Close Your Eyes [Import] [Hardcover]

Kate Banks (Author), Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Chrysalis Children's Books (September 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856024571
• ISBN-13: 978-1856024570
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful bedtime book!, April 2, 2003

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L. Vince (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Close Your Eyes (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful book that my 20mo old adores. Its about a little tiger who is scared to go to sleep at night. The mother tiger comforts him and explains to him that he doesnt need to be scared and that she will be right there if he needs her. One of the quotes is so beautiful, the mother tiger says to the baby tiger "dark is just the other side of light. It's what comes before dreams." My heart melted when I read that for the first time and I thought that was a perfect way to tell a child that its ok to close your eyes and go to sleep. This book will be a big hit at bedtime!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the Kids at Bedtime, and for Tiger Fans All Times, November 30, 2002

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P. Falina (Belfast, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Close Your Eyes (Hardcover)

This is a delightful little book, about a tiger cub who doesn't want to go to sleep as his mom directs. He doesn't want to let go of his wonderful day-time world by closing his eyes. His mom coaches him along the way, about all the wonders he can see in his imagination, and then in his dreams. Most importantly, she assures him that she always will be there to protect him.

The illustrations are fanciful and utterly non-threatening. I come from a bunch that loves tigers anyway, but even if you're a little wary of "large, ferocious animals", as someone once put it to me, don't pass this one up. There is no ferocity here; there is only gentleness and a mother's love.

... Don't pass this one by!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Bedtime Story....., January 23, 2003

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Roz Levine - See all my reviews

This review is from: Close Your Eyes (Hardcover)

"The little tiger lay on his back in the tall grass. "Close your eyes, little tiger," said his mother, "and go to sleep." But the little tiger didn't want to sleep. "If I close my eyes," he said, "I can't see the sky..." So begins author, Kate Banks, and illustrator Georg Hallensleben's third bedtime story collaboration, and this dynamic duo justs gets better with each book. Little tiger has all kinds of excuses for not closing his eyes. He won't be able to see the sky, or the trees, or the bird with blue feathers. When he closes his eyes, the world is dark, and he's afraid. But his patient mother is there with just the right reassuring words, telling him about the wonderful places he'll go in his dreams. And when he wakes up, she reminds him, his dreams will be gone, but she will be right there, cuddled next to him..... Ms Banks gentle, lyrical text is warm and engaging, and filled with imagery and magic. Mr Hallensleben's evocative, bold and bright lush jungle scenes dazzle with vivid color and expression. Together word and art create a soothing and captivating bedtime story preschoolers will beg to read, night after night. Like their other nightime books, And If The Moon Could Talk and The Night Worker, Close Your Eyes is a winner that shouldn't be missed.