Bedtime - Hardcover

Warnick, Elsa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152014713 ISBN 13: 9780152014711

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998

Synopsis

Bedtime is a quiet, special time for taking a bath, brushing teeth, putting away toys, snuggling under the covers, and listening to a bedtime story, in a story that offers toddlers a world that they will want to visit again and again.

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A low-key bedtime book for toddlers has a gossamer plot and a simple presentation of familiar objects. ``It's nighttime. Here are your toys. Now it's time to put them away and close the curtains.'' Among the most complex illustrations is a toy box with toys scattered on the floor; among the starkest paintings are close-ups of a potty chair and toilet paper on a roll. The objects are always recognizable, even the lovingly rendered fixturesan antique sink and a claw-foot tub. The book winds up with ``Your pillow waits for you and the night-light is on. It's bedtime. Good night.'' With its whispered text and precise renderings, this is a gentle addition to the bedtime-book shelf, sure to lead children off to sleep. (Picture book. 1-3) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

PreSchool-Familiar bedtime rituals of putting away toys, using the potty chair, bathing and brushing teeth, and finally snuggling into bed with a teddy bear and a favorite book are neatly chronicled in this simple picture book. The pages are clean and uncluttered, with large, clear watercolor illustrations that show each item mentioned in the text-a toy box, a bathtub, a pair of slippers. A child appears in the last painting tucked neatly into bed. Soft shades of blue, green, and brown are set off by plenty of white space. A gentle good-night treat.
Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

This slight volume breaks down bedtime preparation into its components, from putting away toys and brushing teeth to turning on the nightlight. Warnick (illustrator of Ride the Wind: Airborne Journeys of Animals and Plants) presents less a story than an itemized list: "Bring your teddy bear/ and your special blanket/ and your favorite book." Each soft, straightforward watercolor presents a portrait of a single object?toilet paper roll, sink, pillow?against a plain white background. The final picture introduces a child, sleeping, and gathers several of the aforementioned items. This paper-over-board book succeeds in evoking the comfort of nighttime rituals and the familiar, solid presence of its necessary props. But although toddlers will recognize this catalogue of objects, some may wish for a story line. Ages 1-3.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Ages 2^-5. Using soft nursery colors in her images, Warnick introduces little ones to the comforting routine of bedtime. Her plain, simple text, presented in extra-large type, describes each aspect of getting ready--using the potty chair, putting dirty clothes in the hamper, brushing teeth, etc. Watercolors, set against crisp white backgrounds, picture the focus of the activity--the potty chair, the toothbrush, the storybook, the nightlight. The uncluttered pictures give children a good opportunity to identify words that go along with objects, which, of course, are probably very like the things they themselves use every day. Just right for a soothing evening of lap sharing and the perfect prelude to a good-night kiss. Stephanie Zvirin

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152014713
• ISBN 13: 9780152014711
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 28