Personalised goodnight routine story book for your child

What happens in your child Says Goodnight Slowly

1. Your child notices that bedtime has arrived and decides not to hurry.
2. A favourite toy on the bed receives a warm, whispered goodnight.
3. Your child returns a book to its shelf and says goodnight to its pictures.
4. A lonely sock beneath the chair is found and tucked away.
5. Your child says goodnight to the gentle shadow on the wall, then snuggles into bed.

How the first page could read

“It is nearly bedtime,” says your child. “I can go slowly.” In the bedroom, Bear is waiting on the pillow, a book rests on the shelf, and one small sock has slipped beneath the chair. Your child takes a deep, cosy breath. “Goodnight, room,” they whisper. “I will see you in the morning.”

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

For children aged one to four, bedtime often has lots of small things to notice: the teddy left on the bed, the book to put away, a sock near the chair, or a shape on the wall. This story turns those familiar details into a gentle order of goodnights, rather than rushing straight to sleep. Seeing your child on the pages makes the routine feel close to their own room. The short, repeated phrases give adults natural pauses for a cuddle, a yawn and a quiet final goodnight before the lights are lowered.

Reading it together

• Read one goodnight at a time, leaving a small pause for your child to join in with the repeated phrase.
• After reading, invite your child to choose two or three real things in their room to say goodnight to.
• Keep the book by the bed and use the same calm, unhurried voice each time you read it.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour textures suit the quiet room, familiar objects and gentle pace of the bedtime routine. A sidekick idea: Bear, a quiet bedside teddy. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.