Good Night!

Description

It's getting dark. The stars are twinkling It's time to go to bed... So begins this enchanting story of a little girl's bedtime ritual. Young readers -- and their parents! -- will instantly recognize the familiar nighttime process -- pulling down covers, fluffing up pillows, brushing teeth, and searching for sleepytime friends. In a delightful role reversal, each companion, from doll to teddy, is gently scolded for wanting to stay up longer until at last everyone is tucked in and ready to say goodnight. The playful text, perfect for reading aloud, is accompanied by soft, whimsical watercolors. Good Night! is sure to entice even the most reluctant sleepyhead into bed.

Claire Masurel was born in France and now lives in New York City. She is the author of more than fifteen books for children. Marie Henry lives in France, where she studied music at the National Consevatory at Versailles. She began painting after her children were born, and she created her first book as a gift for her daughter. Ms. Henry has published numerous children's books.

Simple, repetitive, and reassuring -- a perfect bedtime book. Kirkus Review --PARENTS' CHOICE, November 1995 "Zoe! Oscar! Jojo! Daisy! Max! Theo!" calls the little girl as she rounds up, one-by-one, her dawdling stuffed animals at bedtime. She manages to get them all tucked cozily into bed; your child probably will too, with this jolly, friendly going-to-sleep story that allows for happy role-playing. Look closely, and you'll spot traces of the book's European origin. --KIRKUS REVIEWS, April 15, 1994 The little girl is about to tuck herself in when she notices the "everyone" else is missing. Running from place to place in her cozy timbered house, she gathers half a dozen toys: her bear from the kitchen ("Silly Max. It's not time to eat! It's time to go to bed!"), a doll from the bookcase, a dragon from the TV, and so on. Last is Daisy, a rubber duck; while she's collecting her from the tub the child also uses the potty and brushes her teeth. The role reversal is a grand way to put the child vicariously in charge of the bedtime ritual. Henry's appealing little girl, scurrying from room to room, recalls Lena Anderson's lively, disarming characters. Simple, repetitive, and reassuring; a perfect bedtime book.