A tool for parents to trick their
little ones into sleeping . . . and I think it will work! Mark Chambers has
illustrated Bob Hostetler’s medium-sized board book “Don’t Close Your Eyes: A
Silly Bedtime Story” about sleepy animals being encouraged to keep their eyes
open so they don’t miss a moment of excitement!
The reverse psychology of this story
will undoubtedly make sleepy kids laugh, and I think it may also cause them to
decide to close their sleepy lids.
The illustrations are in dusk tones—appropriate
for sleepytime hours. The rhyme follows foxes, ducks, owls, and more throughout
the goodnight process—reflecting on the day’s fun and tomorrow’s dawn, and
telling little ones that even though they’re so tuckered out, they’d best not
close their eyes! But alas, at the end, little ones are encouraged to close
their eyes if they must . . . “And dream a dream of me because I dream of you
each night.”
This book is a satisfying length.
Often rhyming books end too soon, but this one keeps going until the littles
ones will feel they must doze. The only God-type reference is one to bedtime
prayers having been said; therefore, this may be an acceptable gift for
non-believing friends. The illustrations are captivating and cozy and the
message is sweet—I just found that in some places the rhythm of the rhyme didn’t
flow. Nonetheless, I would still recommend this book!
The
publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through
BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a
positive review.
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