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Summary
A baby--finally--falls asleep with the rest of the world in this soothing picture book from Kate and Jules Feiffer.
And the sun said,
"I've gone for the day.
When you wake up,
I'll be back to play."
Even though the stars are out and the moon is bright, the baby says, "No, go, sleep!" But as the world around the baby gradually goes to sleep--first the sun, then the moon, then the sheep, tree, and owl--the baby finally, finally, finally falls asleep too. Lyrically written, this lulling text, paired with soothing art, will put even the youngest reader in the mood to visit dreamland.
Author Notes
Kate Feiffer is a writer, a filmmaker, and a mother. She is the author of the picture books No Go Sleep! ; President Pennybaker ; But I Wanted a Baby Brother! ; The Wild, Wild Inside ; Which Puppy? ; My Mom Is Trying to Ruin My Life ; and Double Pink ; and of the middle-grade novels Signed by Zelda and The Problem with the Puddles. She lives with her family on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Visit her at KateFeiffer.com.
Jules Feiffer has won a number of prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays, including the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Among the books he's illustrated for children are The Phantom Tollbooth , Some Things Are Scary , and in collaboration with his daughter Kate, Henry the Dog with No Tail , and No Go Sleep . He is the author and illustrator of Bark, George , I Lost My Bear , Meanwhile , and The Man in the Ceiling .
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-In this charming picture book, a baby speaks only a few words. But babies don't have to say much to have the world revolve around them. The parents' gentle nudges toward bedtime fall flat, so the sun steps in, saying, "I've gone for the day. When you wake up, I'll be back to play." Baby, still wide-eyed and frenetic, then hears from the moon, stars, a car, birds, frogs, bunnies, an owl, a tree, sheep, and various creatures and things inside the house, each closer and closer to the crib and its fretful occupant. Jules Feiffer's wonderful, mildly zany informality warms every image, and he super-soaks the pages in deliciously intense watercolors. Some of the text is lilting, some quirky; unlike Goodnight Moon, for instance, this isn't a lullaby in disguise. Will the book ease a child to sleep? Maybe, maybe not. What it will do is distract and entertain-and maybe even cheer up the weary adults who find themselves in a similar situation.-Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
"No go sleep!" insists a baby, and clearly his parents aren't going to change his mind. But the rest of the world is more than ready to call it a day, and celestial bodies, nearby animals, a car driving down the street, and even the front door give it the old college try. "When you wake up, I'll be back to play," promises the sun. "Who? Yes me," pledges the owl. "I'll stay awake and watch over you." "No!" says the stubborn baby, seemingly immune to this cosmic persuasion, though his eyes say otherwise. Kate Feiffer, who last collaborated with her father on My Side of the Car, has written the perfect go-to book for the go-to-sleep impaired. With its lulling tone and gentle, comic cajoling, it has nightly must-read written all over it. Jules Feiffer's legendary ink lines beautifully capture a nascent human in all his lumpy discontent. Especially revelatory is how he conjures up the beauty of a starry, marine-blue night and all the creatures and things that go into making the world reassuringly benevolent. Ages 3-7. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.