Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed up with author and naturalist Michael Elsohn Ross to create a truly enchanting bedtime book. From goodnight stories to goodnight kisses, the simple, cozy text celebrates the special bedtime rituals that are so beloved by both parent and child. With its colorful butterflies, cozy caterpillars and dreamy ladybugs -- all in their cutest pajamas -- this is a book that readers will want to snuggle up with again and again.
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PreSchool-K–Insects, worms, and slugs curl up in roses, slumber under leaves, and doze in shells in this bedtime rhyme. While some of Ross's verses are clever ("Cuddle in a huddle/in a grove of tall trees"), others are odd or uninviting ("Snooze away softly/in a puddle of sap"). Long's watercolor illustrations of well-dressed animals are playful, but the complicated sleepwear looks out of place on creatures with antennae, multiple legs, and wings, and the white backgrounds make it seem as if the bugs are going to bed in full daylight. While the book's title and premise are droll, the realization is lackluster.–Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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"...colorful illustrations of mommy bugs in dresses and slippers and baby bugs in pajamas make this a delightful book." -- San Diego Union Tribune, May 2004
"Sweet, silly, and sleep-inducing all at the same time." -- The Columbus Dispatch, April 2004
"Young readers will relish the familiar activities as presented from a bug's-eye perspective and told in whimsical rhyming couplets." -- Kirkus Reviews, April 2004
"parents looking for an alternate to 'Goodnight Moon' will love SNUG AS A BUG." -- Savannah Morning News, April 2004
'...Young readers will relish the familiar activities as presented from a bug's-eye perspective and told in whimsical rhyming couplets.'Kirkus Reviews
"Sweet, silly, and sleep-inducing all at the same time." -- The Columbus Dispatch, April 2004
"Young readers will relish the familiar activities as presented from a bug's-eye perspective and told in whimsical rhyming couplets." -- Kirkus Reviews, April 2004
"parents looking for an alternate to 'Goodnight Moon' will love SNUG AS A BUG." -- Savannah Morning News, April 2004
'...Young readers will relish the familiar activities as presented from a bug's-eye perspective and told in whimsical rhyming couplets.'Kirkus Reviews
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful lullaby book,
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This review is from: Snug As a Bug (Hardcover)
This book is great as a bedtime routine book for a young child getting ready to go to bed. It's words help create a sense of security to going to sleep on their own. They get a kiss and a hug from their parents or caregivers and get ready to sleep as snug as a bug. The colorful illustrations are of all sorts of bugs and their comfortable beds, be they in a dirty old sock or under a rock. The words go well with the illustrations. This book is a soothing preparation to go to bed. It is appropriate for children ages 2-4.
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I buy books for my grandkids, ages 4-6. They have been read to since birth and all love books. I am the "Book Grandma" so they get a book for each occasion. I am so please with this book, they giggle and laugh at the words and illustrations. I would highly recommend for this age group and also for new readers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book,
This review is from: Snug As a Bug (Hardcover)
This book is absolutely wonderful. My 3 year old loves it and he even knows the words by heart. The pictures are outstanding and the rhymes are very easy for small children to follow and remember. This is a very enjoyable book.
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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