How to Get a Daddy to Sleep

This is a cute story, the idea of the daughter having to wear daddy out and put him to bed was sweet and fun. My 4 year old loved it and the illustrations were great!

5 Stars!

First, I want to thank Amy Parker, Tommy Nelson, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

How To Get A Daddy To Sleep is by Amy Parkeris a definite must read for all the Daddy’s and their young Daughters. I was all smiles as Amy drew on your heart strings with the beautiful bond this father and daughter shared.

Amy made a great choice picking Natalia for her Illustrator on this book. Her graphics were very colorful, fun, coloring book-like, and most of all the scenes played well with what Amy was writing. With what Amy wrote and Natalia drew the two of them pulled on my heart strings and made me feel the love. You could tell that the characters in the book meant a lot to them.

I thought it was refreshing and sweet at the end of the book that there was a prayer. You don’t see many children’s books let alone adult books with prayers in them these days. It was a nice change.

I hope Amy and Natalia continue to work on other projects together as they both are very talented.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

This book was listed as children's fiction and christian. The story and illustrations are super cute and fun. There is mention of God and prayers (as expected), and there is even a little night time prayer for Fathers. It is a cute book and I could see gifting it to friends who I know are religious. I would skip this one if religion isn't your thing.

First up, I absolutely adore how beautiful and interesting children's books can be. This book is so delightful to read with the beautiful illustrations that adorn each page.
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The book is narrated from a child's perspective about what all needs to be done to get her Daddy to sleep. Which inturn are also the things that need to be done with kids to make their day fulfilling and eventful.
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It is indeed a cleverly written book which on the one hand appreciates all that a father does for his children and at the same time, it throws light on activities that can be done with toddlers to indulge them in various day-to-day activities at home.
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I had loads of fun reading it with my 2.5 year old son. I recommend it to all the parents to definitely read it with and also enact it with your kids for creating some fun and loving memories.

What a sweet book! How to Get a Daddy to Sleep is adorable! I would definitely only recommend it for families with daughters though. If I read this to my sons, they would not understand (painting the toenails). But for families with daughters, I think it is so cute!!

I love this book. It is a celebration of dad and daughter quality time. A little girl conjures up a plan to get her busy daddy to bed.

"Daddy is a gift from God;
He never takes a break!
Let's show him how to get some rest--
No matter what it takes!

She starts early and puts her plan into action. She helps him choose his clothes for the day, makes him a kid-fancy meal for breakfast, takes him outside for a walk, helps him with his chores, and paints his toenails pretty pink, just to name a few.

She sings him a lullaby and before tucking him in they say a prayer together. He reminisces to her about their super fun day and she softly kisses him goodnight.

This sweet rhyming book is both heartwarming and humorous. Kids will love the role-reversal aspect as they love being in charge.


How to Get a Daddy to Sleep from bestselling author Amy Parker is perfect for
families with young children who always have energy left over at night
preschoolers and elementary-school children who regularly ask for a funny bedtime book
reading aloud for a silly and sweet tuck-in story time
telling any dad "you’re my hero"
helping kids think about all the ways parents care for them

The author includes "A Bedtime Prayer for Daddy and Me" at the end of the book and a deluxe textured spine. The illustrations are colourful and animated which will delight even the youngest child. This book would make a perfect gift for dad to let him know how much he is cherished. I highly recommend this book.

Such a fun book for a bedtime story! Also would be a great gift for fathers day!! Super easy to ready & great illustrations perfect for littles to read along with dad.

How to get daddy to sleep by Amy Parker is just as great as her other book how to get mommy to sleep. We love this fun book at bedtime. The illustrations are wonderful as well. I recommend this book.

My kids and I all loved reading How to Get a Daddy to Sleep! The book follows a little girl as she "helps" her daddy throughout his day. From helping him pick out an outfit, to gardening, to a bedtime prayer, each page is filled with fun pictures and cute poems. I thought the prayer at the end was especially sweet as she prays for her daddy. This would be a fun one for daddies to read to their little ones.

*I received a complimentary copy of How to Get a Daddy to Sleep through the publisher and NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. My positive review is not required.

