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Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy (2010)

by Denise Fleming(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0805081267 (ISBN13: 9780805081268)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Henry Holt and Company

review 1: My four-year-old son picked out this book from the library yesterday. This book is like magic. Within an hour after reading this book to my son last night, my hyperactive kid was out like a light -- fastest 60 mph to zero ever. Actually, I was feeling pretty sleepy myself. This book would be a great baby shower book because it would be a perfect first book for a baby (for the parent to read). It reads like a very simple lullaby. Toddlers would love this book because of the wonderfully colorful animal illustrations. And preschoolers would love the detail in the wonderfully colorful animal illustrations. There is so much to love about this book, but what I love most is its magical soporific powers.
review 2: One sleepy animal after another is shown with th... moree refrain of “sleep, oh so sleepy.” The words form a lulling rocking feel, perfect for bedtime. Every three animals, a line is added: “Where’s my sleepy baby?” It completes the story, drawing the child into the book. The animals are far from barnyard livestock, instead they are anteaters, elephants, koalas, orangutans and many exotic beasts. Fleming’s illustrations are equally soothing with their soft lines and velvety textures. A beautiful bedtime book for every family.As you can see from the cover, it is Fleming’s art that is the real star here. The book is done in double-spreads with large images. Fleming creates her images with pulp painting, a papermaking technique that lends it a very interesting style and feel. It creates a depth of color that brings additional dimension to the illustrations. Far from flat, each color contains specks of other colors and a direct relationship to the colors near them. It is a soft, but never muted, form of illustration that is very successful here.Highly recommended, this drowsy book will appeal to parents and babies alike. Appropriate for 0-2. less

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