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I Would Tuck You In (Animal Families) Board book – October 14, 2014

by Sarah Asper-Smith (Author), Mitchell Watley (Illustrator)

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Perfect for fans of The Runaway Bunny, this children's bedtime story is filled with baby animals and their mothers: an otter tucks her little one into a kelp forest bed; a family of brown bears snuggle all through the winter; a humpback whale sings a song to soothe her calf. Lovingly illustrated and lyrically written, I Would Tuck You In is written and illustrated by husband-and-wife author and artist team Mitchell Watley and Sarah Asper-Smith.

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Reading age

Baby - 3 years
Print length

20 pages
Language

English
Dimensions

6.21 x 0.52 x 6.24 inches
Publisher

Little Bigfoot
Publication date

October 14, 2014
ISBN-10

1570619441
ISBN-13

978-1570619441
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"This is a sweet sharing book that is as warm as a bear hug."
Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's and Young Adult Literature

"...a thin but delightful book for children ages 3 to 7 about the caring relationship of mothers toward their offspring in the northern wilderness. The small factoids are fun too."
The Herald

"Bedtime books featuring drowsy animals are nothing new, but Asper-Smith takes advantage of a growing trend by adding a nonfiction element that both deepens the content and opens the book up for classroom integration. Each two-page spread features an illustration of an adult/child animal pair and a sweet, nonrhyming promise: “If you were a little brown bat . . . I would find you on the darkest of nights.” The feel-good sentiment is then explained in scientific terms via smaller text at the bottom of the page: “The little brown bat uses sound at night to find its way in the dark and capture mosquitoes to eat.” Though sometimes these facts pull against the cozy fantasy—no, the owl isn’t really staying up late to tell its offspring stories—they should succeed in intriguing young readers. Watley’s rough yet realistic pencil–and–watercolor art resists anthropomorphizingthe characters and is refreshingly liberal with its palette: aquas for underwater whales, warm oranges for brown bears, forest greens for porcupines. Both snuggly and educational."
Booklist

"The book is a fine balance of playful and endearing. It’s concise while still being educational. And for a four-year-old with the attention span of a gnat, it has it all: bright illustrations that are life-like, instead of cartoonish; enough variety to stave off boredom and no wording that is so long the wiggles set in. From page one, the book introduces readers to the wildlife of our northern region. There are snowshoe hares, bowhead and humpback whales, brown bears, caribou, little brown bats, boreal owls and arctic terns, just to name a few. Each animal is highlighted with a distinguishing feature and a little fact. Those little animal facts are part of what makes the book a success, I think. They add an opportunity for education and allow the book to be read to a broader range of young audiences. The illustrations, too, are a learning opportunity. They are detailed and lifelike, showing each of the animals in their typical habitat. Even the muskox look cold in their frozen tundra scene... In all, I’d say it’s a triumph for this creative husband-wife team."
Juneau Empire

"I Would Tuck You In is the perfect parent-child love story, with a variety of Alaska creatures making their little ones safe and secure in dens, kelp beds, on tundra trails, and in the wide Arctic sky. Perfect for kids birth to five, this charming book by Juneau residents Sarah Asper-Smith and Mitchell Watley provides bedtime-story comfort, any time of the day or night. What I like, though, are the explanatory notes at the bottom of each page to engage the older reader, too. Learn about caribou, brown bears, bowhead whales, or owls as you smoothly navigate the pages, and calmly assure youngsters you will, indeed, love them always."
AK on the GO

"If you're looking for a serious case of the warm-fuzzies combined with some fun facts about animals, 'I Would Tuck You In' by Sarah Asper-Smith might just be a great book to pick up and snuggle with the kiddos to read."
Capital City Weekly

About the Author

SARAH ASPER-SMITH makes her home up 100 stairs in Juneau, Alaska, with her husband, Mitchell Watley. In addition to writing children's books, Sarah works developing and designing museum exhibits.

Although MITCHELL WATLEY now lives in Alaska, he still considers Texas his home. When he is not collaborating with his wife, Sarah, on an artistic project or a delicious meal, he can often be found painting in his studio or walking their dog on the beaches near their home.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little Bigfoot; Brdbk edition (October 14, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Board book ‏ : ‎ 20 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1570619441
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1570619441
Reading age ‏ : ‎ Baby - 3 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.21 x 0.52 x 6.24 inches

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Born and raised in Juneau, Alaska, Sarah loves color and good typography, form and function; curry and goat cheese and fresh herbs, the sound of waves and the sound of wind, word play and Scrabble and puns. Spending time alone in her cabin in the woods, she came up with the idea for a children's alphabet book. Using unusual collective nouns for groups of animals, she wrote and illustrated her first book. She has seen a smack of jellyfish and hopes to avoid stumbling into a nest of vipers. Her second and third books, I Would Tuck You In, and You Are Home With Me, were a collaboration with her husband, Mitch Watley, who illustrated the many different northern animals and their young.

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board book is missing the animal facts

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017

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I bought the board book version as a gift--we have the hardcover/paper pages version & really like it--and the board book doesn't have the facts about the animals that the other version has. The description of this item made it seem like it would.

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Sandra

Two levels of Reading in this Beautifully Illustrated Book

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2013

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Easy learning about animals of the northern wilderness as they tenderly show how they love and care for their young. The main story is a reading level = read to pre-schoolers. Our 6 year old read many of the words himself. In smaller print on each page, there is added information about each featured animal. These are discussion triggers such as "to avoid predators, the common octopus can lose an arm and regrow it later on."

Because of the format, I expect this book will be enjoyed for many years as the child grows in understanding. The artwork is beautiful, most taking a fully colored, double page. No cartoon character animals here, these are realistic animals from the sea, air, and land of the north. The 4 year old enjoyed it but the 6 year old enjoyed it more and came back twice to see two of the illustrations and talk about the information.

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Skye65

A great read for ALL generations

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2013

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I Would Tuck You In is satisfying to both reader and read-to child on several levels: the closeness of parent and child is evidenced over and over as the author describes the bonding habits of many animal species. She also "footnotes" many little facts that tie in with each parent-child bonding activity, and these make great points of departure for discussion during or after the reading session. Significantly the illustrations are amazing: beautifully drawn, they are close enough to reality to ensure the truth of each animal's bonding activity and richly colored and simple enough for even the youngest tot to identify. The text and its message are clear to children, especially from ages 2 and up and are endearing to adults of all ages. This book is fast becoming a great favorite in my family.

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Warnali

Hold your baby close

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019

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This is by far one of my favorite books to read to my almost four month old son. Great photos, great read overall!

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Chica-Dee-Dee

Sweet bedtime story! ❤️ I Would Tuck You In!

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019

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I came across this sweet, educational book in a children’s boutique in Alaska. They had a single copy that I bought. When I flipped through it again when I got home, I had to get another copy for my nephew. It’s such a cute book!

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Christina

Nice pictures but was damaged

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2020

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Cute book. Like the art but when I got it all the pages were stuck together so when I got them apart a lot of them ripped

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Kara

Favorite book in the baby's library!

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2017

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This book is well written. Our daughter is a new Mommy and loves Otters, so the cover was perfect. Then we read the book and it is filled with lots of different images and animals. It is by far our favorite book in the baby's library.

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Lindy S

Tender wonderful book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2018

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Perfect gift for my grandkids. My husband and I had just returned from Alaska and it had all the animals in it that we had seen.

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Alyssa Titus

Lovely, but board-book inferior to soft-cover

Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2018

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Lovely book, but the board-book version is missing many of the animals and all of the fine-print details of the soft-cover book.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2018

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Wonderfully Canadian and beautiful in text and paintings.

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