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Sweet Dreaming by Julia Rawlinson Illustrator: Nicole Wong
Published by Sourcebooks, Incorporated on October 2, 2018
Genres: Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION
Pages: 32
Source: NetGalley
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"I can't sleep!" said Molly. "You can," said her Mom. "Just think of a story and sleep will soon come..."
When Molly can't fall asleep, her Mom has the perfect remedy: a soothing bedtime story! Mom dreams up a variety of sleep-inducing scenarios, but Molly manages to find something exciting and energizing in each one. Eventually, Mom's stories work, just not in the way she expects...
When you have Minions there is no such thing as too many bedtime stories, or really even too many books. There’s very little variation you can accomplish with ‘go to sleep’ type stories. When they say there is nothing new under the sun it’s basically true. But then again, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel completely. Like my over use of metaphors there? I did 😀 The thing is, a well done story is a well done story, no matter the backdrop. Julia Rawlinson brings a sweet story for Minions about bedtime and not being ready to fall asleep. It’s perfectly accompanied with engaging illustrations by Nicole Wong.
Rawlinson weaves a story of a young girl who isn’t quite ready to go to sleep. Her mom weaves relaxing adventures of birds (too swoopy) and penguins (too cold) and camels (too hot) before settling into the ocean away from the pirates and serene with the whales. Only mom falls asleep first. Molly drifts off herself to the soft breathing of her mother and the comfort of her animal friends. I really did enjoy this engaging story and I think your Minions will as well. The pictures were so engaging as well. They were filled with depth and a level of detail that was almost like a photograph. Sometimes, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel you just have to spin it a different direction. This sweet bedtime story did that for me and I think it would be a great addition to any Minion’s library.
About Julia Rawlinson
I grew up in London, close to Richmond Park – a beautiful deer park big enough to get lost in, where I got to know lots of the animals who have since popped up in my stories.
I have always loved writing poetry – I enjoy the sound and rhythm of words and the first things I published were poems. When I had my children I started writing stories for picture books, and my first book, Fred and the Little Egg, was published in 2005. Since then I have written lots of stories about rabbits, bears, mules, dragons, hedgehogs, squirrels, mice, a kind-hearted but easily confused fox… and a girl called Molly.
I have been lucky enough to work with some wonderful illustrators, and my books have been published in many languages.
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