PreS—Henry never wants the fun to end. When Papa throws him up in the air, he begs for more. He can't get enough of his sister tickling his toes and playing pat-a-cake with him, either, or of his brother pulling him on rides in his little cart, or of Grandma singing. He demands "more!" again and again—his poor family is wiped out. When he finally falls asleep on Mama's lap while she's reading him his fourth book, they can hardly believe it but gingerly put him to bed and each give him a little kiss and leave the room. But wait…Mama can't stop herself and goes back…for more! Perfectly complemented by Hughes's colorful cartoons, which portray an insatiable little boy in an interracial family, Ashman's story is told in rhymes whose rhythms are just right for bedtime.
VERDICT A wonderful illustration of the exhaustion and joy that is life with a toddler.
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