Bedtime for Batman

By Ethen Beavers and Michael Dahl

When a dark night comes to the big city, one little super hero prepares for a great adventure . . . bedtime! He dons his pajama uniform, speeds upstairs, cleans up the nightly grime, and keeps watch from his towering bunk bed. Written by award-winning author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball, Goodnight Football, and Goodnight Hockey) and illustrated by Ethen Beavers (DC Super Friends), this bedtime tale will have Batman fans, young and old, delighting in their nightly routines. Bedtime for Batman is the perfect way to say goodnight to your little Dark Knight.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781623707361

Ethen Beavers

Ethen Beavers lives in Central California and has been working in Children's Books, Comics and Animation for over ten years. He works traditionally and digitally on a variety of projects in many different styles and thematic tones. He is a big fan of Star Wars and Samurai Jack, as well as fly fishing for trout across the western U.S.

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Reviews for Bedtime for Batman

[elizajane_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

AUG 01 - Absolutely adorable bedtime story! A little boy gets ready for bed and all his preparations are mirrored on the opposite page by Batman. They have duties to perform, stuff to lock up (toys or villains), those who depend on them (the boy feeds his goldfish), and they prepare for the long night ahead. "Goodnight, Dark Night". Sweet! And make sure to wear your Batman pajamas while you read it.

[robinsonstef · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A fun book to help get kids to bed. :)

[deslivres5 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Perfect bedtime story for the superhero fan, it takes a wannabe Batman through his bedtime rituals, superimposing Batman's corresponding actions in split screen format.

[carlathelibrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a cute bedtime story for those superhero fans. It shows the boy and batman going about their routine and doing sort of the same things. The boy puts on his pajamas, and Batman puts on his costume. The boy puts away his toys. Batman puts away the villains. The little boy looks at the clock to see it is bedtime, Batman sees the bat signal and so on. I think you get the idea here. As another reviewer mentioned, a companion book about batgirl or wonder woman would be great to show that little girls dream about being super heroes as well.

The illustrations are large, colourful and detailed. The little boy is quite cute, pretending he is batman. This could easily become a favourite bedtime story.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

[seschend · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great read for my little heroes at bedtime.

[arkrayder · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I received a copy of this in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. Thank you!!! :)

This book was great and for me a little nostalgic. The story is simple, and easy for small children to read aloud. It follows one little boys nightly routine of getting ready to go to bed and mirrors it with Batman's own nightly quest for justice. He washes up, takes care of the people who count on him, and finally gets some well-earned rest. The book is excellently illustrated, and has lots of great details, with Batman villains hidden in the background. It really appealed to my two year old daughter and it brought back good memories of my childhood watching Batman on TV. I think it would appeal to any kid.