2013 Randolph Caldecott Honor Award
In this magical bedtime story, the lyrical narrative echoes a Runaway Bunny – like cadence: “Does everything in the world go to sleep?” the little girl asks. In sincere and imaginative dialogue between a not-at-all sleepy child and understanding parents, the little girl decides “in a cocoon of sheets, a nest of blankets,” she is ready to sleep, warm and strong, just like a tiger. The Caldecott Honor artist Pamela Zagarenski’s rich, luminous mixed-media paintings effervesce with odd, charming details that nonsleepy children could examine for hours. A rare gem.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
The Perfect Bedtime Story Book--A Blend of Dreams and Independence
By Ryan J. Dejonghe
Yawn, goes the child who says they aren't tired. Rubbing their eyes and nodding their heads, they ask for yet another hour. Dreams, they are quietly approaching. And here is the tale that sweeps them in.Sleep Like a Tiger is every bit deserving of the awards bestowed upon it. You and your kids will enjoy the slow drift into an autonomous dream world. The young protagonist of the book, much like your own child may be, claims not to be ready for a night's worth of slumber. Go ahead and brush your teeth, her parents instruct her, just to fulfill good measure.Each page is a fully drawn fantasy that moves from the small hints of imagination, like the tiger rolling out with the sun or an otter sinking into the sheets, to the large fanciful world of dreamland and the jungle labyrinths of the sleeping tiger. Just the right amount of words are used with each page to keep your child's imagination flowing and the story moving along.The first few pages may not seem out of the ordinary, but the conclusion ties everything together and creates a sleepy scenario not unlike those in classics such as Where the Wild Things Are. With confidence, I can recommend this book to any weary-worn parent wishing to read their kid to sleep.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful.Fabuloso
By Lino
This book is a delight, both the words and images. A feisty young girl lets her parents know in no uncertain terms that she does not want to go to bed. Who hasn't been there before? They convince her that bed is a good place to be and a parade of wonderful animals unfolds. Buy this book for the kids in your life! Both you and they will sleep better for it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.Anything to encourage going to sleep!
By M. Grigsby
I bought the electronic version of this book to read to my 4 year old grandson on the iPad. He just loved it. It is a fairly long book with lucious illustrations. It gives both a verbal and visual sense of coziness and blissful sleeping, as portrayed on the cover of the book. I think this is a delightful book about that rather difficult process of getting kids to get under the covers and GO TO SLEEP.
