Ten Sleepy Sheep

by Phyllis Root

Book Overview

"Root's lilting verses soothe the ear. . . . An unusually fine addition to parents' sleep inducing bag of tricks." -- BOOKLIST Outside in the farmyard, ten lively lambs would rather play than go to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763615455
• ISBN13: 9780763615451
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.0" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

My son's favorite bedtime book!

As other reviewers have mentioned, this book has beautifully, dreamily painted illustrations. It's written in verse, describing how "momma sheep" get their 10 little sheep to fall asleep. Each turn of a page brings a new stanza, counting down the little sheep as they doze off. The rhyme scheme is rich, perfectly executed and extremely soothing. My son is 19 months old and he usually pulls this book off the shelf to read when bedtime nears. In fact, he pulls it out during the day too. He received it as a gift, and we'll be ordering it for friends as they have children.

Counting sheep

This precious story uses soft pictures and rhyming words to lure its reader into a peaceful sleep. I particularly enjoyed how the author creatively used the warm, muted, and gentle, illustrations to accompany her text. Each page is an adventure for the reader to locate the key distractions that are keeping the lambs awake. For example, the reader can look for the blossoms and the ducklings that have been imbedded into the illustrations. Because of this, I feel the author and illustrator did a wonderful job making the pictures an integral part of the text. The author allows the reader to be introduced to new vocabulary terms, which will have immediate connections to the illustrations, thus creating a great deal of learning.

Ten Sleep Sheep

While it's not "Good Night Moon", this is a lovely count-down to bedtime book. The numeral/number approach to the countdown reinforces counting skills while the phrasing provides a lovely reading rhythm.

Excellent Book

This is another wonderful book by Phyllis Root. The pictures are beautiful and the story has a dreamy rhythm that will help your child fall asleep. This is also a counting book. My son who is three loves this book.

A BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BEDTIME STORY

This is a bedtime story you can count on - literally. Pastel and acrylic illustrations in moonlit tones follow the adventures of ten little sheep on their way to bed. When their mother calls that it's time to go to sleep the ten sheep jump over the cucumber vine to play some more. But gradually one by one the lambs tire and fall asleep. Youngsters will enjoy watching the lambs as they see blossoms close and ducklings close, all soft drowsy suggestions. In addition, young ones can practice their counting as they nod off. "Ten Sleepy Sheep" is an imaginative bedtime story beautifully illustrated. - Gail Cooke