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Sleepyheads
CCBC Review:
In the woods, barn, and house, animals are snuggling into their cozy homes for bedtime. A pig burrows in the hay. A squirrel nestles into a hole in a tree. A cat curls up on a comfy armchair. These are some of the sleepyheads that the narrator asks the reader to find. Page by page, a different animal or bird is revealed to be falling asleep in its habitat; the sleepyheads are found “in trees, in holes, in caves” and “in weeds, in reeds, on waves.” In the house, though, one bed is empty and one sleepyhead is missing. This last sleepyhead is soon found “asleep in Mama’s arms.” Rhythmic, rhyming verses are matched by simple yet detailed illustrations of nighttime in this calm and comforting book. ©2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Joyce Wan
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-5
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
Bedtime
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Stories in Rhyme
Publisher:
Beach Lane
Publish Year: 2014
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781442422667
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Howatt