Meet the plucky toddler Edgar the Raven! He's quo;s mischievous, disobedient, and contrary. Dinnertime, cleanup-time, and bedtime are all met with one word: NEVERMORE! But as the evening winds to a close, Edgar’s mom knows just what to do to get her son into bed—a bedtime story. Jennifer Adam’s charming story gives a sly wink to Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven and will have little literature lovers saying, “MORE! MORE!”
Jennifer Adams lives in Salt Lake City Ron Stucki lives in Salt Lake City
- Edgar Gets Ready For Bed
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
A fine introduction to Poe for the toddler in your life
By John M. Lafleur
With wonderful illustrations by Ron Stucki, this new Baby Lit title by Jennifer Adams is quite a delightful way to introduce your child to the lore of Edgar Allan Poe.An innovative approach to walking through the day and routine of a child, including the most mundane of tasks (which are nonetheless events in the eyes of every kid.)In Edgar's case, a typical day of his mother attempting to correct his repeated misbehaving is rebuked with a signature Poe response which is somewhat expected but the perfect introduction to the author nonetheless.You should consider it - "Baby's first Poe" and plan to read it to your child until he's 3 or 4. In my case, given the wonderful artwork, I'm going to introduce to my 4 month old now. (His brother's first book was "The Spider and the Fly" so I've been searching for something similar in a gothic theme.)Recommended without reservation.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Grows on you.
By Lizzie
Updated:Though I was initially less than impressed with this book (and I still think it could have been done better-- see previous review below), it would be unfair to let my previous rating of 3 stars stand.Why? Because my son is OBSESSED with this book. He is 16 months old and isn't really talking yet, but he asks for this book by name ("Eduh? Eduh?") and enthusiastically participates in every "Nevermore!". He finds the entire book hilarious, as he shrieks and giggles whenever Edgar torments his sister. It puts him in a wonderful happy mood, which makes bedtime much more pleasant for both of us.So overall, do I think it could have been better executed? Yes. Do I prefer other books to this one? Yes. But my son absolutely adores it, and participates enthusiastically in the reading of it. And really, I think that's what counts.We have already pre-ordered the second "Edgar" book.**Previous Review**I purchased this because my son and I LOVE the Jennifer Adams/ Alison Oliver Babylit board books. This book, however, was just ok.First of all, the concept is really cute, but the execution was lacking. It was a stilted little story about a raven named Edgar getting ready for bed, and there were a couple "nevermore"s, but overall it just felt really fragmented and didn't really come together. I was hoping for perhaps a take on the famous poem, so this was a huge letdown.On the plus side, the illustrations were cute. VERY different from the AO illustrations, but appealing in their own way. My son really seemed to like them, as there was no wriggling or squirming during storytime (despite the fact that he was really wound up), and he looked at the pictures for a long time.Overall I will keep reading it, but it wasn't what I was hoping for.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Edgar Gets Ready for Bed
By Stuart Dunn
Edgar gets ready for bed is the story of a young male Raven named Edgar (after Edgar Allan Poe). Most of the book is spent with Edgar being asked to do something by his mother, and him shouting back "Nevermore!" I get that it is necessary to do that because it's how you make the story fit to Poe's The Raven, but it makes young Edgar come off as a bit of a brat or a bird in need of some discipline. At the end of the story, he at least comes off a bit remorseful, albeit not apologetic, when he asks his mom if she still loves him. Good thing for young Edgar (and all of us honestly) that a mother's love is unconditional and "forever more."The pages are illustrated well, but the story left a bit of an uneasy taste in my mouth. Like, I said I get why it was this way, I'm just worried it might send the wrong message to children, but that is where good parenting comes in to play. You can use this book as an example of how to teach your kids not to act, and ask questions, like "What did young Edgar do wrong? What should he have said?" I give this book about a 3.5, but will round up to 4 since Amazon doesn't allow for half stars.
