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Ten Minutes to Bed

21 books in this series
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Father Christmas?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Father Christmas?
Father Christmas is missing on the busiest night of the year! Will he be found in time for the sleep before Christmas?

This seasonal lift-the-flap adventure features sturdy, durable flaps on every spread as young children search for Father Christmas, spotting all their favourite characters from the Ten Minutes to Bed series along the way, from Rumble the dinosaur to Flicker the dragon!

Weaving a festive themed journey from lively beginning to a gentle end, this gorgeous novelty board book is a perfect way to wind down littles ones, especially for the bedtime before Christmas - now with a shiny foil cover!

This no. 1 bestselling bedtime series has now sold one million copies worldwide! Have you collected all the books?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Birthday
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Baby Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Fairy
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Unicorn?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Happy Halloween!
Ten Minutes to Bed: Happy Halloween!
Join all you favourite Ten Minutes to Bed characters in this brand new spooky lift-the-flap adventure!

Twinkle the Little Unicorn is excited to celebrate Halloween, but where are all her friends? Help Twinkle find all her friends this spooky season by lifting the flaps to reveal your favourite Land of Nod characters with some fa-boo-lous surprises!

With sturdy flaps, and gradually setting skies, this novelty board book will help to soothe your little readers so that they're ready for sleep.
Ten Minutes to Bed: Find Little Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Find Little Unicorn
Search across the Land of Nod for Twinkle the Unicorn and all your favourite Ten Minutes to Bed characters.

Based on the bestselling bedtime series from Rhiannon Fielding and Chris Chatterton, little readers can seek out Little Unicorn and her friends amongst iconic Land of Nod scenes.

With hundreds of items to find , this magical search and find book is perfect to help little ones wind down before the bedtime routine begins.
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Dinosaur?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Dinosaur?
Rumble is missing somewhere in the Land of Nod! Can you find the little dinosaur before bedtime?

This magical lift-the-flap adventure features sturdy, durable flaps on every spread as young children search for Rumble, meeting all their favourite characters from the Ten Minutes to Bed series along the way, from Twinkle the Unicorn to Splash the Mermaid!

Weaving a journey from lively beginning to a gentle end, this gorgeous novelty board book is perfect for little ones winding down for bedtime.
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Koala?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Koala?
Little Koala is missing... and it's almost time for bed!

Search the Land of Nod for the sleepiest koala around in this magical lift-the-flap adventure! Enjoy bumping into a few familiar faces along the way such as Twinkle the Unicorn, and even Poppy the Little Fairy!

With high koala-ty flaps to peek underneath, and slowly setting skies, this novelty board book will wind your little ones down in no time at all!
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur's Big Race
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur's Big Race
Sprint to bed with Rumble the Triceratops in this new story in the best-selling Ten MInutes to Bed series, written to help even the most energetic children settle down to sleep!

Deep in the jungle on Midsummer's Eve, Rumble and his dinosaur friends are getting ready for a big competition. Split into teams, they venture across the Land of Nod, taking on the tallest mountains and the splashiest of rivers.

Featuring lots of familiar friends from the Land of Nod, will Rumble and his team be able to win the race this year and still make it to bed on time?

Enjoy the fun with Rumble and friends as they whizz across the Land of Nod, gradually slowing the pace to help even the most energetic readers settle down to sleep.

Also available:
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur 9780241386736
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon 9780241464373
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn 9780241348925
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Fairy 9780241545591
Ten Minutes to Bed: Bedtime Little Library
Ten Minutes to Bed: Bedtime Little Library
Meet all your favourite bedtime friends in this Little Library.

Perfect for younger readers, each chunky book will keep little hands occupied at home, or on the move.

And once you've enjoyed the stories, the four books come together to create a Ten Minutes to Bed jigsaw!

Packed with colourful illustrations and fun rhyming interactions to the characters, this Little Library might just be too much fun for bedtime!

Also available:

Ten Minutes to Bed Little Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed Little Dinosaur
Ten Minutes to Bed Little Dragon
Ten Minutes to Bed Little Mermaid
Ten Minutes to Bed Little Monster
Ten Minutes to Bed Little Fairy
Ten Minutes to Bed Where's Little Unicorn?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Unicorn?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Unicorn?
It's almost time for bed . . . but where's Twinkle? Travel through the Land of Nod and help find this little unicorn to say goodnight!

