A sing-song text is paired with photographs of a diverse range of babies in this cute board book from Dogrib author Richard Van Camp. The rhyming narrative bids nighty-night to a variety of things, from baby's feet and toes to the moon and trees outside. The book concludes by telling babies that they bring light and love and joy...

Published in 2011, Nighty-Night: A Bedtime Song for Babies was apparently meant to be a follow-up to Van Camp's initial board book, Welcome Song for Baby. I found it to be a cute little bedtime book for the smallest children. The text would make for a good read-aloud, having a song-like quality - "It's nighty-night for your feet and toes; / it's nighty-night for your eyes and nose. / It's nighty-night for your ears and lips, / so let me kiss your fingertips" - that tends to work for baby audiences. The photographs are also a win, as children at this age tend to gravitate to photos of other babies. Recommended to anyone seeking sweet bedtime board books, or who is looking for baby books created by First Nations/Native American authors and/or artists. ( )