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coinchantal's review against another edition
2.0
Really boring and what an annoying child to deal with. The drawings could are also not great. There are better books out there!
lordess's review against another edition
5.0
I am learning Swedish and am starting from the ground up with reading books.
bibblanmadde's review against another edition
3.0
Läst till 1LI100 Barn och ungdomslitteratur, 30 högskolepoäng
mat_tobin's review against another edition
5.0
A Swedish import from the early 70s, Alfie Atkins’ antics have been translated into many languages and shared the world over. It’s bedtime and four-year-old Alfie does not want to sleep or go to bed. As many four-year-olds do, he tries to think of as many things that he can ask his incredibly patient father to do to delay the matter. They start off simple enough, a drink of water (which he gleefully tips over the bedsheets) or a need to use the toilet until they become ever more elaborate and it’s Alfie’s father who ends up falling asleep first!
First in the famous series of picture books, Bergstrom stories were original in their depiction of a single-parent family in which dad is the primary carer. Simply drawn illustrations with bold colours focus on character and humour – a story that many children will connect with.
First in the famous series of picture books, Bergstrom stories were original in their depiction of a single-parent family in which dad is the primary carer. Simply drawn illustrations with bold colours focus on character and humour – a story that many children will connect with.
thatokiebird's review against another edition
2.0
(Read with little sister as part of the "1,001 Children's Books To Read")
I did not like the illustrations but the story was good. I like that he tucked his dad into bed.
I did not like the illustrations but the story was good. I like that he tucked his dad into bed.
jlconnery's review against another edition
4.0
This book falls into a category of bedtime books that make me nervous - books that suggest further ways for my daughter to use when she is trying to stall her bedtime. However, this is still a particularly cute book in that category and I love the ending more than some others (ahem, Bedtime for Frances). It's also nice to see a bedtime book where Daddy is the one handling bedtime, since that's who usually puts our daughter to bed.
hotmessreads's review
4.0
Good children's book with nice illustrations and lots of color. Alfie Atkins is your typical four year old who doesn't want to go to bed, and he sends his father on all kinds of errands to avoid going to sleep.
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
3.0
A 1001 CBYMRBYGU.
Alfie is a baby who doesn’t want to go to sleep, a baby who has great skills at keeping himself, and his dad, awake. From Sweden, but the story is quite universal.
Alfie is a baby who doesn’t want to go to sleep, a baby who has great skills at keeping himself, and his dad, awake. From Sweden, but the story is quite universal.
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