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For Parents and Teachers
Below you will find a variety of activities related to Buglette the Messy Sleeper including downloads, drawing projects, discussion sheets for classrooms and additional reading suggestions. These activities are provided for personal and/or classroom purposes. Please do not reproduce, repost online or distribute widely without permission. Thank you!



Buglette door hanger
Simply print, cut along the black lines and glue the two sides of the door hanger together. PDF download





Color your dreams (coloring page)
Color Buglette as she sleeps on her leaf. Fill the dream bubble with a new dream for Buglette or one of your own. PDF download






Make your own bed (art project)

What do you keep in your bed? Special blankets? A doll? Your favorite pajamas? Color, cut and use glue to make a bed with all of your favorite things. PDF download


Buglette discussion/activity guide
PDF download



Recommended Reading

Following are two lists of recommended books with themes related to Buglette:

Not-so-quiet sleep books
:
Bear Snores On, Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
Goodnight Gorilla, Peggy Rathmann
The Napping House, Audrey and Don Wood
Little Hoot, Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corace
Roar of a Snore, Marsha Diane Arnold and Pierre Pratt
How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, Mo Willems

Books with little heroes and heroines:
Song of Middle C, Alison McGhee
Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty
Olivia, Ian Falconer
A Carousel Tale, Elisa Kleven
April and Esme, Tooth Fairies, Bob Graham
The Curious Garden, Peter Brown
Clever Jack Takes the Cake, Candace Fleming