Overview

Does the farmer sleep on a mattress of hay Is the baker's bed made of soft, doughy bread And is the grocer most comfortable resting on a bed of lettuce No matter what the bed or walls look like, when the day's activities are done, it's time for everyone, big or small, to go to sleep. With whimsy and humor, Julie Markes and David Parkins show that -- although everybody has a unique idea of quiet and order -- happy dreams and slumber await all when evening falls.

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Author:   Julie Markes ,  David Parkins
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 30.00cm
Weight:   0.438kg
ISBN:  

9780060537906

ISBN 10:   0060537906
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   28 December 2004
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Parkins's cushy.shapes, sly comic details and.palette.make each spread as inviting as a down comforter on a cold winter's night. -- Publishers Weekly

Parkins's cushy...shapes, sly comic details and...palette...make each spread as inviting as a down comforter on a cold winter's night. --Publishers Weekly A first-rate bedtime book. --Child Magazine Author and illustrator make good use of whimsy and fun. --Cleveland Plain Dealer A wonderful new story in the bedtime tradition...will lull any tiny one into a safe and snuggly sleep. --Kirkus Reviews Wryly illustrated scenes...will prompt giggles and flights of fancy about other grown-ups' nighttime habits. --Child Magazine The artwork soars, with amusing, affectionate scenes that...show up beautifully from a distance yet work equally well for bedtime reading. --Booklist (starred review) Well-conceived...wonderfully expansive and enticing...Bright, dynamic paintings...in perfect sync with a child's perspective. --School Library Journal (starred review)

This is a wonderful new story in the bedtime tradition. Now the day is done and everyone (except the reader) has gone to sleep. Each page visits a slumbering person in their perfect occupational background. The librarian is sleeping. Books put away. Her bed is a large book softened by billowy blankets and pillows and her teddy is still wearing his spectacles, which match hers. Even her lamp is a book. The fireman's bed is bright red and complete with a bell, firehose, and a plush spotted dog. The snoozing policeman is still directing the cars that slide over his highway-decorated quilt. There's even a gardener nestled among his flowers with a blanket of grass. The snoozers are smiling serenely as if their dreams are divine. The story concludes with a final sweet message that will lull any tiny one into a safe and snuggly sleep. In taffy-bright pastels, the magnificent illustrations offer imaginative details that cannot fail to amuse and soothe readers. (Picture book. 2-5) (Kirkus Reviews)

The artwork soars, with amusing, affectionate scenes that...show up beautifully from a distance yet work equally well for bedtime reading. --Booklist (starred review)

Author Information

Julie Markes lives with her husband, Eric Schine, and their two sons, Charlie and Nicholas, in Brooklyn, New York. Her books include Thanks For Thanksgiving; I Can't Talk Yet, But When I Do ...; Good Thing You're Not An Octopus!; Sidewalk 123; and Sidewalk.

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