Buzzy's Big Bedtime Book

Harriet Ziefert's Buzzy is a small donkey with two very large toddler fears: getting sucked down the bathtub drain and being left alone in the dark. The book works through both in warm, rhyming couplets that guide Buzzy — and the child listening — through the nighttime routine of bath, story, hug, and goodnight. Emily Bolam's bright illustrations keep the tone reassuring rather than spooky. Publishers Weekly and early childhood educators flagged it as appropriate for the target age, and Through the Looking Glass praised the warmth. The honest caveat is that the book is functional rather than artistically ambitious — thin on story, strong on comfort. For a parent establishing bedtime routines with a two-to-five-year-old who is scared of the drain, it does exactly what it promises.