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Synopsis
A little sheep who doesn't like to go to bed at night changes her mind after a visit to the Dream Factory.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1 A charming, albeit simple story of a little sheep, Baa-Baa, who has trouble falling asleep. Her grandmother takes her to a dream factory where she observes other sheep creating dreams and sending them up the chimney to float to people's homes and help lull them to sleep. All the dreams are pleasant ones, as is the ending, and although this book just misses being cloying, a few clever touches lift it above that level. The bright magic marker and tempera illustrations are appropriate to the story line. Observant readers will notice some creative background detail: the small cow jumping to the moon and dangling on it; the computer in the dream factory with Baa-Baa's name on the monitor, etc. This book does not equal James Stevenson's We Can't Sleep (1982) or Holly Keller's Ten Sleepy Sheep (1983, both Greenwillow) but it should hold some appeal for small children. Barbara S. McGinn, Oak Hill Elementary School, Severna Park, Md.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Publishers Weekly
A little sheep named Baa Baa has trouble sleeping, so her grandmother takes her on a journey over mountains and seas to the Dream Factory. The "factory" appears to be a modest little house, but inside it's quite different. A flock of sheep busily produce dreams made of fleece; from a big purple machine puffs dozens of dreams in the shape of clouds. A cutaway view of the house shows all the activity both upstairs and downstairs, and one can see the dreams blown out the chimney by a bellows. Using bright, cartoon-like images, Karlin has transformed the phrase "counting sheep" into a fresh and funny bedtime story sure to lull the most reluctant sleeper into dreamland. Ages 2-6.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherHarpercollins
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0397322127
- ISBN 13 9780397322121
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Rebound in buckram library binding. 1988. TANNING . STAINS. MARKS. LIBRARY BINDING. An acceptable hardcover ex-library book with tanning end pages, some stains, random marks, usual library markings, and moderate cover wear. Library binding. No dust jacket. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world. Seller Inventory # mon0000236879
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