5 Minute Bedtime Stories

5 Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime
Produced by Britannica Books
Age Level: 3-8 Years
Published October 13, 2020

Let’s see who can fall asleep the fastest.

Because 5 minutes is about all I can handle by the end of the day.

This book is so fascinating that we’ve been reading it before bed and at the breakfast table the next morning. You’ll learn about why you sleep and why you dream; you’ll learn how people sleep on trains, on submarines, and in space; you’ll learn how marine animals sleep in the water, how bears and other animals hibernate, and which ones use nighttime to hunt; and you’ll find out who’s busy at work in hospitals, repairing roads, and stocking grocery shelves while most of us are asleep in our beds.

“In 2008, scientists were surprised to discover a pod of sperm whales - pod is the name for a group of whales - sleeping upright on their tails. Some were even sleeping upside down! The bus-sized whales seemed to be taking 10-15 minute naps without moving or breathing.”

With so much variety, the book feels fresh and exciting every time we read it. And I love knowing that I’m only 5 minutes away from kissing my littles goodnight and getting back to whatever book I’m reading at my own bedtime!