''Time for Bed'' is a 1993 children's picture book by Mem Fox. It is about various baby animals getting ready for bed with gentle encouragement from their parents; finally a human mother tucks in her child.

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'' Booklist'' wrote: "Although the rhyme at times limps rather than lilts, there's a warmth to this that makes the whole more than the sum of its parts. Of course, one of the important parts is the art". ''

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'' wrote: "Charming illustrations and comfortable rhymes characterize this appealing bedtime book". It has also been reviewed by ''

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'', ''

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'', and Common Sense Media. It appears on

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's 100 best children's books of all-time list.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Time for Bed 1993 children's books Australian children's books Picture books by Mem Fox Sleep in fiction Omnibus Books books Australian picture books

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