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misspippireads's review against another edition
3.0
Sweet story to read before bed. The mixed media illustrations are calm with a vintage feel to them. The color pallet is small, but the tones give an evening mood to the story.
Reviewed from a library copy.
Reviewed from a library copy.
lannthacker's review against another edition
3.0
A lovely poetic bedtime book, though as another reviewer pointed out, somewhat misleading about the time of day some of the animals portrayed sleep.
silvisilvs's review against another edition
3.0
I read this every night to my son for about 10 months when he was born until I bought another bedtime book. I quite like it but I agree with other comments that it is cumbersome to turn the first few pages and some of the activities of the animals are quite questionable (the rabbits' sleeping arrangements for example). I like the idea of all objects in the house going to sleep and find it relaxing that everything is still. However, my son never chooses this book over another book, even though it probably should be his favourite after hearing it 304 times. It is quite long for a bedtime book and sometimes we don't even get all the way through it before he gets annoyed and wants to be put in bed.
mamabearian's review against another edition
4.0
"Somewhere a bee makes a bed in a rose, because the bee knows day has come to a close." As a little girl goes to sleep, all of the animals on a farm also go to sleep as well. When she finally drifts off to sleep, she has dreams about the animals. This is a sweet, dream-like book that has a gentle rhythm that reminds me of "Goodnight Moon."
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
3.0
a going to sleep book i liked more than most. very classic seeming, but with a twist.
danicamidlil's review against another edition
1.0
If you can't rhyme, don't try. Ugh. Weird, surreal illustrations do not help this book.
allen_h's review against another edition
2.0
This is a book about things going to sleep. A lot of the things are animals, but some of them are things like pockets and minutes. There is a lot of nature in the book, and it rhymes.
I had high hopes for this book, despite seeing that the stars were shining through the dark part of the moon on numerous pages. To me, though, when you mix sleeping animals with sleeping inanimate objects, you lose a little of the usefulness of the text. Maybe I'm just being too harsh. The book also shows some birds sitting on the crescent moon.
I think you could use this book to look at the different animals and where they might sleep. You could also see the moon and the stars (though incorrectly drawn). A discussion of shadows and what happens when the sun is setting could also be pointed out.
I had high hopes for this book, despite seeing that the stars were shining through the dark part of the moon on numerous pages. To me, though, when you mix sleeping animals with sleeping inanimate objects, you lose a little of the usefulness of the text. Maybe I'm just being too harsh. The book also shows some birds sitting on the crescent moon.
I think you could use this book to look at the different animals and where they might sleep. You could also see the moon and the stars (though incorrectly drawn). A discussion of shadows and what happens when the sun is setting could also be pointed out.
ashere's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful pictures and words. Perfect bedtime book. Has a retro look and feel to it.
hsims333's review against another edition
3.0
a poetic bedtime book, written in rhyme, follows farm animals as they prepare for bed. A young girl mimics the animal bedtime behavior as she (and the inanimate objects in her room) get ready for bed as well.