remind me of my childhood when my parents would read me poetry before I went to bed. I think that the style and rhythm of these poems are smooth and gentle. It helps the reader feel a sense of calmness while they are reading.

This book si an anthology of poems that are supposed to help children sleep. This book could be for all ages because all of the poems are short and sweet. Each poem is at least a minute ling and represents all things that have to do with sleep.

This book includes poems that can help children and kids go to sleep. These poems would be good to read to them before bedtime! They are relaxing and fun!

I love how gentle and soft all these poems are it really does set the mood for night time and sleepiness.

I love this poem in specific because most kids are always fighting their state, even though that they are tired. I think kids will be able to relate to this book.

This is a collection of poems that will take 60 seconds to put your little ones to sleep. It was specifically created for nighttime stories and bringing calmness. A compilation of many different poems from various poets.

“I‘m ever so sleeping. I can‘t stay awake”

I chose the poem sleepy. I would definitely use this poem during preschool nap time! It‘s very calming and can lure someone to sleep.

“had a bath and brushed my teeth
those on top and underneath”

I would have loved this book as a child and reading these poems before bedtime.

This book is super cute and filled with a variety of poems for young children. They are all short and simple, with the intention to be bedtime poems. They include rhyming and rhythm.

My brain has begun to shut down in my head

Great poems that are relaxing and can be used to put children to sleep. Reminds me of nursery rhymes.

I chose the poem Sleepy. I would definitely use this poem during nap time for preschool age children. It‘s very calming and can lull one to sleep!

“It‘s bigger than big it‘s wider than wide”

“She kissed us in these costumes at our house on Halloween!”

I like how these poems are short and simple. I like how it is a easy read for younger kids to get into poetry.

A great read for read aloud a to young children mear nap or bedtime. The poetry is calming and short

This poetry includes assonance to use poetry short and sweet

I read the poem about the grandma kisses a pumpkin it was adorable and I like how at the end it made a meaning.

Good night.

I loved the bedtime poems from this book. Saved a few to share.

I fell asleep reading this last night so it does its job! Finished the last few poems this morning. A perfect gift for a child who enjoys poetry or needs an introduction to it and for that child that needs “one last story” before bedtime.

This is a great example of relaxing poems that children can listen to, unwind, and enjoy. They are quick so children do not have to engage for too long, but with the fluid rhyming, they will definitely engage.

I would use this in my classroom for younger children perhaps around naptime or a time where they could use some calming down. The poems are quick and relaxing.

“And everyone lived
Oddly
Ever
After“

I would not recommend these as much in the classroom but more for out of class work because they are so easy it'll allow for good practice.

I read Nine Swallow, a haiku, from this book. It is short and sweet like most haikus but fits in the theme of this book perfectly. which is those of short and to the point poems.