When It's Time for Bed (Collins Baby & Toddler) - Hardcover

Nick Butterworth

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9780001374362: When It's Time for Bed (Collins Baby & Toddler)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0001374362 ISBN 13: 9780001374362

Publisher: Collins, 1994

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One of four charming board books by the best-selling creator of Percy the Park Keeper, featuring toddler Sam and his six toy animal friends. Perfect books for babies and toddlers. When it is time for bed there is lots to do - and not just for Sam - it's a busy time of day for his toys as well! Hippo has to use the potty and Millie the elephant needs a good bath. Whitey the bear is fun to hug when it is time to get dry and Wilson the giraffe likes a drink and a story. Croc is very good about cleaning his teeth - and he has so many! Then it is time for everyone to snuggle into bed - if they will all fit that is...

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About the Author:

Nick Butterworth was born in North London in 1946 and grew up in a sweet shop in Essex. He now lives in Suffolk with his wife Annette and they have two grown-up children, Ben and Amanda. The inspiration for the Percy the Park Keeper books came from Nick's many walks through the local park with the family dog Jake.

From Publishers Weekly:

This winsome quartet highlights a sextet of animals as they frolic and perform dubious domestic duties. The narrator here is joined on his appointed rounds by pals Whitey the polar bear, George the chimp, Millie the elephant, Wilson the giraffe and the more prosaically named (but no less beguiling) Croc and Hippo. Despite their good intentions, these critters occasionally lose sight of the task at hand, preferring instead to smother a snout in toothpaste (``Croc always cleans his teeth'') or upset a grocery-store display (``Hippo likes spaghetti''). In crisply rendered illustrations against white backgrounds, Butterworth portrays a consistently amusing cast in one silly scenario after another. (Only literal-minded youngsters might question the relative sizes of creatures and human; why, for instance, is the giraffe smaller than the boy?) Cozy, reassuring and subtly instructive, these board books prove that many paws make light work. Ages 1-3.

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