Citation: Gates, Mariam. (2015). Good Night Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, Incorporated. 
Ages: 4 – 9
Grades: PreK – 2
Description: Good Night Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story is a progression of yoga poses meant to help children settle down before bed. The poses are explained in the context of a bedtime story that captures how the earth transitions into night. The end of the book also includes a step by step progression of images and poses at the end to assist children as they practice yoga to calm down.
Uses: Good Night Yoga: A Pose by Pose Bedtime Story can be used with younger elementary children in programs and storytimes, in order to introduce children to yoga concepts and poses. However, because the text is meant for bedtime use; it may be best used in programs where parents/guardians interact with children during the storytime. Librarians can lead parents and children through the movements, emphasizing that they can be used to help children rest. Librarians can lead families through different yoga movements, and then have books to suggest or on display, such as this one, as well as other yoga books that emphasize rest. The program could even be advertised as Using Yoga to Help Your Baby Rest – A Program for Parents and their Young Children.
Review Sources:
Good Night Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story. (2015). Publisher’s Weekly, 262(18), 117.
Tags: yoga, parents and children, books for bedtime