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Sleepy ABC

by Karen Katz
40p. 978-0-06128-863-0.
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PreS With lines like "I is for me who is going to bed," and "X is for all of the things you can play," it is hard to find much good to say about this lackluster offering. Katz's characteristic round-headed multicultural babies wander through the pages, along with sheep, bunnies, and a variety of typical bedtime accoutrements. The brightly colored mixed-media illustrations are likely to appeal to young children, and the combination of Brown's name and the word "sleepy" on the cover will probably sell the title. Nonetheless, this uninspired mix of bedtime and alphabet book fails to do justice to either genre. Buy extra copies of "Goodnight Moon" and some of Karen Katz's board books and pass on this one."Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
New ed., 1953, Lothrop. "A is for Aaaah / when a small / kitten sighs / B is for Baaaaaa / when the lambs / close their eyes." While this isn't Brown's freshest text, it's a love match with Katz's style: her happy, big-headed babies and toddlers surrounded by zingy colors and patterns are game to demonstrate or witness whatever Brown sends their way.

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