CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2011
"This French import is a sweet dream for all parents of toddlers needing bedtime bolstering. (Picture book. 2-4)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2008
"A visual lullaby of love and peace sadly hampered by the limping scansion. (Picture book. 2-5)"
The tender reassurance of a mother's affecting presence at bedtime is a universally appreciated theme (hence its ubiquity), here handsomely rendered by Mendez in fuzzy-edged full-page paintings of animal families, accompanied by a gentle, sometimes lyrical, sometimes imbalanced rhyme.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2007
"Quite lovely and soothing. (Picture book. 2-5)"
Over-stimulated Little Bear needs another bit of playful nudging to coax him home for bedtime.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2005
"A sensory treat all around, but the flowing cadence of the rhyming couplets will lull young sleepyheads pleasantly into la-la land. (Picture book. 2-5)"
A myriad of young exotic animals end their day and rest their sleepy eyes in this rhythmic bedtime read.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2004
"Bugs or no, the soothing images of little ones being tucked in by a loving—even it is a many-legged—parent is bound to have a soporific effect. (Picture book. 2-6)"
Naturalist Ross takes a fey look at the nightly going-to-bed habits of various crawly critters.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 18, 2002
"While not especially inspired, this is a warm tribute to the relationship of children with their toys. (Picture book. 2-5)"
A lot of things are needed for his first sleepover, and Tom packs and repacks his little suitcase trying to find room for it all; but has he forgotten an important item?
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