Blue Wolf Reviews

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  • Where Will the Sleepy Sheep Sleep?

    Where Will the Sleepy Sheep Sleep?

    Where Will The Sleepy Sheep Sleep is undoubtedly a tongue twister of a bedtime story. The alliteration device used gives a rhythm to the tale and creates a mood by its rhyming couplets. Combine this with the delightful illustrations of a sleepy sheep and already you have a drowsy tone. As the story progresses and the sheep rejects more sleeping spaces, his eyelids become heavier and heavier.

    The sheep searches in vain for a safe place to relax and sleep but there are so many unsafe and cold places, his search for safety must continue. Eventually he finds a place to snuggle into. This is somewhere “Warm, safe and dry, and softly snugly “; by this time the reader will be ready to snuggle down as well.

    Contrasts begin with crisp, clear illustrations emphasising the cold night setting in. The foxes and dingoes are to be avoided as well as the cold cave, the hollow log and the spiky grass. The beautiful merging of the illustrations and the language add to the story and we feel the weariness of the sheep.

    This is a story for bedtime and for brave storytellers. Such fun to follow the journey of a very sleepy sheep “on this cold, wet, windy, wild, lonely, dark, dangerous, bleak, and scary night?”

  • The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions

    The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions

    What is impossible about The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions is the ability to put it down. As much as you may wish to share it with a child it is hard not to keep reading yourself to find the answers. Hilarious!

    The introduction explains that Science is not so much about knowing a lot of facts, but about asking questions. The best questions though are the IMPOSSIBLE ones, such as “If chickens are so delicious, why don’t they eat themselves?”  The reader is encouraged to explore life and come up with their own questions.

    Following pages have questions which have answers such as “Why does rain smell rainy? Could I touch a rainbow? Does yellow look the same to me as it does to you? The pleasing part of these discussions is the logical and simple explanation given. For example, the question, “Why do I like my friends more than I like other people? is given a serious answer.

    Friendships have been studied and it is found that we “Tend to make friends with people who are like us.” Being of a similar age and living close to each other helps, but it seems that expressions and body language often match our own.

    There are approximately 40 questions posed and answered in this book. Each one is given a page of simple explanation. The illustrations and colourful pages add to the pleasure of reading and help to give visual answers and perspective. This is such a fun way to learn.

  • Under the Moonlight

    Under the Moonlight

    It can be quite frightening waking up in the middle of the night and being unable to go back to sleep; that’s what happened to Moose. He heard all kinds of eerie noises and his imagination ran wild. There was bound to be a monster close by. Find out what Moose saw and heard as he bravely crept into the bush to find the ‘monster’.

    Under the Moonlight is an ideal bedtime story for a child, who gets anxious about sleeping in a room alone. The eye catching, soothing illustrations created by Susannah Crispe will not only make the story come alive but also give the listener a peaceful night’s sleep with happy dreams. 

  • Little Owl’s Bedtime

    Little Owl’s Bedtime

    Now available as a sturdy board book the bedtime favourite of little people, Little Owls Bedtime is once again set to charm and settle children who really do not think bedtime is a good idea.

    Little Owl loves a good story and the longer it can be read the better, as surely there has to be another good story to follow, even though it is very late o’clock, very, very late o’clock; even though the little bunnies have gone to bed, the field mice had closed their eyes and the very shy frogs were getting ready for their nightly chorus, Little Owl would still not go to sleep.

    It was too dark; the pillow was too lumpy, Hedge was not there and when Hedge was found and snuggled up in bed with Little Owl, he still would not go to sleep. And then there was a noise and then he was hungry, until he finally woke up poor Hedge.

    Parents will relate well to the story of Little Owls Bedtime as there are times when children get over excited with the adventures to come on the following day, as life sometimes is simply far too exciting to waste time sleeping.

    Beautifully illustrated from Alison Brown, Little Owl and his friends help make bedtime a far more comforting place. Mummy Owl spends time reassuring Little Owl with lovely tales of various other creatures that are settling down for the night or are beginning to go about their every-night life.

    Deb Gliori has wrapped an all too familiar night time routine in comfort and reassurance that will help soothe and encourage active little ones to settle down for the night with a beloved ‘friend’, a night light and sweet dreams to comfort their slumbers.

  • Bedtime, Daddy!

    Bedtime, Daddy!

    In this very funny look at getting little ones off to bed, Bedtime Daddy, Sharon Giltrow and Katrin Dreiling have turned what for many parents can be a very challenging time, into one of fun, adventure and a little mayhem along the way, that does the trick perfectly.

    Reversed roles add to the fun as a little Bear tries against the odds to get Daddy Bear to bed, tears, tantrums and all, as the nightly routine unfolds. Just getting Daddy into his pyjamas begins the fun, as he will try and wear them on his head, making brushing his teeth very, very difficult.

    Then there is potty time and the race to see who can get to the bed first to do the best bellyflop. Storytime seems like an endless, endless amount to fun to be found in the pages, along with wanting more to eat and drink and heaps more giggles and hugs.

    But finally, just when it seems Daddy is going to go to bed, he discovers MONSTERS! Oh dear, mayhem descends once again!

    A classic take on every home that is graced by small children, Sharon Giltrow and Katrin Dreiling have captured almost to perfection, the drama that can be created on a nightly basis as tired children head reluctantly for bed.

    Every parent will relate to Bedtime Daddy, as will every child, at the antics of little Bear and his Daddy as thankfully sleep eventually overcomes even MONSTERS; well at least for tonight!

    Bedtime Daddy is destined to become an all-time favourite bedtime story for little ones and their parents everywhere.