![]() Mama brings in flowers, a cup of tea, and an extra quilt. ![]() She will only sleep in a room in which everything is blue. Alice bounces on her bed, wide awake and making demands. PreS-This dreamy bedtime book doesn't have a single unnecessary word. This lovely book works well as a one-on-one bedtime read, but it would also be the perfect final selection for a pajama storytime." -School Library Journal, starred review, June 2008 ( School Library Journal ) From School Library Journal: Their soft colors and simple lines are perfectly suited to the simplicity of the language. ![]() Tusa''s illustrations, done in ink, watercolor, and gouache, show a child progressing from Pippi Longstocking-like energy, through acceptance, drowsiness, and finally sleep. "This dreamy bedtime book doesn''t have a single unnecessary word. ![]() The final appearance of the blue room, which sounded so impossible at first, will feel to children like a promise kept." -Publishers Weekly, starred review (3/31/08) ( Publishers Weekly, starred ) Tusa appears to have breathed in first-time author Averbeck's text and then breathed it out as pictures. ![]() * "If bedtime books were dances, this one would be a pas de deux: prose and pictures partner each other effortlessly all the way to the last page. ![]()
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