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GOOD NIGHT THOUGHTS

Max Greenfield James Serafino

From actor Max Greenfield, the author of I Don't Want to Read This Book and its two companion titles, comes a sweetly funny bedtime book about anxiety and being present.
What do we do when we can't fall asleep? The child in this story has racing thoughts - funny, silly, and scary - that are running on a cycle they can't stop. It's only when they begin to think to themselves: Do any of these thoughts have merit? Am I in any danger right here and now? that they are finally able to settle down. A simple but complex message about acknowledging anxiety without succumbing to it that will appeal to so many little ones (and adults) out there who find that nighttime is when there thoughts carry the most weight. Max Greenfield is a New Yorkborn actor who is best known for his roles as Schmidt in New Girl and Dave Johnson in The Neighborhood. He is the author of I Don't Want to Read This Book, This Book is Not a Present, and I Don't Want to Read This Book Aloud. Follow him on Instagram @iammaxgreenfield. James Serafino is a children's book author-illustrator who studied illustration and storytelling at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He currently lives in a daydream fantasy world inhabited by the many characters running around in his head, his family, and an entire small American town.
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Published 2024-09-03 by Putnam

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These outsize insomnia inducers may help readers put their own unvoiced concerns into perspective; after all, what frightens one person might seem silly but understandable to another...Reassuring.this tale will spark daytime discussions about how difficult it can be to quiet unsettling thoughts.Relatable guidance for nocturnal worriers.

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Told through the eyes of a child protagonist whose mind is racing at bedtime, the book will help readers of all ages to both recognize and manage anxiety.

Greenfield humorously softens bedtime fears.Lucid writing paired with Serafino's affecting illustrations succinctly present how a mind full of both scary and comforting thoughts can make it difficult to surrender to the rest we need. The story arc triumphantly takes readers from trying to imagine good night thoughts to being able to say "Good night" to our thoughts. A book that is reassuring while speaking to and visually manifesting how difficult it can be to fall asleep when our minds are overwhelmed; this is a perfectly relatable book for young readers and adults alike.

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