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32 pp.
| Thames |
June, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-500-65077-6$14.95
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Illustrated by
Yara Kono.
"How many letters will there be before you drop off?" That's the introductory challenge of this alphabet book spotlighting bedtime-related words and phrases, from Awake ("This is how you look now") to Zzzz ("The book has been switched off...Turn yourself off too"). The premise and woodblock-like art are grand, but the book is tediously wordy--perhaps this would-be soporific's strategy?