Biscuit

By Alyssa Satin Capucilli

The little yellow puppy who wants one more of everything before bed, in words a child can read all by themselves.

It's bedtime, and a small yellow puppy named Biscuit is not ready to sleep. He wants one more snack. Then one more story. Then one more drink, one more hug, one more good-night. It's the exact bedtime stall every child pulls, acted out by the softest, waggiest puppy, until at last he's tucked in and settles down.

This is one of the very first books a child reads truly on their own, because the sentences are short and warm and repeat just enough that they can keep up. And the puppy at the center is doing the one thing they know by heart, wriggling out of bedtime, so they're really reading about themselves. It's the start of a big, gentle series, so if they love Biscuit here there's a long shelf of him waiting.