Teddy's Midnight Adventure: questions to ask and activities to try
Akiko and Teddy search the moonlit garden for his missing button eye. Teddy's Midnight Adventure is a gentle, magical story about a favourite toy and the garden at night.
What age is it for? Teddy's Midnight Adventure is best for ages 3–7. Good for: A favourite toy, and a gentle night-time adventure.
Teddy's Midnight Adventure (Yoko Mori)
- Age
- 3-7
- Best for
- A favourite toy, and a gentle night-time adventure
Read it at bedtime in a soft voice. Talk about your child's favourite toy and how they'd look after it.
What it helps with
- Love for a favourite toy
- Night-time feeling magical, not scary
- Asking for help
- Taking care of things
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 was Teddy missing?”
- “Where did they look?”
- “Who did they meet?”
- “How did the garden feel at night?”
- “How was Teddy fixed?”
- “Who is your favourite toy?”
5-minute activities to try together
Teddy care
Give a favourite toy a check-up and fix anything loose.
Night garden
Look out at the garden or street at night and name what you see.
Free printables: Teddy's Midnight Adventure 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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Dogger (Shirley Hughes)
- Best for
- Losing a favourite toy, and a kind big sister
- Age
- 3-7
Knuffle Bunny (Mo Willems)
- Best for
- Losing a favourite toy, and being understood before you can talk
- Age
- 2-6
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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