While You Are Sleeping - Hardcover

Deacon, Alexis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374383308 ISBN 13: 9780374383305

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2006

Synopsis

Being a plush toy might sound like an easy job, but when a newcomer joins their group, the bedside toys show him everything that goes into taking care of a child while he is sleeping. Every night, they make sure that he isn?t too hot or too cold, and that he stays safely in his bed. They chase away bedbugs and bad dreams. And on Christmas Eve they have the very important task of making sure the child does not awake until morning. The new toy ? and the reader ? will find a lot
to learn before the night is over.
 
Acclaimed author-artist Alexis Deacon has produced an enchanting bedtime picture book filled with soothing, dreamy pictures and gentle humor.

About this title

About the Author:

ALEXIS DEACON is the two-time winner of the New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year Award, for Beegu and for Jitterbug Jam by Barbara Jean Hicks, which was also an ALA Notable Book. He lives in London, England.

From Booklist:

PreS. A child can sleep from dusk to dawn, but for her bedside toys, the work goes on. Five stuffed animals collectively describe how they spend their nights working (unbeknownst to the child) to make sure their charge, a young girl, sleeps well. Their tasks include checking the cupboards, corners, and under the bed (if they are feeling brave); making sure that the girl is comfortable and that she doesn't wake up on the night Santa appears. The scariest things are bedbugs, which are easily squashed (but not shown) and bad dreams (also not shown), which are scared away when the toys don such things as a badminton birdie and goofy sunglasses. The final scene, in which the girl awakens to cuddle the animals, shows why they are devoted to their jobs. The muted colors and the sketchy loose style of the pastel-type artwork pairs well with the gentle text, and the idea of having such capable creatures standing guard gives the whole a comforting, old-fashioned feeling. Randall Enos
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About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0374383308
• ISBN 13: 9780374383305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 36