How Bedtime Started
When we were young parents of very active boys, we found that nap time and bedtime were very difficult. As young children get more sleepy, they become more difficult to put down. Bedtime stories are the classic solution to this.
However, there are only so many times you can read Dr. Seuss before you want to move on to something else. So we started picking more interesting and deeper books. At this point, I've read aloud the entirety of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, and others—including several whole textbooks. Let me tell you, going to sleep to a textbook really works for going to sleep.
At some point, my wife asked me to record the bedtime stories because she often fell asleep during them and wanted to hear the end of the story. After six years of recording our daily bedtime ritual, I've decided to share these stories with you.
My children are now almost grown, and our evening stories have changed to reflect that maturity. The opening story that I share, is not the first story we have recorded, but it is a definte point where we have left the early days of bedtime stories behind, and are tackling material that is of interest to anyone.
But not interesting enough to keep you awake all the way to the end.