From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1–The little Prince refuses to go to bed despite the many sleep-inducing suggestions offered by well-meaning acquaintances. After trying tricks ranging from hypnotism to medicine, a grandmotherly looking woman arrives with a century-old solution that will delight readers–try a book. Average-quality rhymed couplets are easily read aloud (except perhaps for the tongue-twisting page that rhymes present, pheasant, peasant, and unpleasant). Cartoonlike illustrations in colorful acrylics and collage move the action along. Stylized sheep decorate the endpapers as well as the wallpaper in the boy's bedroom. Pair this with similarly themed titles such as Carole Lexa Schaefer's
Down in the Woods at Sleepytime (Candlewick, 2000) to create a bedtime ritual.
–Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Review
" Before you even begin to read this story, the warm and expressive front cover will draw you in. This is a delightful modern fairy tale written by Joanne Oppenheim and illustrated by Miriam Latimer, that got the thumbs up at bedtime." --Kids Literati<br /><br />"Latimer's quirky, energetic acrylic and collage art playfully tweaks perspective and scale as dancers determined to perform until the Prince nods off, tire themselves out instead. This spirited tale may not lull little ones to sleep, but it will surely put a smile on their faces." --Publishers Weekly<br /><br />"The playful, colorful illustrations use acrylics and collage to bring this rollicking romp to life. Fanciful counting sheep are laced throughout the book and add to the whimsy and playfulness. This is a great read-a-loud and a wonderful argument for books!" --Library Media Connection
"Latimer's quirky, energetic acrylic and collage art playfully tweaks perspective and scale as dancers determined to perform until the Prince nods off, tire themselves out instead. This spirited tale may not lull little ones to sleep, but it will surely put a smile on their faces." --Publishers Weekly
"The playful, colorful illustrations use acrylics and collage to bring this rollicking romp to life. Fanciful counting sheep are laced throughout the book and add to the whimsy and playfulness. This is a great read-a-loud and a wonderful argument for books!" --Library Media Connection
