From critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Sour Grape, comes a story featuring Sleepy Sheepy and his very first sleepover!
It's time for Sleepy Sheepy's very first sheepover! But when it's time for bed, Sleepy Sheepy CANNOT SLEEPY! You see, his blankets scratch, and his pj's don't match! Sleepy Sheepy...misses his home! Will Grammy and Grampy ever get their favorite little sheep to sleep?
From acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and brought to life by New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald (The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Smart Cookie, The Sour Grape), Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover is a fun and funny bedtime read-aloud that will appeal to any child who has felt a bit unsure at their first sleepover.---from the publisher
40 pages 978-0593465943 Ages 3-7
Keywords: sheep, grandparents, sleepover, humor, fun, rhyme, dealing with feelings, dealing with fears, homesickness, new experiences, love, problem solving, dealing with feelings, dealing with emotions, 3 year old, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old
********
It's fun to pick up a book and discover you are in the hands of an author who really "gets" home to build rhymes for kids. This is one of those books. Yes, sleepy sheepy is going for the first sleepover with the grandsheep. Yes we can all predict what is not going to happen- sleeping.
What we delightfully cannot predict is how entertaining the rhymes that await us are going to be. "What's the matter, my little curly-whirly?" Yes, and there's more where that came from. Such empathy, such compassion, such love for the little lamb. A romp for sure but big doses of what every little lamb needs - reassurance, comfort and people who understand how he feels and know how to help.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com Four stars
********
At first, Sleepy Sheepy didn't want to go to bed and had a hundred reasons why he should stay up. Now, it is time for his first sheep-over with Grammy and Grampy, but although he has been waiting for the Big Night for a while and he is very excited and full of anticipation of what they might do, it's not quite the same when reality hits. Everything feels a bit different - the blankets scratch, his pyjamas don't match and even though he loves his grandparents, his tummy gets twisty and his eyes get misty.
This is such a familiar story for parents and grandparents so it is lucky we know just what to do...
One to have on hand whenever the little ones are going/coming to visit - as well as a copy of a favourite story, perhaps even the one shared in the book itself so your little ones will really relate.
Recommended by: Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, New South Wales AUSTRALIA
See more of her recommendations:
500 Hats http://500hats.edublogs.org/
The Bottom Shelf http://thebottomshelf.edublogs.org/
