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Ten Minutes to Bed: Watch BBC 1Xtra’s Dotty read a bedtime story

Looking for some bedtime viewing for a sleepy toddler? Our Ten Minutes to Bed video series has got you covered!

Ladybird team

Based on a series of stories written by Rhiannon Fielding and illustrated by Chris Chatterton, each bitesize goodnight tale is read by a familiar face.

Here’s the second video in the series, starring Radio 1Xtra breakfast presenter, Dotty. Her enchanting reading of Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster will help little ones (and not so little ones!) wind down after a busy day.

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster
- Rhiannon Fielding
- Chris Chatterton
From the team behind Ten Minutes to Bed Little Unicorn; a little monster who would rather do anything but sleep. . .

This is the perfect bedtime story for every little monster's bedtime!

It's full of magic, big paws, fluffy fur and little claws.

Belch the monster is supposed to be settling down for bedtime, but with so many distractions it looks like bedtime could be quite a way away...
Count down from ten as you journey through the beautifully illustrated, gradually calming pages of this gorgeous bedtime story.
Also available:
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn Book and Toy Set
Buy the book

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn
- Rhiannon Fielding
- Chris Chatterton
The perfect bedtime book to calm your own sleepy unicorns!
Full of magic, sparkle and rainbows (and one naughty unicorn), little readers will love this calming tale before bed.
It's bedtime, but one lively little unicorn can't quite settle down and go to sleep! As her dad counts down the minutes to bed, what mischief can she get up to?
Finishing on a gentle end, it's the perfect bedtime tale.

Also available:
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn Toy and Book Set
Buy the book