The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Paul, Ann Whitford

Everything to Spend the Night from A to Z

34 pp. | DK Ink/Kroupa | March, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-7894-2511-4 $$15.95

(2) PS Illustrated by Maggie Smith. The young heroine hauls her overnight bag up to Grandpa's porch, more than ready for her sleepover. Comical watercolors get this duo just right, and the rollicking, rhyming text suits the lively grandchild, who parades around with Grandpa--and stalls for time--unearthing letter by letter the contents of her bag. This charmer may keep young readers up at night stalling for bedtime with their own alphabetical treasures.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 1999