Description
There is a house,
a napping house,
where everyone is sleeping.
“Everyone,” in this case is a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a slumbering mouse… and a wakeful flea! Uh-oh. Looks like the napping house would possibly not be napping for long. With their very own brand of humor, Audrey Wood and Don Wood create an appealing bedtime book compatible with Margaret Wise Brown’s classic Goodnight Moon. This small, square board book, with its rhythmic, repetitive text and witty pictures in shades of ever-brightening blues and greens (as the night turns to day), is sure to be a winner with preschool insomniacs. The sleepy household congregates on Granny’s bed, slowly building a very relaxed pile of bodies in shifting positions. Young readers will enjoy tracking the critters as they make their way, separately, to the bed–and then guessing what is going to happen when the wakeful flea joins the heap. Make sure you look for this writer-illustrator team’s other hilarious collaborative efforts, including Piggies and Silly Sally. (Baby to preschool) –Emilie Coulter
Weight – 0.6603
Depth – 10.31
Width – 9.41
Height – 0.39