7/26/2023 0 Comments Night night sleep tight book![]() ![]() VERDICT This is a delightful collection of short stories to be read aloud all in one glorious bedtime gulp or rationed to last a week. Don't miss the amusing book cover hidden under the jacket. Crosshatched textures and a comforting mixture of soft, warm highlights and calming cool colors on thick, creamy paper create a welcoming, rural atmosphere. Both layouts augment the whimsical attitude of the narration. Already a bestseller as a picture book, Good Night, Sleep Tight from Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, the creators of Australias bestseller, Where Is the Green. The illustrations, which appear to be watercolor and ink, toggle between full-bleed and spot art. The final vignette ties everything together with a sweet message of friendship and reveals Rabbit as the narrator. Some of the favourite authors and illustrators included are: Louis Baum, Caroline Dunant, Virginia Mayo, Max Velthuijs, Shirley Hughes, Tony Ross, John Prater and Michael Foreman. No story is longer than 11 pages, with most coming in around three or four. A classic collection of bedtime stories compiled from The Bodley Head's most popular picture books. Translated from German, these witty and poignant stories are best read in order as they build upon one another, referring back to previous escapades. No matter what, Fox and Rabbit keep bedtime novel with their curiosity, creativity, and loyalty to each other. "K-GR 2-'Fox and Rabbit lived quite far away, in a bright little house beyond the molehills.' Together, the two friends have 11-and-a-half small adventures as they try different ways to say 'Good Night' camp out on the top of the hill catch a fish in Kangaroo's pouch sleep upside down like bats narrowly and hilariously escape a run-in with naughty, old, umbrella-toting Granny Wolf and more.
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