Nighty-Night, Cooper - Hardcover

Numeroff, Laura

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0547402058 ISBN 13: 9780547402055

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2013

Synopsis

When it's time for good night, don't just close your eyes! Mama and Cooper have a sweet surprise. With new songs to sing (you may know the tunes . . . ), Bedtime is special for these kangaroos.           Cooper just can't fall asleep! But Mama has an idea. Setting new stories to familiar tunes, Mama shares six new lullabies with her not-so-sleepy son. Which Kanga will be the first one to dreamland?      This merry story—with original lullabies—was created by the talented author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Numeroff. The sonorous text is paired with art by illustrator Lynn Munsinger--known for her kid-friendly characters like Tacky the Penguin and Wodney Wat. Pair this with Lots of Lambs for another Numeroff/Munsinger treat!

About this title

About the Author:

Laura Numeroff is the author of many books for young children, including If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best, and The Jellybeans and the Big Dance. She lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Lynn Munsinger has illustrated more than ninety books for children, many written by her frequent collaborator, Helen Lester. She lives in Vermont.

From Booklist:

A baby kangaroo named Cooper is in his jammies awaiting a bedtime song. So mama sings one that’ll be familiar to little ones everywhere, set to the tune of “Rock-a-Bye Baby,” and it goes a little something like this: “There’s a pig sailing / in a small boat / Going so slowly / Floating along.” When Cooper’s mama is finished, the little joey is still wide awake and requesting more songs. The interludes between each ditty can feel forced—“I think that song was very nice. / Now do you know any songs about mice?”—but the six lullabies themselves are a ton of fun and make for a nice accompaniment to bedtime. Like Cooper, kids may want to have the last solo of the evening. Munsinger’s warm, accessible illustrations depict cozy single-page scenes of the kangaroos cuddling, interspersed by double-page spreads of the lullabies, some comprised entirely of energetic spot illustrations. This offering by a well-known duo is sure to become a well-worn, well-sung favorite. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Ann Kelley

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0547402058
• ISBN 13: 9780547402055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Munsinger Lynn