In this Mommy & Me storytime, I’m reading “Sloth Starts to Slumber” from Slumberkins—one of those simple, comforting bedtime books my kids genuinely love. These storytimes aren’t meant to be perfect or wildly creative; I originally started recording them for my kids’ iPads, and I figured I’d share them here too in case your little one would enjoy the same calm-down routine before bed. This particular book walks kids through an easy, step-by-step wind-down: calming your mind with slow counting and breathing (one, two, three), then calming your body from your feet all the way up to your head. I love how it has them squeeze and release different body parts—feet, legs, shoulders, arms, hands—so they can actually feel their body relax. It finishes with a sweet little bedtime rhyme (“I go to sleep, I snooze and slumber…”) that’s perfect to repeat nightly. When I’ve been dealing with depression or other big feelings, I really appreciated having easy reads like this for my kids—and Slumberkins also offers tons of free printable resources that go along with their books.