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    Good Night Thoughts

    Author Max Greenfield
    Illustrated by James Serafino
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    Penguin Young Readers | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
    On sale Sep 03, 2024 | 32 Pages | 9780593697900
    Preschool - 2
    Reading Level: Lexile AD880L | Fountas & Pinnell M
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    From actor Max Greenfield, the author of I Don't Want to Read This Book and its two companion titles, comes a sweetly funny bedtime book about anxiety and being present.

    What do we do when we can't fall asleep? The child in this story has racing thoughts--funny, silly, and scary--that are running on a cycle they can't stop. It's only when they begin to think to themselves: Do any of these thoughts have merit? Am I in any danger right here and now? that they are finally able to settle down.

    This lovely picture book is a simple but complex message about acknowledging anxiety without succumbing to it that will appeal to so many little ones (and adults) out there who find that nighttime is when their thoughts carry the most weight.
    Max Greenfield is a New York–born actor who is best known for his roles as Schmidt in New Girl and Dave Johnson in The Neighborhood. He is the author of I Don't Want to Read This Book, This Book is Not a Present, I Don't Want to Read This Book Aloud, and Good Night Thoughts. Follow him on Instagram @iammaxgreenfield.

    Mika Song makes children's books about sweetly funny outsiders. Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey and illustrated by Mika received the Schneider Family Award and a Geisel Honor from the American Library Association. Her graphic novel for early readers Donut Feed the Squirrels was nominated for an Eisner award. View titles by Max Greenfield
    James Serafino View titles by James Serafino
    ★"A book that is reassuring while speaking to and visually manifesting how difficult it can be to fall asleep when our minds are overwhelmed; this is a perfectly relatable book for young readers and adults alike." —School Library Journal (starred review)

    "Told through the eyes of a child protagonist whose mind is racing at bedtime, the book will help readers of all ages to both recognize and manage anxiety." —People Magazine
    "What frightens one person might seem silly but understandable to another... this tale will spark daytime discussions about how difficult it can be to quiet unsettling thoughts." —Kirkus Reviews

    "...[H]andy for wakefulness at any age." —Publisher's Weekly

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    From actor Max Greenfield, the author of I Don't Want to Read This Book and its two companion titles, comes a sweetly funny bedtime book about anxiety and being present.

    What do we do when we can't fall asleep? The child in this story has racing thoughts--funny, silly, and scary--that are running on a cycle they can't stop. It's only when they begin to think to themselves: Do any of these thoughts have merit? Am I in any danger right here and now? that they are finally able to settle down.

    This lovely picture book is a simple but complex message about acknowledging anxiety without succumbing to it that will appeal to so many little ones (and adults) out there who find that nighttime is when their thoughts carry the most weight.

    Author

    Max Greenfield is a New York–born actor who is best known for his roles as Schmidt in New Girl and Dave Johnson in The Neighborhood. He is the author of I Don't Want to Read This Book, This Book is Not a Present, I Don't Want to Read This Book Aloud, and Good Night Thoughts. Follow him on Instagram @iammaxgreenfield.

    Mika Song makes children's books about sweetly funny outsiders. Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey and illustrated by Mika received the Schneider Family Award and a Geisel Honor from the American Library Association. Her graphic novel for early readers Donut Feed the Squirrels was nominated for an Eisner award. View titles by Max Greenfield
    James Serafino View titles by James Serafino

    Praise

    ★"A book that is reassuring while speaking to and visually manifesting how difficult it can be to fall asleep when our minds are overwhelmed; this is a perfectly relatable book for young readers and adults alike." —School Library Journal (starred review)

    "Told through the eyes of a child protagonist whose mind is racing at bedtime, the book will help readers of all ages to both recognize and manage anxiety." —People Magazine
    "What frightens one person might seem silly but understandable to another... this tale will spark daytime discussions about how difficult it can be to quiet unsettling thoughts." —Kirkus Reviews

    "...[H]andy for wakefulness at any age." —Publisher's Weekly

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