LITTLE RABBIT GOES To SLEEP. - Hardcover

Johnston, Tony.

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9780060212391: LITTLE RABBIT GOES To SLEEP.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006021239X ISBN 13: 9780060212391

Publisher: Harper Collins, (1994), 1994

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A little rabbit cannot fall asleep because he finds the night dark and scary, but when he watches it with his grandfather he sees it full of stars and crickets and moon.

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From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-A book that deals with childhood fears of the dark and insomnia. A little rabbit does not go right to sleep; he flops around in his bed, tries to count mosquitos (since rabbits do not count sheep), and is frightened by the darkness and the unknown. He gets out of bed and joins his grandfather on the porch for some talk about what the crickets are saying and why the moon shines. Comforted, he returns to bed and falls asleep. The overall effect is cuddly and soothing; the night terrors do not receive much space, and Grandpa shows up before things get blown out of proportion. The illustrations, with their emerald and sapphire blues, provide a fantasy setting for the story. Even the crickets are larger than life, more insectlike than Jiminy Cricket, but still not specimens-their raucous, nightclub stances as they sing make them funny and busy rather than creepy and scary. Stevenson's watercolors, layered for depth, do a good job of portraying the shadowy nature of night. A story that will provide comfort and a little amusement before bedtime.
Ruth K. MacDonald, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Snuggling in bed with his one-eyed stuffed bunny, Little Rabbit cannot sleep. "Outside, the night was big and dark, and he felt very small." Counting the mice scurrying on the rafters overhead doesn't help--nor does the sight of "something on dark wings" flying by his window. Scared, Little Rabbit tiptoes downstairs to the porch, where Grandpa, rocking in his chair, reassuringly invites the young rabbit to "Come to me. We will watch the night together." Explaining that the darkness allows the stars to wink and the moon to shine, and that "scary sounds" are just crickets singing, the wise elder assuages his grandson's fears, then tucks him into bed. With her lyrical text, Johnston ( Yonder ) offers an agreeable, if somewhat treacly variation on a well-worn theme. More refreshing are Stevenson's spirited, shadow-filled pictures, revealing endearing particulars (such as various vegetable motifs found on Little Rabbit's bed, pajamas and bedroom curtains) and his hero's wide range of worried facial expressions. Ages 2-5.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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