I love you, Sleepyhead

Author: Claire Freedman

Illustrator: Simon Mendez

For Ages: 2 and above

No. of Pages: 32

Publisher: LittleTiger Press, London

Year: 2007

ISBN: 987-1-56148-604-5

This is a fantastic bed time book with lyrical prose and exceptional illustrations that definitely ought to be in your toddler’s library. Using the soft tones of a perfect sunset intermingled with the star-spangled blues of a clear sky, the book features animals from the Arctic, jungles, oceans and meadows. 

Each full-color glossy page, features paintings of mama animals and birds with their babies at bedtime. By the way, these paintings ought to be on the walls of a museum. 

Excerpt

Snow flakes are swirling,

all fluffy and white,

Sparkling like stars in the

gleaming moonlight.

Cuddled up close,

little penguin stays warm,

Through the cold frosty night,

till the first light of dawn.