We read this one as a bedtime story, but it was really just a fun story about a little girl and her dad spending the day together. Dad is very busy, so when he is not working, you need to make the most of your time together. From morning coffee/milk to playing dress-up, going for a walk and helping with chores, this little girl and her dad are busy and happy together. After a very busy day together, it is time to sing daddy a lullaby, say your prayers, snuggle up together, kiss goodnight and both fall asleep. My granddaughter identified with this story as her daddy is a stay at home father. They do a lot of these things together and she laughed as we not only read the story, but talked about things she and her daddy do. It was nice to end with bedtime rituals as I put her to bed when we finished reading this one. The illustrations showed the fun they had with emotions evident on their faces. There was action depicted in bright colour and large illustrations.

This is a cute story about a little girl trying to make her father's day as great as it can be.
When the dad returns home from work, the child has some great ideas to spend quality time with her father, having planned lots of fun activities, such as playing dress up, watching sports on TV and reading stories before going to bed.

I liked the message and how cute that father-daughter relationship was. At the beginning of the story, the father is shown as tired, coming home from work, but once he sees his kid, the tiredness goes away. And it does serve as a reminder to adults that actually spending time with their kids, is important to strengthening the bond between them.

The illustrations are also cute and funny and I think I'm gonna give some credit to the artist for showing the father doing some traditionally feminine things, such as wearing women's accessories and getting his toenails painted. I don't know if that's what the author actually intended to show (more on that later) but who cares, it's still lovely.

By the way, can you guess why I have my doubts as to if the author actually intended to show a man dressing up as a woman?

Don't worry, I'll help you. Because, again, similar to almost every other children's books I read these last months, this is heavily religious. It starts off slowly by calling dads 'a gift from god' and climaxes on a prayer that kids are supposed to say before sleep in order for god to protect them and their family.

Need I mention it again? Not everyone believes in the Bible God, indoctrination is bad, skip the religious stuff while reading that to your kids and focus on the actual message etc. etc.

Other than that, I enjoyed it for what it was. Plus, I loved the family pet that follows the main characters around.

This is such a fun book to pick up at bedtime! We enjoy using it during out bedtime routine. Thank you so much for this gem!

This is now my husband's go to book to read to our twins at nightime. It is so cute and sweet with funny illustrations. We can read it over and over and not get tired of it.

A sweet relational book on a child and father. Children can forget that fathers need their rest too especially when it is filled with spending the day with their children playing, learning, and living.
Each page is sweet and will encourage a father and his children. The book ends with a prayer a child can say for his father! Learning to appreciate what fathers do!

A special thank you to Thomas Nelson and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

I enjoyed this Christian children's book. I liked that it focused on the father spending the entire day with the child and that is what led to the father being so tired that he fell asleep with the child at night. I will say that in these stories the father did outside type of chores with the child such as gardening and washing the car. I would have liked to see the father doing "inside" chores like cleaning and cooking. It just would give the child a sense that fathers help around in the inside of the house too. But overall a lovely book.

This has some nice moments between the child and the daddy. I especially loved the little Noah's Ark bathtub scene!

I'm not sure about the nail polish scene. I'm not sure many guys would appreciate that. (I know that even I wouldn't really appreciate a child doing my nails! Although, as a child, I would have found that great fun.)

I liked the prayer at the end of the story.

**Note: I received a free copy of this title from the people at NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

How to get a daddy to sleep is another beautiful book in this collection by Amy Parker and Natalia Moore.
These books are adorable. In how to get a daddy to sleep it shows how children can do things to spend time with their daddys and how they can be helpful. The child's help in the story is more of a hindering help to the daddy in the story and tires him out but shows how parents do anything for their children no matter how tiring.
These are beautiful books for parents to share with their children and include a lovely bedtime prayer at the back of each book.

A simple and sweet story with very cute illustrations. My husband loved reading this to our daughter before her bedtime!

A Daddy and His Loving Little Girl

This is another sweet book by this author in a similar vein as her mommy book of nearly the same title. In this one, the little girl is sharing with a friend how to get a daddy to sleep. Some ideas include allowing Daddy to rest throughout the day, helping him with chores, and even going to a game with him. The illustrations are cute and show the joy the little girl has being with her dad. Dad is pretty indulgent, as he lets her put jewelry on him and paint his toenails! I can't imagine my dad letting me do that when I was that age. The bedtime portion is charming, as Dad sings a lullaby, and they fall asleep with hugs and kisses. As with the mommy book, this one has strong Christian themes, mentioning God in the story as well as having a prayer at the end. All in all, I thought this was a lovely book about a father and daughter enjoying their day together.

