What are the best books on sleep and sleep problems? As you may well know, sleep is essential to our productivity, vitality, mental health and happiness. So it is smart to immerse yourself in sleep. Maybe you are looking for a good sleep book for yourself – or for your baby, because sleep is important for your baby too. Let’s take a look at the best books for sleeping perfectly…

The best books ever about sleep

We start our recommendations with the top 10 best books about Sleeping of all time. This list has been updated this year, including all the recent titles.

Best Books About SleepingAuthor
Bedtime Short Stories CollectionsAnna Smith
Bedtime Stories for Adults Erika J Smith
10 Laws of InsomniaRobert N. Glidewell
Sound Asleep Chris Idzikowski
Sleeping BeautyAnne Rice
The Sleeping BeautyC. S. Evans
Bedtime Stories for Adults: Ensure You a Relaxing and Restoring Deep Sleep to Leave AnxietySusan Ryan
Magic Bedtime Meditation:Anna Smith
Magic Dreams Bedtime StoriesAnna Smith
Become Your Child’s Sleep CoachLynelle Schneeberg

The updated top 10 list: the best books about sleeping

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

The power that lies in a good night’s sleep and the effect it has on our lives is perfectly explained by Matthew Walker in this book. He discusses what happens inside the body when we don’t get enough sleep for various reasons. This insight could be life-changing for you.

The War On Sleep: How it started. How we lost. How you can recover

This is Michael Voss’ personal story on his struggles to get to sleep at night and staying asleep all through the night. The tools given in this book could actually make a difference for a change.

The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It 

Do you rely on medication to get to sleep? Is pain an obstacle for falling asleep? ‘The Sleep Solution’ gives possible explanations on why you can’t sleep and what you can do about it.

Sleep Well on the Autism Spectrum: How to recognise common sleep difficulties, choose the right treatment, and get you or your child sleeping soundly

Children with autism can benefit from certain treatments to help them sleep better. This will automatically have affect how their behavior during the hours that they are awake.

Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success

If you have underestimated the value of sleep for the functioning of your body and mind during the rest of the day, then we think you should read ‘Sleep Smarter’.

Get Your Sleep On: A no-nonsense guide for busy moms who want to preserve attachment AND sleep through the night 

How and when a baby sleeps is of direct influence on a parents’ quality of sleep. If you are not happy with it right now, this book can help you change your baby’s sleeping rhythm. Sleep training has never been so easy.

The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time

Sleep deprivation affects every part of our life, from the workplace to the home, and from friendships to going to the gym. Learn what is the problem with the way we (go to) sleep today and how you can start sleeping well again.

On Becoming Babywise (Updated and Expanded): Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep

A newborn baby depends on feeding times and lots of sleep. This guide will help new parents how to get into a new rhythm will benefit the development of your baby. It will bring structure to your days as well.

End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep

Do you suffer from insomnia? Then we suggest reading this book written by two experts on the subject of sleep. Make your wellbeing a priority and follow the sleep program.

How to Sleep: The New Science-Based Solutions for Sleeping Through the Night

You would think by now we’d know how to sleep, but no. Insomnia is keeping many people awake at night and affecting their lives in a terrible and sometimes dangerous way. This book by a sleep clinician looks at sleep from every possible angle, and the advice can be put into practice immediately.

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