PRESCHOOL
Taylor, Sean

The World Champion of Staying Awake

(3) PS Illustrated by Jimmy Liao. After her father tells her it's bedtime, Stella has trouble getting three of her stuffed animals to sleep: they're competing to be "the world champion of staying awake." The story's role-reversal element is a bit of parental wish-fulfillment--Stella herself drifts right off--but it's nevertheless entertaining. Versatile illustrator Liao's watercolors succeed at depicting both tight vignettes and expansive fantastical scenes.

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