Can't Sleep Without Sheep - Softcover

Hill, Susanna Leonard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408813920 ISBN 13: 9781408813928

Publisher: Bloomsbury UK, 2011

Synopsis

Whenever Ava can't sleep, she counts sheep. But Ava takes so long to fall asleep, it's the sheep who are growing tired - until, finally, they quit! When the sheep promise to find a replacement that Ava can count on, chaos ensues as chickens, cows, pigs, hippos, and more try their hand at jumping over Ava's fence. Finding the perfectly peaceful replacement for sheep might not be so easy after all. With irresistibly adorable art, this delightful take on a familiar sleep tactic is sure to become a bedtime favourite.

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About the Author

Susanna Leonard Hill is the author of Punxsutawney Phyllis and No Sword Fighting in the House. She worked for many years teaching dyslexic students and now spends her time writing and presenting at schools. Susanna lives in New York.www.susannahill.comMike Wohnoutka is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. He illustrated Jack's House, Cowboy Sam and Those Confounded Secrets and The Wizzy Foot. Mike lives with his wife and two children in the USA.www.mikewohnoutka.com

From School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1–Like many children, Ava counts sheep when she can't fall asleep. But the youngster has a great number of thoughts in her mind and her sheep are exhausted, so they set out to find suitable replacements. However, the other animals just aren't as well equipped for inducing sleep. The horses are too beautiful, while the chickens are ridiculous and the pigs are rather slow and lazy. The other applicants, including penguins, flamingos, armadillos, and buffalo, don't fare too well either. The sheep conclude that they are the best ones for the job and tell Ava, "Don't worry. You can count on us!" The charming, rounded illustrations are set against the backdrop of a starry night with the characters bathed in the moonlight. On many spreads, the animals take up the entire space, creating a cinematic vista. Hill's words are simple and effective, and leave room for the art to tell the story. The endpapers feature a series of repeated, lovely and puffy cloudlike sheep in mid-leap. A book that is delightful for the eyes and soothing to the ears, Can't Sleep Without Sheep will quickly become a bedtime favorite and a can't-sleep-without book.Kim T. Ha, Elkridge Branch Library, MD
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1408813920
• ISBN 13: 9781408813928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40