Sleepy Sheepy
by Lucy Ruth Cummins (Author) Pete Oswald (Illustrator)
From critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Bad Seed series, comes a rhyming bedtime tale featuring brand new picture book character Sleepy Sheepy, a sheep who is definitely NOT sleepy!
Sleepy Sheepy was not sleepy. But it was time for bed (At least, that's what the clock said.) But Sleepy Sheepy would not sleepy. He was wired. And absolutely not tired! In fact, he was wide awake. Despite his name, Sleepy Sheepy is not sleepy. He'd much rather build with blocks or knit socks than go to sleep. Will Ma and Pa Sheepy ever get their sheepy to go to sleepy?
From acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and brought to life by New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald, Sleepy Sheepy is a hilarious bedtime read-aloud that will appeal to little lambs everywhere.
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His eyelids are already below half-mast, and his weary parents-each of whom totes a wide-eyed infant lamb in a front-facing carrier-insist that it’s bedtime. But Sleepy Sheepy, rendered by Oswald (the Food Group series) in fluffy, cloud-like textures, insists he’s anything but sleepy: "He was WIRED and absolutely NOT TIRED!" To prove his point, he bounces through the cool-toned vignettes performing karaoke, wolfing down cookies and milk, skateboarding, and building with blocks. If his determined but unfailingly patient parents didn’t occasionally take him firmly in hand, he would almost seem to defy gravity. But readers will discern that Sleepy Sheepy’s actions are more kicky than joyful; eventually, he lets out a big yawn, and soon, Cummins (Rock That Vote) writes, "His eyelids drooped. His shoulders stooped. His brain was pooped." Finally snuggled under his covers as a starry sky glows outside his window, he looks truly contented for the first time since the book’s beginning, and even the most bedtime-resistant readers will respect his exhausted capitulation. Ages 3-7. Author’s agent; Emily van Beek, Folio Jr./Folio Literary. Illustrator’s agent: Kirsten Hall, Catbird Productions.
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JUV002090 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
