FICTION

Sleepyheads

by Sandra HOWATT
illus. by Joyce Wan. 32p. S. & S./Beach Lane. May 2014. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781442422667; ebk. ISBN 9781442446786. LC 2013013607.
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PreS-Gr 1—Through rhyming text and cozy illustrations, readers are brought around the property of a farm and into a house at night to seek out all the sleepyheads. Each animal is glimpsed sleeping or about to fall asleep and each one is solely referred to as a "sleepyhead," thereby encouraging children to name the animals depicted. The book is comprised of full-spread illustrations, rendered in pencil and colored digitally. While the setting is nighttime and it is dark, it is not dreary but rather warm and inviting. A glowing crescent moon is visible with every page turn, and all the sleepyheads are endearing and cuddly. This book will make an excellent addition, especially where pajama storytime is popular.—Emily E. Lazio, The Smithtown Special Library District, NY
Rhymed text invites engagement from the listener ("Look! I see a sleepyhead cuddled in a nest") to observe animals slumbering: a bear in a cave, duckling in river reeds, and others. Close-up, starlit illustrations, rendered in pencil and colored digitally, capture the cozy nocturnal sleeping places. The quiet bedtime story ends comfortably--with a sleeping child in Mama's arms.
Reviewed by Emily E. Lazio , Apr 01, 2014

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