Shadows in My Room & What's That Noise?: Bedtime Stories

This was a wonderful audiobook for children about using their imagination to calm their fears. There were two stories. In each the parent teaches the child to use her imagination to help explain away her fears.
This audiobook was well produced. The narrator had a soothing voice and told the story in a way that would make any child relax before bedtime. The pace was perfect and unrushed. There were also sound effects to enhance the production.
As an adult I enjoyed listening to this book so I think that children will love it. In particular I think it is good for younger children who are apprehensive about shadows and noises before bed. It is definitely a book that will help to calm their fears.

I would like to thank the author/narrator/publisher for gifting me a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are unbiased and my own.

Absolutely! Here are several reassuring tales for anxious sleepers. I thought there were only 2 stories so was happily surprised when I heard more being told. They really address the worries both children and adults have about the dark, including fear of shadows, the wind, thunder, and the bizarre ability to deny being tired at bedtime.

I loved listening to the engrossing tales. The narrator Heidi Allred did all the sounds and used different voices for each character. The way the mother came up with suggestions for everything was impressive, and ones I'll try and remember if I need them later. I can't think of a night fear which wasn't covered in these short yet fun listens that can quite easily. These can easily be listened to one each night rather than all in one go. Unfortunately even knowing shadows are just shadows, having an imaginative mind can make nighttime a tricky situation, especially when wakimg from a nightmare, and Linda's book goes a long way to making sleep much easier for everyone.

All of them!

It made me smile at how soothing it is.

Hope Linda writes more like this!

These adorable children's stories were a fantastic break from the everyday. They were fun to read as an adult and ones that I would definitely read to my children. This will become a staple on our audio-shelves.

Yes.

It combines sweet and educational bed time stories.

Smart bedtime stories are a treat both for children and the parents.

The chapter about the Thunder. The little girl was first scared, but after her mother explained the concept to her, the girl stopped being afraid .


I loved How Linda wrote the scene, the simple way she made of having the mother explain things. The use of imaginations as a way to overcome fears was done beautifully.

I liked all the stories. Loved the connection between the mother and child.

Linda Weaver Clarke's stories combined with a great narration by Heidi Allred make this audiobook a winner.

These short children stories were really cute and they are a fun way to explain shadows and noises. If you have little ones I think you will enjoy listening to the with your kids.

"Shadows In My Room & What's That Noise: Bedtime Stories" by Linda Weaver Clarke is a quaint duo of heartwarming children's stories for nighttime. In both of these stories, a mother helps her young daughter understand her night-time fears, including the proverbial "monster under my bed." While listening, I couldn't help but recall my own experiences as a little girl who would swear I saw ghosts in my window, when in fact it was just a shadow of the hallway light. To this day, I fondly refer to this ghost as my old friend. Linda Weaver Clarke's writing is much like that, very calming and like an old welcomed friend. To this day, I also love to sleep during thunderstorms, which is the point of the second story.

Heidi Allred did a great job narrating, which contributed to my enjoyment of this book. I listened to the Audible version of this book, which is also a children's picture book. I really hope Amazon makes it a Whispersync version as my daughters used to love to listen to books while looking at pictures before they learned to read. Even though I hope this book gets the full Whispersync treatment, you don't need the picture book to enjoy it.

I listened to this with my grandson and it was cute.He enjoyed it.The narration by Heidi Allred is fun.I was provided this book free by the author, narrator or publisher.

Such a lovely group of short stories for bedtime. The narrator has a soothing voice that will help calm the nightimefears of our young

I listened to this on my iPod using the audible version.
I love the idea of audio books for children, especially for bedtime! This one is perfect. I can picture a mother and child laying on the bed together listening together. My own daughter is 28 and no grandchildren on the way... yet, so I have to imagine (hint hint).

A lot of children are afraid of the dark, afraid of noises and shadows in the dark. This book is a real nice way of dealing with it together.
These are very quick and easy to understand, so great for the very young.

Also - surprisingly, I really liked the reader! This doesn't happen often. I thought the reader did a great job, especially the children's voices!

Altogether - very enjoyable. Perfect for young kids and parents (or grandparents). I can't wait to listen to this with my own future grandchildren.

Thank you Linda Weaver Clarke for send me this audio for my honest review.

My rating: 4 stars
Audiobook narrator Heidi Allred rating: 4.5 stars

I listened to this book with my 7-year-old, Olsen. He enjoyed this book and will write his review below.

I thought this was a fun little book, but likely would have been more fun with an illustrated copy of the book. I only have the audio.

There are three short stories in this book, even though the title makes it look like two. The stories are good but I am not sure I like the third story too much. Maybe it’s just my parenting style but I was always against kids sleeping in bed with parents (and maybe it’s also me being selfish, too!).

The narrator of these stories was really good as well.

Olsen’s rating: 4 stars
Olsen’s review:

I liked these three stories.
Shadows in my room:
I liked when she saw the moving tree branch. This was fun to visualize. I liked when they thought there was an elf standing in their room. That was funny.

What’s the noise?:
I liked when they heard the thunder. They didn’t like the thunder. It was too loud. They pretended to sit on a cloud and watch fireworks in a parade. This was fun.

I’m not sleepy:
I liked when he tried to make his mother keep him busy so she would get distracted and not put him to bed. I liked that he wanted to get a glass of water so it would help him not go to sleep. He wanted to sing songs with his mom. He made her get him his Teddy Bear.

I would like more of these stories.

-- end Olsen’s review --

I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.