Staff Pick
Written with a sweet repetitive cadence and illustrated with genuine coziness (I wish I could live inside illustrator Carolina Buzio's color palettes), this one is sure to sooth the most stubborn slumberers. Recommended By Sarah R., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
What better way to put a little one to sleep than with a soothing rhyme and image after image of sleeping animals? This gentle board book introduces the sleeping habits of many animals — from puppies to sloths to whales — and compares them to the sometimes-unusual habits of human babies. In backpacks, on knees, in cradles or trees, sweet babies can sleep anywhere!
Review
"The soft-focus slumbering creatures, gently warm palette, and repeated refrain should convince even the most reluctant sleepers to close their eyes." School Library Journal
About the Author
Lisa Wheeler is the author of several award-winning picture books, including Sixteen Cows, One Dark Night, and Mammoths on the Move, which recently received a Parent's Choice Recommended Award. She lives near Detroit.
Carolina Búzio was born in Portugal and lives in Berlin, where she works as an animator and illustrator.