I liked this book and it was well written with some lovely images and is the second I read in the series, the first being a book on Mommy that was pretty much in the same vein.

The book had a nice flow to it and I liked the way that the story was written too.

It is 4 stars from me for this one – highly recommended!!

If you have read "How to Get a Mommy to Sleep," then you have to read "How to Get a Daddy to Sleep" as well. Such a sweet story of spending time with Daddy as a child! The simplicity of the book does not detract from the sentiments portrayed. In short, it's a simply perfect book for fathers and their children to read together. It will go hand in hand with the "How to Get a Mommy to Sleep" book in my gifts for baby showers!

This book is adorable! My kids (5 &3) giggled all the way through. They enjoyed the bright pictures and the "silly Daddy." My 5yo said that it is obvious that the Daddy loves his little girl. I enjoyed this book through parent's eyes as well. This was a wonderfully creative way to portray the love and devotion of parents even through the busyness and exhausting demands of the day. We will be purchasing this one as soon as it is released!

In a funny and cute fashion, the author helps kiddos have a better understanding of the sacrificial and loving task that their daddy play in their lives. Fathers will also feel appreciated and seen. I am thankful for these things.

As per this book being Christian, I would disagree. There are references to God, as in being 'thankful to God' without mentioning anything about Christ or the gospel. I would say it is just religious. Either way, those references to God help the goal of helping the child to practice thankfulness to the One who gives all good things, like daddies.

I would gladly sell this book in my store and I would buy this book for myself if there was an edition with a boy as the character instead of a girl, only because I have 3 sons and I think it they would benefit more of that father-son relationship.

This Christian based book is a sweet reminder to children, and adults to care and love their daddies. The book follows a little girl as she reminds us how to care for and love our daddies, whether it be making him a fancy meal, dressing him up, seeing and enjoying the beauty created by God outside, helping him out and more. How to Get a Daddy to Sleep also points out that Daddy understands when things do not go right as well, which is okay.
The book follows Daddy and his daughter throughout the day as she teaches readers how to take care of Daddy well to get him to sleep. At the end of the day, Daddy and daughter are clearly tired out and it is time for a goodnight prayer and bedtime. Daddy falls asleep and the daughter reminds us to thank God for our daddies who adore and love us. It ends with an adorable bedtime prayer for children to say for their daddy and themselves.
The illustrations are cute and perfect for kids to enjoy and easily follow along with in the story. Very wholesome and good book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this electronic version of the book in exchange for my honest review.

The battle to provide money for a comfortable and easy life, parents overloaded with obligations that are constantly pressuring them, the desire to provide materially what our children need, sometimes leads to the fact that we completely forget the emotional needs of our children. They may have expensive toys and clothes, attend fancy games and parties, but sometimes what the children really need is quality time spent with their parents.
How to Get a Daddy to Sleep by Amy Parker in an interesting way shows the kids what they can actually do with their dad. A series of ideas for activities that will not only improve the quality of time spent together, but also enable the child to develop a critical attitude and thinking. At the same time, it encourages the creation of children's work habits and responsibilities as part of the family, where all members are equally important and contribute to the well-being of all, according to their abilities.
The beautifully written rhyming verses, as well as the colorful illustrations, are more than enough to interest your child in the picture book. You can look at the activities, discuss them and decide what your child can do.
The added prayer at the end is an additional benefit for the children of the Christian faith, which enables them to learn something new and interesting.

Thank you for the early reader book #Netgalley

This is a book for little kids on how to spend time with their daddy. How to appreciate his presence in their life, and how to make the most of their days with daddy. A good book to read with kids, and plan your daddy-children time with them,

Cute little book about dad's love .Daughters and daddies are one team and in this book,it shows how a daughter in her own cite little ways helping her dad to have a good night sleep.adorable illustrations.

Cute rhyming book about putting daddy to sleep. The daughter shows him what to do before going to bed when he gets home from work.

Cute book with great pictures! I read it with my 4 year old and we both loved it! It's hard work getting a dad to sleep since there are so many things that have to be done in a day but this little girl manages to make it happen. I especially liked the prayer at the end of the book. This is a good night time book for toddlers and preschoolers. Illustrations and story are appropriate for this age group.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review.

