Even Super Heroes Sleep

Toddlers will feel better about bedtime when they learn that superheroes, cowboys, princesses, and astronauts ALL have to sleep too! It’s bedtime for superheroes . . . and KIDS! Young ones will enjoy this sweet, short, rhyming story that lulls them to sleep with the promise that all their heroes are getting tucked into bed too. It’s the perfect story to choose for a peaceful bedtime ritual. And don't miss the companion book—Even Superheroes Use the Potty—to help teach kids good bathroom habits. “Will ease little readers to restful states.”—Kirkus

After busy days flying around the world, chasing villains, and keeping people safe, DC's beloved super heroes need to go to sleep. Super heroes in training will definitely relate to this charming bedtime book. Like the other bestselling DC Super Heroes board books (ABC 123, Colors and Shapes, Opposites, Busy Bodies, My First Book of Super Villains, and My First Book of Girl Power), Even Super Heroes Sleep uses DC's classic art to illustrate fan favorite characters getting ready to re-charge. Batman knows his brain works best after he's gotten a good night's sleep (Goodnight Gotham City!). Green Lantern needs his Power Battery, and Superman's super-strength fizzes out at the end of the day. Budding super heroes will appreciate that they, too need a good night's sleep if they're going to grow big and strong...

"A potty-training book to go for."—Kirkus Reviews It’s potty time for superheroes, firefighters, ninjas, soldiers, and KIDS! Young ones will enjoy this funny, rhyming story that teaches great bathroom habits with the promise that all their heroes use the potty too. And the book comes with stickers and a bathroom reward chart, so good potty habits can be celebrated each time kids put the lid down, flush, and wash their hands! It’s a book-and-sticker package that will help parents achieve toilet-training harmony. And don’t miss the companion book—Even Superheroes Have to Sleep!—to help restless kids settle in at night.

The littlest super hero fans won’t mind getting ready for bed when they know they can say goodnight to Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of their favorite characters before drifting off to sleep. Super heroes’ days are action-packed. They race around the world, battle the baddest of bad guys, and outwit villains to keep people safe. They are also busy inventing gadgets and super hero suits and keeping the environment safe from harm—and some of them even have day jobs! But just like everyone else, after a long, hard day (of saving the world), Batman, Batgirl, Green Lantern, and The Flash head home to rest. Superman, Cyborg, and the others get ready for bed and curl up to get a good night’s sleep so they can be strong, smart, and powerful for another day. The Big Book of Bedtime Stories for Super Heroes provides a solid introduction to the DC Universe and is the perfect calming picture book for super heroes in training who need a good rest.

World-renowned contributors across several disciplines reveal how dreams can aid and empower children in daily life. Children can feel powerless in waking life, a fact that is often reflected in their dreams. This book shows how to take an active role in guiding children's dreams to help grow their confidence and improve their coping skills for real-life difficulties. Contributors from across various fields provide simple techniques to help children utilize dreamwork as a conduit for creative discovery and empowerment. Each chapter includes case studies and methods for working in practical ways with children, explaining what may trigger nightmares for children and how "monster" dreams can be guided to become "superhero" dreams. Essays encompass a spectrum of children's dreams with experts discussing dreams of trauma, dreams as a reflection of emotional and physical development, dreaming in the community, spiritual or religious dreams, lucid dreams, dreams during wartime, and dreams of death, among others. Throughout the work, the narrative discusses the use of dreams as teaching aids for use in art therapy, storytelling, and self-empowerment.

Super heroes seem pretty tough—but they actually feel happy, sad, proud, and angry just like everyone else. Classic DC character art featuring fan favorites (such as Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Supergirl, and their friends) illustrates the full range of feelings in this concept board book. Simple, age-appropriate text talks about how swimming in the water makes Aquaman happy; or being a great acrobat makes Batgirl proud. Little ones are also invited to talk about what makes them feel angry, excited, or scared. DC super heroes provide a fun, easy way to explore emotions with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

DC's beloved super heroes have lots of different superpowers. What makes Superman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg, and their friends so special? Superman and Supergirl come from the planet Krypton. They have X-ray vision, heat vision, super-strength—and they can fly! Green Lantern can fly too! And his power ring lets him make force fields. The Flash is the fastest man on Earth. The Shazam famly looks like a regular bunch of kids—until they say "Shazam!" This board book offers the perfect introduction to beloved DC characters and their amazing superpowers.

The DC Super Villains everyone loves to hate show budding super heroes what they SHOULD NOT do using humorous examples. From the Joker and Penguin to Sinestro and Poison Ivy, DC's cast of bad guys humorously illustrate the difference between good and bad behaviors such as sharing versus stealing; and helping versus hurting. Classic art and funny scenarios will entertain comic book fans of all ages.