When Mama Can't Sleep Tuff Book

by Natascha Rosenberg, Christa Kempter

Overview

What happens late at night when mama can't sleep?

 

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735840157
Publisher:	NorthSouth Books
Publication date:	04/01/2011
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.77(w) x 7.53(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Natascha Rosenberg has been illustrating children's books since 1998.  She lives in Madrid and Berlin

Editorial Reviews

Helping to launch the tear-resistant Tuff Books series, this story, first published in Switzerland, focuses on a family's restless night. First Mama, wearing pink bunny slippers, gets out of bed; she's worried about Grandma's belated birthday present. For Papa, the broken washing machine is the cause of his insomnia; Max's teddy bear has a rude awakening when Max rolls over on him; and Max is kept up by the cherubic ghost lurking behind the curtain. Readers kept awake by bumps in the night should relate to the family's quandary, which finds a tender (if impractical) resolution. Available simultaneously: Two Little Chicks, Owl Howl, and Rainbow Fish and the Whale. Ages 3–up. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

Everyone has gone to bed for the night. The moon and stars show through the window. Then Mama gets up because she can not sleep. She is worried about not having sent Grandma's birthday present on time. Dad awakens and goes into the laundry room to worry about the broken washing machine. When Max rolls over his Teddy falls to the floor and Max becomes aware of his rattling window which reminds him that a ghost is hiding behind the curtain. All the creaking and moving around wakes the dog and everyone is up. What to do? They all crawl into bed with Mama and Dad, except the ghost. He cuddles up on the curtain. Colorful pictures fill the pages depicting a loving family. The pages are composed of heavy paper designed for use with small children. A possible bedtime story—although parents may not want to encourage children to join them in their beds. Part of the "Tuff Books" series. Reviewer: Phyllis Kennemer, Ph.D.

Children's Literature - Phyllis Kennemer

Pre-S—This sweet bedtime story begins when Mama, wearing pink bunny slippers, can't sleep because she is "worried about Grandma's birthday present, which she should have mailed yesterday." Then Papa gets up, too, because the broken washing machine is on his mind. The teddy bear falls out of bed when Max rolls onto him, and Max can't sleep because "the ghost behind the curtain is sighing." Creaking beds and padding feet disrupt Sam the dog's sleep as well. Now that the entire household is up, all that is left to do is to crawl into bed "all together—Mama and Papa and Teddy and Sam and Max." The vibrant spreads are filled with color, and the heavy, glossy paper will withstand toddler destruction. Comforting, soothing, and sure to be a hit.—Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH

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