"Now you're rosily warm
and deliciously dry.
But you can't go to bed yet.
I think you know why."
Front endpapers show a wee child and a pajama-clad brown bear, playing beneath a blanket tent ... fully content and peaceful. Turn to the title page, and the child is boarding the bear's broad back for a cozy ride up the stairs while showing his readiness for what's to come next.
The first part of making a bedtime is a warm, soapy bath, a quick rubdown with a soft towel before donning nighttime attire. Ready to climb into bed? Not quite yet. Where's Teddy? Why, he's right there on the pillow and under the covers the two will share.
No good night yet ... a soft lullaby, a warm hug, and the time has come. Eyes drooping, but first a story! Which one shall it be?
"When the final page turns,
when the telling is past,
when our story is over,
it's bedtime at last."
As the child snuggles down to sleep, the bear leaves with the promise to back in the same place tomorrow to do it all over again. Back in the shared blanket tent, the bear finally closes his own eyes having done his level best to send the little off to dreamland.
Calmly reassuring, this is sure to be a favorite for nights to come. Deservedly so!
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