Synopses & Reviews
When it's time for good night, don't just close your eyes! Mama and Cooper have a sweet surprise. With new songs to sing (you may know the tunes . . . ), Bedtime is special for these kangaroos. and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Cooper just can't fall asleep! But Mama has an idea.and#160;Setting new stories to familiar tunes, Mama shares six new lullabies with herand#160;not-so-sleepy son.and#160;Which Kanga will be the first one to dreamland? and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; This merry storyand#8212;withand#160;originaland#160;lullabiesand#8212;wasand#160;created by the talentedand#160;author ofand#160;If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Numeroff.and#160;The sonorousand#160;text is paired with art by illustrator Lynn Munsinger--known for herand#160;kid-friendly characters like Tacky the Penguin and Wodney Wat. Pair this with Lots of Lambs for another Numeroff/Munsinger treat!
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"The sort of infectious book that kids will be memorizing within a few readings and helping adults complete the rhymes."
—Publishers Weekly
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"As lullabies go, the familiar tunes with the new lyrics may just keep sleepyheads entertained for a few go-rounds, and sleep can wait."
and#8212;Kirkus
"Numeroff strikes just the right balance of silly and sweet as she injects fresh thinking into six musical chestnuts . . . As always, Munsinger's anthropomorphized animals are quietly marvelous, exuding tenderness, sly comedy, and astute observation."
and#8212;Publishers Weekly
"This offering by a well-known duo is sure to become a well-known, well-sung favorite."
and#8212;Booklist
"A witty conclusion will leave both adults and children smiling."
and#8212;School Library Journal
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"Munsinger takes the prize here with comical renditions of the improbable antics and hilarious facial expressions of assorted playground/zoological types." Kirkus Reviews
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"Saltzberg (Animal Kisses) returns with another touch-and-feel book about kisses, with plenty of textures and interactive features accompanying rhymed text (and#147;Kisses in the... morning./ Kisses on your... noseand#8221;)...Kids will enjoy the element of surprise helping move the action forward."--Publishers Weekly
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"The sort of infectious book that kids will be memorizing within a few readings and helping adults complete the rhymes."
and#8212;Publishers Weekly
"A sturdy interactive book about a flock of playful lambs . . . There's enough glitter, shiny surface and sweetly expressive farm animals to occupy a small child time and again."
and#8212;New York Times Online
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"Lester and Munsinger combine talents once again in a winning story that perfectly captures a preschooler's fears of independence." Booklist, ALA
"Once again, Lester's and Munsinger's wry humor is impeccably in sync and on point. Twitchly just may teach kids who tend to twitch a lesson about facing fears." Publishers Weekly
"A story full of wit, humor, and frivolity... A superb read-aloud." School Library Journal
"...fans of Lester and Munsinger will welcome this personable animal antihero." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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A touch-and-feel, lift-the-flap, interactive novelty book for preschoolers. With rhyming textand#160;by Laura Numeroff (author of the If You Give A... books) and humorous illustrations by Lynn Munsinger (Tacky the Penguin, Wodney Wat) this fun and funny book teaches preschoolers about opposites and is full of textures and tabs for little hands to touch.
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Whether happy or grumpy, indoors or out, in the country or the city, these lambs are very busy. Young readers will be too, as they lift the flaps and touch the many textures in this bouncy book of lambs, lambs, lambs. Full of humor and surprises to discover, this book also teaches readers a bit about opposites. A great pick for fans of Matthew Van Fleet's Tails!
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and#8220;Happy lambs, / grumpy lambs, / Lambs in a coat. / Grandpa lambs, / Baby lambs, / Lambs on a boat.and#8221;and#160;
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Jaunty rhymes make for excellent read-alouds on their own, but add flaps to flip and textures to touch and storytime success is inevitable. Lynn Munsingerand#8217;s colorful lambs in contrasting situations (indoors/outdoors, for instance) help reinforce the concept of opposites. A great choice for fans of Matthew Van Fleetand#8217;s Tails!
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In this sweet bedtime book for younger readers, Cooper and Mama take a special journey to dreamland through nursery rhymes and song.
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When an elephant and a mouse try to play on a seesaw, they need help from a vast number of animal friends to balance the scales.
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Toddlers are in for a treat! Textures, flaps, and pull-tabs will keep children busyandmdash;and learning. The darling, rhyming story introduces letters, animals, counting, parts of the body, and times of the day. And the sleepy-time endingandmdash;plus a free downloadable Kisses lullabyandmdash;might even get them ready for bed. The final pages feature a sea of flaps, a pull-tab, and a search-and-find squeak!
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Twitchly Fidget wonand#8217;t shampoo, eat his cereal, or put on his sneakers. He wonand#8217;t even go to a parade (what if he got sucked up into a trombone?) or a marshmallow roast (might he get stuck?) or a Fourth of February party (would he be buried in confetti?).
About the Author
Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger have been together through thick and thin since first publishing The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken in 1983. They have collaborated on the hilarious Tacky the Penguin series and many other wildly funny and popular titles, including the award-winning Hooway for Wodney Wat. Helen Lester is a full-time writer who makes her home in New York, and Lynn Munsinger is a full-time illustrator living in Vermont.LYNN MUNSINGER has illustrated more than ninety books for children. She graduated from Tufts University in Boston and the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where she majored in illustration. She lives in Connecticut and Vermont.