The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Ray, Mary Lyn

Go to Sleep, Little Farm

40 pp. | Houghton | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-15014-0 $16.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. This lyrical bedtime book follows various animals' evening activities; inside a house a young girl mimics their actions (e.g., hiding under her blankets like a bear in a log) before falling asleep. The book begins at dusk, the sky going from pink to blue to black and starry, the shadowy gray tones of the retro-looking illustrations a consummate match for the restful, rhyming text.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014