How to get daddy to sleep is a sweet story from a child's point of view. The daughter goes through their day with the purpose of wearing her dad out enough to get him to sleep well. They have fun p laying outside, and also do their daily chores. I liked the unique perspective of this story.

I received an electronic ARC from Thomas Nelson: Children's through NetGalley.
Delightful and humorous story told from the child's point of view. She offers tips and techniques to help daddies relax and rest. Told in rhyme with overtones of the challenges dads face. Lovely prayer for a dad at the end. Detailed illustrations bring the characters and locales to life.

This is a quick moving rhyming story, with a prayer at the end. I enjoyed how the story flowed along.

This book opens with a child observing that Daddy works very hard.  In this rhyming story, the daughter tries to help.  For example, she adds some jewelry and a hat to dad's outfit.  She makes a meal for her dad with a sweet bill that offers a hug and does not ask for payment. The two continue to enjoy their day until, finally, it is time for bed! What is sweet in this book is the warm relationship between the parent and the child who feels securely loved.


This story is from a Christian publisher so there is a bit of religion in the book.  For example there is a bedtime prayer.  The book is a companion the the publisher's other title, How to Get a Mommy to sleep. 


Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this title.  All opinions are my own.

Thank you NetGalley and Tommy Nelson/HarperCollins Christian Publishing Inc. for a copy of "How to Get a Daddy to Sleep" in exchange for my honest review.

This book is intended for parents and educators to read to children ages 4 to 8 or grades kindergarten to 1. The bold, bright, richly colourful illustrations will appeal to children.

The story centres on a little girl and her dad - how she tries to make sure that he has a good rest at night - sort of paralleling what parents want for their children. The day starts off with the little girl devising a plan to help her busy dad get some good rest. They start their day playing dress-up together. They have a fancy meal together for a cost of 3 hugs! They have some outside time together, some chores in the garden and washing the car. She paints his toenails and they cheer on a game. They have story time together and a lullaby - daddy doesn't mind if you sing off key. Tucked in for the night, a kis goodnight and Dad is fast asleep. The story comes with a prayer for Dad.

This book is a wonderful tribute to Dad and all that he does throughout the day for his children.

Such a cute read! my son really enjoyed reading this with me! This would make a great addition to anyone's collection of children books.

This is a cute little story that Dad and daughter will enjoy reading together. The sweet rhyming makes for a cute read that walks your daughter through all the ways she can help Dad with his chores as well as ways to love on him. My favorite is the prayer at the end of the story. Mom or Dad can read this story about getting daddy to sleep with the heart to create an appreciation for all dad does.

I read this book to my 5 year old and he wasn't very engaged but I feel he really appreciates the prayer at the end. Also, I would love to see a boy version of this story. For example, "He'll (dad will) need some jewelry and a hat"--daughters who love to play dress up will resonate with this, boys will not.

Thank you Netgalley for this advance copy to read with my children and give honest feedback. The opinions stated here are honest and purely my own.

Cute story that parents will enjoy sharing with their children. The book has a strong family friend positive message that will appeal to parents.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson's Children for the ARC of How to Get a Daddy to Sleep by Amy Parker.

Daddies work really hard all day long, it's important to make them feel special and make sure they get a good night's sleep. Read along and learn how to help your daddy fall asleep.

I read this with my nanny kids, 7 and 5, and their favorite part was when the kid made Daddy a special meal. They loved when the kid had morning coffee together with Daddy.

This is a really cute read.

This is a lovely sweet companion to How to Get Mummy to sleep. It’s nice that a Dad is shown getting his nails painted and showing a loving relationship with his daughter. This is a very Christian book and includes a prayer for a father and child to share.
The illustrations are beautiful and really add to this sweet little book, I think it would be a great wordless book to gift to a Dad for Father’s Day for non Christian families as well as a lovely prayer to share for families practicing Christianity.
Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read and review this book.

In general I really like this story and the illustrations. The rhyme and the rhythm work well. However, at my library this would be put in with “inspirational” books and not read at story time because of all the references to god. There are four, and while they are simple and non-specific, they are there and would put this squarely in the no pile for public story time. However, it would be great for Sunday school, or parochial schools.