PreS—As the sun sets over the jungle, four mischievous baby animals—an orangutan, a panda, an elephant, and a leopard—are playing in their tree house. When they hear their mamas say that it's time to find their babies, "sing lullabies," and "put them to bed," the little ones sneak away and hide while the mothers look for them. Once the moms retrieve their babies, they snuggle their darlings, sing them a lullaby, and give them a kiss. The verso page offers a little blurb explaining how to "give YOUR baby animal kisses: Leopard kiss=rub cheeks/Panda kiss=tummy smooch," etc. McMullan's charming singsong verse pairs perfectly with Nyeu's whimsical illustrations in soft orange and blue tones, laid out on lush spreads.
VERDICT A perfect option for a bedtime cuddle or pajama storytime, this sweet and funny tale is sure to delight its audience and may well become a nightly staple.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY
"'Sun's going down.' 'Moon's on the rise.' / 'Let's find our babies.' 'And sing lullabies.'" Four mothers--panda, leopard, elephant, and orangutan--take turns speaking in pleasing rhyming verse as they try to persuade their mischievous children it's bedtime. Mixed-media illustrations in shades of blue and orange reveal the children's comical efforts to avoid capture until they're finally corralled, cuddled, and put to bed.
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