Russell the Sheep

by Rob Scotton, Rob Scotton (Illustrator)

Overview

There must be a way to get a sheep to sleep!

All the sheep are falling asleep—except Russell. What's a sheep to do? Count stars… Count feet…

Perfect for naptime or bedtime, this New York Times bestselling picture book is from Splat the Cat author-artist Rob Scotton.

Your sheep will giggle, and you will agree with the New York Times Book Review: “A hilarious woolly insomniac. Adorably funny. A runaway hit.”

And don't miss the other funny picture books about Russell:

• Russell and the Lost Treasure
• Russell's Christmas Magic

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062067104
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/07/2010
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD430L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Rob Scotton is the bestselling author and illustrator of Russell the Sheep; Russell and the Lost Treasure; Russell’s Christmas Magic; Splat the Cat; Love, Splat; Merry Christmas, Splat; and Scaredy-Cat, Splat! His work can also be found on greeting cards, ceramics, textiles, prints, stationery, and glassware. An honors graduate of Leicester Polytechnic, Rob now lives in Rutland, England, with his wife, Liz, who is also an artist. You can visit Rob Scotton online at robscotton.com.

Editorial Reviews

What happens when a sheep can’t sleep? That’s the question in Rob Scotton’s adorably winsome first picture book about a woolly insomniac named Russell, who tries everything to fall asleep. Captured in Scotton’s humorous, playful illustrations, Russell finds that counting his feet and the stars doesn’t work...until he thinks of a plan that does the trick. If you’re looking for a bedtime book with sweet-natured laughs and a memorable character, this is a surefire treat.

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Scotton makes a stylish debut with this tale of a sleepless sheep-depicted as a blocky, pop-eyed, very soft-looking woolly with a skinny striped nightcap of unusual length-trying everything, from stripping down to his spotted shorts to counting all six hundred million billion and ten stars, twice, in an effort to doze off. Not even counting sheep . . . well, actually, that does work, once he counts himself. Dawn finds him tucked beneath a rather-too-small quilt while the rest of his flock rises to bathe, brush and riffle through the Daily Bleat. Russell doesn't have quite the big personality of Ian Falconer's Olivia, but more sophisticated fans of the precocious piglet will find in this art the same sort of daffy urbanity. Quite a contrast to the usual run of ovine-driven snoozers, like Phyllis Root's Ten Sleepy Sheep, illustrated by Susan Gaber (2004). (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews

A captivating debut…with a witty, engaging, and fluffy character…Russell will win the hearts of readers. — School Library Journal

“Visually humorous and texturally engaging, this sleepytime tale will win giggles and requests for rereadings at storytime.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“A stylish debut.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Silly and warm…package that appeals to a broad age range…[S]imultaneously endearing and comic.” — Publishers Weekly

“A hilarious woolly insomniac…adorably funny…[A] runaway hit.” — New York Times Book Review

From the Publisher

Visually humorous and texturally engaging, this sleepytime tale will win giggles and requests for rereadings at storytime.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

A hilarious woolly insomniac…adorably funny…[A] runaway hit.

New York Times Book Review

Visually humorous and texturally engaging, this sleepytime tale will win giggles and requests for rereadings at storytime.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Visually humorous and texturally engaging, this sleepytime tale will win giggles and requests for rereadings at storytime.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Visually humorous and texturally engaging, this sleepytime tale will win giggles and requests for rereadings at storytime.

The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books