All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep
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Illustrated by David McPhail
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My little one, lay down your head.
It’s time to doze, it’s time for bed.
You tell me, “I’m not sleepy now.”
“Just try,” I say. You ask me, “How?”
In this lyrical animal ABC book, a mother tries to tuck her child in for the night by telling him about all the awake animals that are getting sleepy. From antlered Antelope to zzz-ing Zebra, this alphabet of animals becomes an exquisite celebration of language and nature, just right for lulling even the most wide-awake little ones into a cozy, soothing slumber.
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A National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Winner
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* "With meticulous inking and a palette of watercolors that glows with the soft colors of dusk and twilight, McPhail portrays an animal world where sleep is a welcome visitor and bedding down is an eloquent expression of personality."Publishers Weekly, starred review
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"McPhail's watercolors are luxuriously colorful, like a warm, luminescent blanket at bedtime, and the alliterative text is softly lulling."New York Times Book Review
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"McPhail's watercolor-and-ink illustrations... are consistently lovely.... A sweet depiction of sleepy animals."Kirkus Reviews
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"[A] cozy alphabet/bedtime hybrid.... Quietly pleasant."School Library Journal
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"Gorgeously serene...beautiful."Booklist
- On Sale
- Oct 2, 2012
- Page Count
- 40 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-13
- 9780316070454
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