Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping

by Julie Markes

Book Overview

Does the farmer sleep on a mattress of hay? Is the baker's bed made of soft, doughy bread? And is the grocer most comfortable resting on a bed of lettuce? No matter what the bed or walls look like, when the day's activities are done, it's time for everyone, big or small, to go to sleep.

With whimsy and humor, Julie Markes and David Parkins show that -- although everybody has a unique idea of quiet and order -- happy dreams and slumber await...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060537906
• ISBN13: 9780060537906
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.7" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A must have!

This is the most wonderful book! Beautifully illustrated and simply written but witty enough for parents. My 20 month-old adores it! To the author and illustrator - Please write more of them!

Good children's book

It is too bad that this book seems to be out of print. My daughter just loves it. I had checked it out from the library and had to buy my own copy. It goes through the town and talks about everyone who is asleep and then tells the child it is time to be asleep also. All with delightful pictures showing what the people, such as baker, librarian, teacher, zookeeper, do. For a child like mine who fights sleep to the best of her ability this is a great book!

A lovely bedtime book

This deceptively simple book is a really wonderful bedtime book. The rhythmic text is easily chanted, and the large, colorful full-bleed pictures effectively represent each character's job through their surroundings and stuffed animals. (The fireman has a dalmation, for example.) A soothing bedtime story for children from 6 months to 2-3 years.

Very endearing and sweet

My 2 1/2 year old son loves this book. We took it from the library and now I'm here to buy it since it enjoys it so much. It's a simple read, and short enough for a toddler bedtime. The premise is that each page shows another person sleeping, but people children would know. Like the teacher is sleeping (surrounded by school things), the librarian is sleeping (with books around her), policeman, etc. My son likes to see everyone sleeping, and the illustrations are gentle and have enough going on so we can talk about what he sees. For instance, in the picture for the pages on the Farmer is sleeping, he's using a sheep for a pillow and one of his socks fell off. My son thinks that's pretty funny. And at the end, a little boy just like him is shown going to sleep. I highly recommend it, especially for kids that don't want to go to sleep!

Great book!

My 21-month-old daughter loves this book. She asks me to read it every night before bed. It is short and engaging enough for young toddlers, but would appeal to older kids as well. It only has two short sentences per page and is beautifully illustrated. I don't even mind reading it over and over.