Before I Go to Sleep / Bago Ako Matulog: Babl Children's Books in Tagalog and English (English and Tagalog Edition) - Hardcover

Hood, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1683042727 ISBN 13: 9781683042723

Publisher: Babl Books Inc., 2017

Synopsis

Thomas Hood’s classic nineteenth-century poem is brought to life with Mary Jane Begin’s bright and detailed illustrations in this edition of Before I Go to Sleep. On a summer evening, when it’s just too hot to sleep, a young boy passes the time by imagining all the animals he’d like to be and what he’d do as that animal. Perhaps a regal hound who chases the postman for fun, or a polar bear selling ice on an iceburg, or even a lion eating bananas in his pyjamas! The fun goes on and on, but before he can figure out what exactly he wants to be, the boy finds himself drifting off to sleep.

The perfect book for bedtime, you and your young one will love this warm and playful poem illustrated with Mary Jane’s dreamy and clever art, all while learning a new language! 

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Hood, the son of a London bookseller, lived from 1799 to 1845. In his own time, he was best known for the humorous verse that established his reputation as a literary wit. But today he is often remembered for his lovely poems for children.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1- This poem by the popular 19th-century English poet has surely stood the test of time. Hood's rhyming, first-person, four-line stanzas tell of a boy imagining ten animals he'd like to be as he nods off to sleep. They come alive , with Begin-Callanan's exquisite illustrations. Her interpretations, in full color, are clever and creative. Each double-page spread has a small, complementary adornment above the stanza and a full-page, humorous portrait of the animals described. The illustrator has a furry forte as evidenced here and in The Porcupine Mouse (Morrow, 1988), which makes a cameo appearance in this book. In each unusual scene, the animals are presented so richly and so pleasantly that readers will want to stroke each of them. The boy's pet dog is seen in each vignette, as is a glimpse of the boy's striped pajamas on whatever animal he has become. There is a polar bear in a (striped) visor selling "icebergs by the pound;" a tall giraffe, sporting a (striped) jacket, tap dancing in the street with little bells upon his feet. The closing, darkened-bedroom scene reveals the souvenirs of the boy's reverie as he sleeps--his own stuffed animals. While the idea is not new, this fresh and lively execution of it will inspire many a pleasant dream. --Marianne Pilla, Upper Dublin Public Library, Dresher, PA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Babl Books Inc.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1683042727
• ISBN 13: 9781683042723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Begin Mary Jane