This magical lift-the-flap adventure features sturdy, durable flaps on every spread as young children search for Twinkle, meeting all their favourite characters from the Ten Minutes to Bed series along the way, from Rumble the dinosaur to Flicker the dragon!

Weaving a journey from lively beginning to a gentle end, this gorgeous novelty board book is perfect for little ones winding down for bedtime.
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Fairy
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Fairy
Poppy the fairy wishes she could fly as high as all of her friends, but there's just one thing - her wings are very small!

When Poppy spots a lost gnome far from his glade, she is determined to use her wings and get him to safety. But can this little fairy fly to the rescue and still get back home before bedtime?

Weaving a journey from lively beginning to gentle end, this enchanting, heartwarming tale is perfect for fans of the Ten Minutes to Bed series and will help little readers everywhere settle down for bedtime.
Ten Minutes to Bed: My Sleepy Sticker Storybook
Ten Minutes to Bed: My Sleepy Sticker Storybook
Get little ones ready for bed with this simple sticker book, specially designed to be a calming activity for children before bedtime. Create gorgeous sticker scenes with Twinkle the Unicorn, Rumble the Dinosaur and all your favourite characters from the Land of Nod, all while gently counting down to bed.

Featuring over 100 magical stickers to explore and a removable bedtime reward chart with a beautiful poster on the reverse side, this activity book is perfect for fans of the Ten Minutes to Bed series and children everywhere.
Ten Minutes to Bed: Baby Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Baby Unicorn
All Twinkle wants is to be a big sister. When her wish comes true and there's a surprise at the end of the rainbow, Twinkle must get her new baby brother Fizz back home before bedtime.

But with the forest filled with so much magic and adventure, will Twinkle and Fizz go to sleep in time?

Written specifically with the aim of calming little ones before bedtime, this adorable, heartwarming story is perfect for sleepy unicorns.
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon
Written specifically with the aim of calming little ones before bedtime, this stunning adventure story sees two little playful dragons - Flicker and Flash - doing all they can to avoid bed!
Ten Minutes to Bed Audio Collection
Ten Minutes to Bed Audio Collection
Brought to you by Ladybird.

Count down from ten as you journey through the gradually calming pace of these gorgeous bedtime stories, written by Rhiannon Fielding and read by award-winning actress Suranne Jones.

Written specifically for bedtime, these five heartwarming magical stories are the perfect length for sending little ones off to sleep, with calming sound effects and music between the stories.

Crash through the jungle with Rumble the triceratops. Join Splash the Mermaid as she explores the ocean and makes new friends. Find new adventures with Twinkle the Unicorn and Belch the monster. But will they get to bed on time?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Birthday
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Birthday
The perfect bedtime book to calm your own sleepy unicorn!

It's Twinkle the unicorn's birthday and she's having a sleepover party! There are party games, presents, cake, balloons and even fireworks! But as Twinkle's dad counts down to bedtime, there's still a lot going on . . . will Twinkle and her friends go to sleep in time?


Also available:
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Fairy
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas (also available as a board book)
Ten Minutes to Bed: Baby Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Unicorn?
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur
Written specifically for bedtime, this story is full of muddy puddles, tropical birds, erupting volcanoes... and one fun-loving little dinosaur.

Crashing through the jungle, Rumble the triceratops is off on an adventure! Weaving a journey from lively beginning to gentle end, the ten minute countdown to bed is at the heart of this adorable, heartwarming story. This beautifully illustrated picture book is the perfect length for sending little ones off to sleep.

Also available: Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn 9780241348925,
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster 9780241348918
,
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid 9780241372678,
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas 9780241414576
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas
Written specifically for bedtime, this story follows Twinkle the unicorn as she finds herself on another night-time adventure. It's Christmas Eve, and Twinkle is too excited to sleep... but someone else is having problems of his own! Can Twinkle help save Christmas and still get to bed on time?

With a ten minute countdown at the heart of this enchanting story, little ones will love following Twinkle on a brand new adventure. Finishing on a gentle end, it's the perfect bedtime tale.

Also available:
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn 9780241348925,
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster 9780241348918
,
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid 9780241372678

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur 9780241386736

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