Six Sleepy Sheep [Library Binding]

Jeffie Ross Gordon (Author), John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1991 | Age Level: 3 and up

Children will delight at the antics of six little sheep who try everything imaginable to fall asleep, from skipping in circles to slurping celery soup. Told in rhythmic prose and playfully illustrated, this zany story is guaranteed to give even the sleepiest child the giggles before bedtime. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-- Six sleepy sheep slip into slumber until one snoozer snores. Five insomniac sheep resolve their situations through silly solutions . . . and so it goes as the half-dozen dapper, black-faced, golden-fleeced woolly ones sashay through enough S's to satisfy even the greediest lover of alliteration. The combination of lively language and delightfully detailed pen-and-ink cartoons with cheerful watercolor washes and textures ensure gleeful moments in story times on numbers (although it doesn't work as a counting book) or sleep or sheep. Its small, square shape may limit the size of group in which it can be shared, but it's sure to amuse individual readers. Speech therapists tired of ``selling sea shells'' will love it. --Jody McCoy, Casady School, Oklahoma City
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Library Binding: 1 pages
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Pr; 1st edition (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878093061
• ISBN-13: 978-1878093066
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,801,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sheep shenanigans!, December 6, 2011

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This review is from: Six Sleepy Sheep (Picture Puffin) (Paperback)

I have to say, I LOVE this book. My mother read it to me throughout my whole childhood, and it's absolutely my favorite children's book. These sheep have the silliest and most ridiculous ideas of what will get them to sleep, the poor tired things. The book is based on the 's' sound, as you can tell by the title. There's alliteration galore, and wonderfully whimsical depictions of these sheep's silly antics. My daughter and I LOVE the silly ending! Definitely a timeless treasure!