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About the author:New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2017 Children's Literature Legacy Award, the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include the much-honored books Garvey's Choice, ALA Notable book What is Goodbye?, and Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade. Creator of the popular Meet Danitra Brown, Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California, and travels around the country visiting classrooms and speaking to educators.
For more information, visit nikkigrimes.com |
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About the illustrator:
Elizabeth Zunon grew up in West Africa and now lives Albany, NY where she draws, paints, collages, sews, silkscreens, makes jewelry, and ponders the endless possibilities of chocolate. Her work is largely influenced by the people, places, and things from her childhood in the Ivory Coast as the product of two cultures.
Visit her at lizzunon.com |
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Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth ZunonNikki Grimes, Coretta Scott King Award winning author, and acclaimed illustrator Elizabeth Zunon’s latest children’s masterpiece creates an imagination-fueled and animal-filled journey to bedtime.
It's bedtime. But Mommy's little one is not sleepy. He growls like a bear, he questions like an owl, he tosses his mane like a lion. He hunts for water like a sly wolf, and hides like a snake. Mommy needs to wrangle her sweet creature in bed so that the whole family can sleep. From tigers to squirrels to snakes, the little boy dodges around his bedtime, until he is tired enough to finally sleep. His imaginative animal friends weave their way through the illustrations, eventually joining him in curling up for the night. |
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“An adventurous treat of a bedtime story.”
-Kirkus, STARRED review
“[A] rhythmic, playful romp through a restless child’s bedtime routine... a loving, effective lullaby.”
-Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
“Exceptionally well-done… gorgeous illustrations… a fresh approach to a subject that resonates with families raising small children.”
-School Library Journal, STARRED review
“A fabulous interpretation of an everyday battle.”
-Booklist, STARRED review
“This lushly illustrated story… [is] a clever bedtime tale for stubborn, active twenty-first-century kids.”
-Horn Book Magazine
-Kirkus, STARRED review
“[A] rhythmic, playful romp through a restless child’s bedtime routine... a loving, effective lullaby.”
-Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
“Exceptionally well-done… gorgeous illustrations… a fresh approach to a subject that resonates with families raising small children.”
-School Library Journal, STARRED review
“A fabulous interpretation of an everyday battle.”
-Booklist, STARRED review
“This lushly illustrated story… [is] a clever bedtime tale for stubborn, active twenty-first-century kids.”
-Horn Book Magazine
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