The Cuddlers

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Summary: Perfect Bedtime Story
Review: I bought this book for my son when he was 3 (now 4.5) and it quickly became a special bedtime story. It is so relaxing, sweet, and reflective of our nighttime choices. When the children all wander down the hall and end up snuggled together in one big bed with Mommy and Daddy, it shows a strong sense of love and security. My son loves it.

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Summary: A beautiful story of gentle sleep
Review: I was so delighted when my son received this book for his 2nd birthday, as was he! He has never slept anywhere else but cuddled in mama or dada's loving arms in our great family bed. I think seeing children all alone in their tiny beds on TV, in books or at friend's houses is a bit strange to him. This book is simple, gentle and beautiful. There is no "struggle" to get the children out of the parent's bed; simply the expression of love, that the children in this story know they are always welcome to seek out their parents during the night, and the joy of waking together in the morning.

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Summary: It's like preaching to the choir.
Review: It's not terribly fanciful and the illustrations are dull. I love the idea--like if I met a parent who had no idea how to get her kids to sleep, or I met one whom I suspected was a closet family-bedder, or if I wanted a gift for a new parent---just to let them know that people do this, happily.
But the story is dry and the pictures look like they came from a textbook. It feels more like propaganda than entertainment. I am glad I have it, but I was disappointed, as you can tell. The people who would buy this book would usually be people who are cuddlers themselves, and I bet most of them already have much cuter stories to tell about sleeping in one bed together!