The speediest bedtime story you will ever read - it's only ten words long!

Welcome to the quickest bedtime story ever! Your little one will be asleep in seconds. But wait! There are a couple of things you must do first. Have you plumped up the pillows? And colour-co-ordinated the teddy bears? Getting ready for a story is a very important business, I'll have you know... This hilarious and engaging bedtime story will help to settle down even the most restless readers.

Ingenious, inventive, and interactive, this laugh-out-loud picture book is guaranteed to become a bedtime favourite. From debut author Louise Fitzgerald and bestselling artist Kate Hindley, winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and Oscar's Book Prize in 2021.

Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording. Just scan the QR code and listen along!

Prizes

Winner of CBC Favorites Awards 2025 (United States)

Louise Fitzgerald (Author)
When Louise isn't writing, she works as a freelance acting and performing arts tutor, teaching students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. She is passionate about enabling people to let go, have fun and explore their limitless imaginations. Maybe that's why she's drawn to writing for children - that or the fact she refuses to grow up seriously, for what better place is there to play than within the pages of a picture book?

Kate Hindley (Illustrator)
Kate is a children's book illustrator living and working in Bristol, UK. She worked as a Print Designer at a Northamptonshire-based design company before she got her first book deal with Simon and Schuster back in 2011, illustrating Claire Freedman's The Great Snortle Run, which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Since then, Kate has illustrated a number of bestselling picture books, including The Naughtiest Girl, The Wishing Chair and You Must Bring a Hat.