The Little Sleepyhead

By Fran Manushkin

Meet the Little Sleepyhead, who lives back when the world is so young that the rocks are little pebbles and the chicks are still in their eggs. He's tired from playing all day. Where will he sleep? Not in the tickly grass, and not on the slippery lily pads. Not on a bumpy tree branch, and not even on a great pillow of a bear. Finally, with the help of the wind and some special friends, the Little Sleepyhead finds what he needs.This humorous story about the creation of the first bed&150and the arrival of a sweet hug&150is illustrated in rich pastel tones and textures sure to send other little sleepyheads into blissful reverie.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525469567
• ISBN13: 9780525469568
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A good bedtime story

This is the story of Little Sleepyhead, a young boy who could not find a place to rest his head. At the end of the day, he is tired. He saw the songbirds in their nests and the turtles in their swhells, but he did not know where to go. He needed some place soft. He couldn't sleep on the grass because bugs tickled his nosel. He couldn't sleep on a tree branch because it was too bumpy. He tried to sleep like a frog on a lily pad, but he fell in. Finally, he shouted "I want to sleep!" The feathers from the birds blew around and he landed on a high heap of them because he knew he needed this soft bed. He ends up snuggling with a lamb because he says he needed something to hug. The story ends with as suggestion for a little child to go to be also if he has a bed and something to hug. The colors are softg and the tone is peaceful. The hue is red, blue and yellow. There is a bright chroma - no grey and there is use of primary colors. The illustrations achieve the desired mood with child and animal dominance which matches the story. This story is appropriate for ages 2-6.

A SOOTHING AND AMUSING BEDTIME STORY

This bedtime story is both soothing and amusing as we meet the Little Sleepyhead who lived long, long ago - so long ago "that all the rocks were little pebbles and all the chicks were still in their eggs." Now, Little Sleepyhead is an energetic and fun-loving young fellow. He spends all day racing up and down hills, leaping across streams, and thoroughly exhausting himself. As the day draws to a close he starts looking for some place to sleep. Where can that be? He finds birds tucked in their nests, turtles safe in their shells, and beavers snoozing in ponds. But, where is a boy to sleep? He tried the grass, but bugs found their way into his nose. He copied squirrels hugging a tree branch but that was way too bumpy. He thought he'd found the perfect place snuggled up to a big furry bear. But the bear's snoring kept him awake. By the time Little Sleepyhead finds the perfect place to sleep, chances are young listeners will be well on their way to dreamland. - Gail Cooke