Good Night, Alfie Atkins [Hardcover]

Gunilla Bergstrom (Author), Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard (Translator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

An irresistible father-and-son team!

Meet Alfie Atkins. Like all four-year-olds, sometimes he is stubborn. Tonight he doesn't want to go to bed. Lucky for him, Daddy is being especially nice -- taking care of all of Alfie's bedtime needs. But Alfie won't sleep, and it isn't long before he succeeds in tiring poor Daddy.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-Four-year-old Alfie Atkins does not want to go to sleep. His father assists him in a variety of bedtime rituals, but still the child asks for more. When he calls for his teddy, Daddy does not come, so Alfie goes looking for him and finds his exhausted parent asleep on the floor. He tucks him in and then goes to sleep himself. The book was originally published in 1972 in Sweden, and the stylized art features a palette that will cry out "1970s" to adults (scraps of fabric incorporated into the pictures add an interesting texture to the bold colors). The father smokes a pipe throughout. The old-fashioned aspects of the illustrations are likely to be lost on children. This timeless story features a father-son interaction without unnecessary fanfare, but has limited child appeal.-Genevieve Gallagher, Murray Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA
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Review

"This comical domestic drama plays out...in colorful mixed-media artwork, which exudes a homey, vaguely retro charm."  -- The Horn Book

 

"Appealing to novice readers as well as to picture-book audiences, who are sure to recognize a kindred spirit in resourceful Alfie."  -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: R & S Books; 1st edition (May 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9129661544
• ISBN-13: 978-9129661545
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,190,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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