When Mama Can't Sleep

Pre-S—This sweet bedtime story begins when Mama, wearing pink bunny slippers, can't sleep because she is "worried about Grandma's birthday present, which she should have mailed yesterday." Then Papa gets up, too, because the broken washing machine is on his mind. The teddy bear falls out of bed when Max rolls onto him, and Max can't sleep because "the ghost behind the curtain is sighing." Creaking beds and padding feet disrupt Sam the dog's sleep as well. Now that the entire household is up, all that is left to do is to crawl into bed "all together—Mama and Papa and Teddy and Sam and Max." The vibrant spreads are filled with color, and the heavy, glossy paper will withstand toddler destruction. Comforting, soothing, and sure to be a hit.—Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH