The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep: A New Way Of Getting Children To Sleep by Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin

Instructions to the reader
    Warning! Never read this book out loud close to someone driving any type of vehicle .
    The Rabbit who wants to fall asleep is intended to help children fall asleep more easily at home, in school or in a preschool. For best results the child should use up excess energy before listening to the story. Sometimes the child needs to hear the story a few times before he or she can relax completely and feel comfortable. Take your time to read this book and use your best fairytale voice, also make sure you are not disturbed while reading. By following these simple guidelines, you will create the best environment for the child to relax, feel calm and fall asleep. The content in this book is based on powerful psychological techniques for relaxation and it is recommended to read the story from the beginning to the end, even if the child falls asleep before you have finished reading. It is best if the child is lying down while listening, instead of looking at the pictures, so that he or she can relax even more.
    Feel free to read the story in a normal manner to get used to the text, before using the reading instructions recommended below, then use the different techniques and see how the child responds.
    • Bold text means you should emphasize that word or sentence.
    • Italic text means you should read the word or sentence with a slow and calm voice.
    • In some parts of the book you are asked to yawn or give a physical action. These parts are marked as [action] or [name] , where you read the child's name.
    • The name of the rabbit, Roger, can be read as Rooo geeer with two yawns.
    This book contains specially constructed sentences and choices of words. Some can appear a bit unusual in the text, they are intended to be that way since they have a psychological purpose. If you find it difficult to read the story as recommended, The Rabbit who wants to fall asleep is also available as an audio book. This may be more beneficial for the child and you can also enjoy listening to this book together, while the child falls asleep and perhaps even you, if you desire to do so.
    Be well and sleep well!

    Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin
    Disclairner: Even if this book is harmless to use, the author and the publisher takes no responsibility for the outcome .

    I am going to tell you a story that can make you feel very sleepy, now some people can fall asleep straight away whilst others wait a little while until you drift off to dreamland, [yawn] [name] , I'm wondering just when will be the best time for you to go to sleep now, or before the story ends...
    O nce upon a time, there was a little rabbit called Roger who really wanted to fall asleep, and could not, right now .
    Roger The Rabbit was just your age. Not older, not younger, exactly as old as you are [name] . He enjoyed doing all the things you like doing, to play and have fun. He would rather stay up and play all evening instead of sleeping, now .
    All of his siblings easily fell asleep every evening when Mommy Rabbit tucked them into bed, but not Roger The Rabbit. He was just lying there thinking of all of the other things he wanted to do instead of going to sleep, now . How he could be outside, playing on the grass, and just run around, until he got so tired, so tired that he could not run around anymore .
    Roger could play in the park all day long until he fell asleep on the swings. Now. It allows him to swing back and forward, back and forward, slowly and relaxing .
    The Rabbit began feeling even more tired when he thought about all the games he would play and how tired that would make him now , before his mommy would say, Hush Roger and sleep, now .
    All the sounds he could hear made him and you [name] even more and more tired. He was about to fall asleep , he did not know how soon. Now . How close to sleeping he really is. How the picture of him and you sleeping, becomes clearer and closer with every breath, now .

    This very night Roger's siblings fell asleep