Peep Inside Night-Time: questions to ask and activities to try
Who wakes up when it gets dark? Peep Inside Night-Time is a lift-the-flap first non-fiction book about what happens at night.
What age is it for? Peep Inside Night-Time is best for ages 1–4. Good for: What happens when night falls.
Peep Inside Night-Time (Anna Milbourne and Simona Dimitri)
- Age
- 1-4
- Best for
- What happens when night falls
Let your child open every flap and peep through the holes. Read it before bed and talk about who's waking up outside.
What it helps with
- Nocturnal animals
- Day and night
- Lifting flaps and fine motor skills
- Settling at bedtime
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What happens when it gets dark?”
- “Which animals wake up?”
- “Who goes to sleep?”
- “What did you find under the flaps?”
- “What can you hear at night?”
- “What do you do before bed?”
5-minute activities to try together
Night listening
Open a window at bedtime and listen for night-time sounds.
Owl or not
Name animals and decide together: awake in the day or at night?
Free printables: Peep Inside Night-Time worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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