Bedtime at the Swamp - Hardcover

Crow, Kristyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060839511 ISBN 13: 9780060839512

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008

Synopsis

Splish splash
rumba-rumba
bim bam boom!

It's bedtime at the swamp—except somebody's not ready. Somebody's still splashing in the water and the mud.

Is there a monster on the loose?

Kristyn Crow has taken every child's worst nightmare and transformed it into a frolic through swampland. With funny illustrations and a catchy refrain, this story won't scare little monster too much before bedtime.

About this title

About the Author:

Kristyn Crow's worst childhood fear was that Bigfoot would climb through her bedroom window. She and her husband live with their seven little swamp monsters in Layton, Utah. Kristyn also wrote Cool Daddy Rat, illustrated by Mike Lester.

Macky Pamintuan is an accomplished artist who lives in the Philippines with his wife, Aymone; their baby girl, Alison; and a West Highland white terrier named Winter.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1—In this swampy tale set "'neath the fat gold moon," a boy describes what he repeatedly hears: "Splish splash, rumba-rumba, bim bam BOOM!" With shaking hands and a pounding heart, he races through the "sludgy slime" with the mysterious creature at his heels before taking refuge in the branches of a willow tree. The boy's siblings come to retrieve him, followed by two cousins, but all end up high in the tree out of reach of the monster. Then just within arm's grasp of their dreaded adversary, the boy's mother calls for everyone to return; she understands all too well a kid's playful imagination and orders everyone, including "the monster," to get home and take a bath before bed. Lively, colorful cartoon characters set in inky black or deep blue moonlit scenes and offset by crisp, white pages add energy and suspense to the story. The repetitive chorus, a simple rhyming story line that will draw readers in, and the perennial appeal of books that are just "scary" enough make this title an appropriate addition.—Marian Creamer, Children's Literature Alive, Portland, OR
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060839511
• ISBN 13: 9780060839512
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Pamintuan Macky