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A whimsical, witty bedtime story in wonderful format with gorgeous pictures - From bestselling author of Hooray for mel.Arm in Arm, Peanut Butter Party and Sleepytime Rhyme - Fantastic full-colour illustrations by John Muth, author of Stonecutter Dracula, and prize-winning illustrator of Come On, Rain - Celebrates the joys and frustrations of being a passionate reader with no time to read - Will appeal to children of 6 and up, exhausted parents and busy bees... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This is the humorous plight of a young girl whose day is so over-scheduled that she worries she will never ever ever ever...have enough time to read this book. After all, there are showers to take, breakfasts to make, back-packs to pack, and lists to check. The warmth and humour of this story come from seeing our dreamy heroine opening her book for quick escapes between and during her daily responsibilities. At the end of her busy day, she accomplishes her goal...or does she? The perfect wind-down to a child's busy day.
Author Notes
Remy Charlip was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 10, 1929. He received a degree in fine arts from Cooper Union School of Fine Arts in New York in 1949. He studied dance at Juilliard and in 1950 became a founding dancer at the Merce Cunningham Dance Theatre and remained with the company for 11 years as a principal dancer and company costume designer. In 1958 he co-founded the Paper Bag Players in New York.
During his lifetime, he wrote and illustrated 38 children's books. The first book he provided the illustrations for was David's Little Indian by Margaret Wise Brown, which was published in 1956. The first book he both wrote and illustrated, Dress Up and Let's Have a Party, was also published in 1956. His other works include Fortunately, Mother Mother I Feel Sick, and Arm in Arm. He worked with the National Theater for the Deaf as a director, which inspired two picture books on sign language, Handtalk: An ABC of Finger Spelling and Sign Language and Handtalk Birthday: A Number and Story Book in Sign Language. His works received three New York Times Best Illustrated Books awards and a first prize for illustration at the Bologna Book Fair. He died on August 14, 2012 at the age of 83.
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Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3-In excruciating detail, a young girl describes how busy her day is and why she can't finish reading this book. In just one page, she tells readers that she "-got out of bed, put on my bathrobe, put on my slippers, went to the bathroom, let the shower run-got out of my bathrobe, got out of my slippers, got out of my pajamas. Then I-took a shower." So it goes. Is it any wonder she can't find the time to read? The action takes place from sunup until bedtime, though nothing much happens. The true charm of the book lies in its tongue-in-cheek presentation and lively watercolor illustrations. Muth has created a multiracial, multigenerational array of friends and family who surround the unnamed protagonist. Careful observers will be tickled to note that the girl's open book always mirrors the pages they are reading. A light, original diversion.-Roxanne Burg, Thousand Oaks Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
There's more to this clever book than initially meets the eye. A busy girl struggles from sun-up to sundown to squirrel away time to read, but something always seems to get in the wayÄa shower ("Careful! Don't get the book wet!"), a breakfast of cereal ("Who left this book in the fridge?"), etc. Sure enough, by nightfall she still hasn't managed to finish her book. Charlip's (Sleepytime Rhyme) diverting tale strikes just the right bemused note with its step by step, don't-stop-to-take-a-breath descriptions of mundane activities. Hand-lettered text befits the first-person rendition, while Muth's (Gershon's Monster, reviewed in Children's Religion Forecasts, Aug. 28) witty watercolors amplify and extend the humor inherent in each deadpan passage. He gives the tale additional punch by varying the pace from full-page scenes to frame-by-frame snapshots and by casting the main characters as an intriguingly multicultural extended family. Readers will also enjoy the recurring visual pun as they spy the very same book they're reading in the hand of the girl, and the same page they're looking at almost every time she manages to sneak a peek at it. Ages 6-up. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved