  | Someone's sleepy Author: Rose, Deborah Lee | |
| Price: $6.50 | ||
Summary:
A mother readies her child for bed as they do nighttime rituals like taking a bath and brushing teeth. Once tucked under the covers with stuffed animals and a nightlight, the child is lulled to sleep.
| Illustrator: | Andreasen, Dan |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/13)
School Library Journal (06/01/13)
Booklist (06/01/13)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 06/01/2013 PreS—As a mom helps her daughter get ready for sleep, their routine of pajamas, teeth-brushing, and good-night kisses is accompanied by the repetition of that supremely suggestive word. "Sleepy teeth and sleepy lips/Sleepy toes and fingertips/Sleepy quilt tucked all around/Sleepy world of nighttime sound." This soothing story, which includes graphite, ink, and digital illustrations of yawning pets and toys, will remind children that bedtime is a time for quiet and dreams.—Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada - Copyright 2013 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
Booklist - 06/01/2013 The fish, the dog, the toys, and the photographs on the wall are all yawning. Indeed, someone is definitely sleepy, and that someone is an adorable red-headed toddler. Bouncy rhymes (“Sleepy quilt tucked all around / Sleepy world of nighttime sound”) follow the little girl’s bedtime habits of bathing, putting on pajamas, brushing teeth, and getting tickled, tucked in, and kissed by her mother. In the background, the girl’s charming puppy watches over her and begins his own nighttime preparations. As soothing as the text, Andreasen’s digitally enhanced graphite-and-ink illustrations depict the girl’s bedroom on a large scale, facilitating small eyes to see and small hands to point. The final double-page spread features the little girl asleep and dreaming, with recognizable items from the book’s earlier scenes floating above her. For parents and caregivers who have exhausted Goodnight Moon. - Copyright 2013 Booklist.
