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    Boring Bedtime Stories
    Boring Bedtime Stories
    Boring Bedtime Stories
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    Boring Bedtime Stories

    By Dave Brown

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    Are you tired because you have small children who don't like to go to sleep at night? If so, this book may be just the answer you need! Don't read them bedtime stories, with colorful pictures, exciting characters, and interesting dilemmas ... those things will only stimulate their imaginations (and keep you all awake longer). Instead, try these heartwarming stories. Sometimes quirky, often silly, and always boring (or at least, just mildly exciting), these bedtime stories will make your kids think they're successfully stalling off sleep while you lull them into a relaxed and sleepy state so you can get to your own bed earlier. It's a win-win situation, and definitely worth a try!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDave Brown
    Release dateJan 7, 2012
    ISBN9781465983923
    Boring Bedtime Stories
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    Dave Brown

    Dave Brown is a father who remembers only too well the years of sleep deprivation when his three daughters were toddlers and preschoolers. He hopes that his new book, Boring Bedtime Stories, will help other sleep-deprived parents get a little more rest.

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      Book preview

      Boring Bedtime Stories - Dave Brown

      BORING BEDTIME STORIES

      For Weary Parents and Their Not-So-Weary Children

      Written by Dave Brown

      Cover Art by Janna Gardner

      Copyright Dave Brown 2012

      Smashwords Edition

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Preface

      Chapter 1: Roll-ey the Marble

      Chapter 2: Bucky the Beaver

      Chapter 3: Foxy the Fox

      Chapter 4: The Little Peanut

      Chapter 5: The Lonely Horse

      Chapter 6: Tom Thumb

      Chapter 7: Buggy Beetle

      Chapter 8: Heather the Hen

      Chapter 9: Princess Mable

      Chapter 10: M&M Number 626

      Chapter 11: Popper the Bubble

      Chapter 12: Humphrey the Bear

      Chapter 13: Rose & Daisy

      Chapter 14: Anne & Heron Field

      Chapter 15: Peter the Pencil

      Chapter 16: Dudley the Duck

      Chapter 17: Terry the Tree

      Chapter 18: Shiny the Paper Clip

      Chapter 19: Harley Dude the Motorcycle

      Chapter 20: Freddy the Frog

      PREFACE

      When my children were very little, I found great pleasure in spending a few minutes with them at bedtime. This tender time of reconnection reassured both them and me. But it amazed me that while I often felt quite tired after a long day of work, they didn’t always share my desire to end the day. It didn't take long for me to learn that routine, combined with some simple bribery, was the key to success.

      Our routine: some sharing with each other about our day, a goodnight hug and kiss, a final I love you, and then lights out. The bribe? If you agree to turn over, close your eyes and try to go to sleep, then I will tell you a special story.

      I did not want to read them a great children’s story book with exciting pictures designed to captivate and engage them. I needed a story less engaging. When I could not find this in our home library, I decided to make up my own bedtime stories...told on the fly in a soft, slow, and somewhat monotone voice. Sometimes I would even gently rub their back while telling the story, which helped them fall asleep even faster.

      Over time, these little three-to-five minute stories became lovingly known in our home as Dad’s Boring Bedtime Stories. Original stories each one, delivered in a slow, easygoing manner and designed to be interesting enough that they would want another the next night, but not exciting enough to keep them awake. No pictures to show and no crazy character voices. Boring...yet effective.

      In my opinion, it’s always best to create your own stories--you know, making it up as you go. After all, isn’t that really how all fiction gets created? But for those times at the end of the day when you feel dead tired and creativity just doesn’t come, please feel free to use one of mine.

      CHAPTER 1: ROLL-EY THE MARBLE

      Once upon a time there lived a little marble named Roll-ey. Now Roll-ey was a very old marble, although he didn’t act old. You see, marbles don’t really age like people. He had a few small scratches and a little chip off one side, but he still rolled and rolled and rolled.

      Over the years, Roll-ey the marble had many owners. Sometimes he got played with a lot, but sometimes he just got lost under the bed or behind a dresser, and could be

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