Ten Little Sleepyheads - Hardcover

Provost, Elizabeth; Saaf, Donald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582348383 ISBN 13: 9781582348384

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2005

Synopsis

Don't let the bedbugs bite!

This irresistible rhyming read-aloud story-acted out by a cast of one-of-a-kind bugs-is the perfect countdown-to-bedtime book. Donald Saaf's quirky style is sure to get a giggle, while Elizabeth Provost's rhythmic text makes it easy for children to count along as all ten sleepy bugs drift off to sleep.

About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Provost lives in Modesto, California, with her husband, Richard. She has three grown children and two grandchildren. This is Elizabeth's first book for young readers.

Donald Saaf, a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has illustrated many highly acclaimed books for children, as well as a CD cover for children's singer Dan Zanes. He lives in Vermont with his family.

From Booklist:

PreS. "Ten little sleepyheads talking to their toys. One falls asleep in the middle of the noise." Bouncing couplets count down to a bug family's bedtime in this charming offering. With each spread, a new bug falls asleep until a last restless soul wakes the whole crowd, prompting children to flip to the beginning and ask for repeated readings. Occasionally, the words make more lovely sounds than sense, but the rhythms and lulling rhymes are infectious. It's Saaf's winsome, mixed-media artwork that will draw children most. The thickly applied materials result in a few slightly muddied images, but children will easily be won over by the sleepy-eyed, grinning insects, charmingly clad in patterned suits, snuggled into cozy leaf beds, and surrounded by glorious flowers. Endpapers show the delightful lineup of bugs together with their common names. An imaginative, richly colored counting exercise for little ones still working on one through 10. Gillian Engberg
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1582348383
• ISBN 13: 9781582348384
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Saaf Donald