As a little girl says goodnight to her dressing up clothes and dolls she is transformed into a princess in a magical realm. A beautiful rhyming text is accompanied by atmospheric illustrations which will delight and soothe all little girls as they snuggle up in bed. This is the fourth instalment to the brilliant Goodnight... series, and is the perfect book for bedtime! It's Christmas Eve, and time to go to sleep. But while children all over the world snuggle up and close their eyes Santa is getting everything ready for his busiest night of the year. I was excited to receive Goodnight Spaceman as it will be my son’s first book, okay so he is not 2 yet, he is only 4.5 months old but reading is such an important thing for me and I wanted to start reading to him very early on.

The illustrations are fantastic and colourful which captures children instantly, the words are big and it is a lovely little story. There is also a CD with the book, which is read by ESA Astronaut Tim Peake which is absolutely amazing. With a recording of the story read by ESA astronaut Tim Peake, from the International Space Station! Michelle Robinson has always wanted to be an author like her hero Roald Dahl, but all they had in common was the same birthday and a love of chocolate. Now at last, Michelle is a real author too. She lives in Frome, Somerset with her husband, son and daughter. Visit her at www.michellerobinson.co.uk. Tim Peake is the first official British ESA astronaut. He left Earth on 15th December 2015 to begin a six month long mission aboard the International Space Station. His time in space has been watched by millions and he is inspiring a new generation of explorers, adventurers and questioners.Start by cutting your paper plate into a big long spiral, making sure you leave enough room in the centre for your moon. A follow-up to the wonderful Goodnight Tractor and Goodnight Digger, this is the perfect bedtime book. Inspired by ESA astronaut Tim Peake and his sons, and featuring an introduction from Tim, this is the perfect bedtime book! Inspired by Tim and his sons, and featuring an introduction from the astronaut, this is the perfect bedtime book, and the first bedtime story ever to be recorded in space! The book was inspired by Tim Peake and his sons (and seriously, does anyone not love Tim Peake? What an amazing guy he is!) and this recording, made at the International Space Station, was the first bedtime story to be recorded in space.

Print off the special sheet so that children can write a diary of their own imaginary adventures in space, which could be like the children in Goodnight Spaceman or something different! Make a space picture Want more Goodnight Spaceman crafts? Penguin and Ora have shared a really cool craft showing you how to make your own Goodnight Spaceman scene.My son actually loves me reading this to him; he gets rather excited flailing his legs about with glee.