The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Zoboli, Giovanna

The Big Book of Slumber

32 pp. | Eerdmans | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8028-5439-1 $16.00

(2) PS Translated by Antony Shugaar. Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani. Lush art in cozy nighttime colors lends a magical, drowsy atmosphere to this lyrical look at creatures' bedtimes. Rhyming couplets are full of rhythm and repetition to soothe the youngest ears: "Mouse ate her apple and read her nice book. / Who else is sleeping? Just take a good look." This large-format ode to the joys of dreamland sets the right nighttime tone.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2014