Sweet Dreams Lullaby

by Betsy E. Snyder

Overview

Dream of purple twilight skies,
a bedtime kiss from butterflies.
caterpillars in cocoons
are tucked in tight beneath the moon.

This peaceful and imaginative picture book invites a bunny—tucked snugly in bed—to dream of comforting scenes from nature’s bedtime. Each spread reveals a delightful dreamscape for children to imagine as they drift off to the lulling rhyming text. From the talented author-illustrator of Haiku Baby—which was selected as a CCBC Choices 2009 title—and Have You Ever Tickled a Tiger? comes the perfect bedtime read for young boys and girls!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375983030
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/23/2011
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

In addition to writing and illustrating children’s books, Betsy Snyder is a seasoned illustrator-designer of children’s greeting cards. Her work has been recognized with the Please Touch Museum’s 23rd Annual Book Award, a Silver Addy Award–Cleveland (2006), and has been selected for the Society of Illustrators 49th and 50th Annual Award Shows (2006, 2007). Check out Betsy’s blog at http://betsysnyder.blogspot.com/.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-K—A baby rabbit is tucked in, in a cozy burrow. "The day is done, it's time for bed./let peaceful moments fill your head./so cuddle up and snuggle in,/and let your happy dreams begin." She is instructed to "dream of comforts all around" as scenes of a glowing warm morning gradually give way to rosy afternoons and then evening skies. The language and pictures become quieter and sleepier: "a daddy frog sings low and deep,/lulling all the pond to sleep." The final spread shows the rabbit asleep in her bed, watched over by a smiling Moon. The idea of lulling oneself to sleep like this is an appealing one, and the smooth verse and accessible pictures are appealing as well. The colors are jewel-like, especially in the evening scenes. But the cozy atmosphere needs some warmth and texture in the artwork. Instead, the overall effect is slick and monotonous, which doesn't really suit the mood. For larger collections, and/or where more bedtime books are in demand.—Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL

School Library Journal

In The Runaway Bunny, Margaret Wise Brown's mother bunny famously tells her little one to "have a carrot" when he finally settles in for the night. The bunny in Snyder's bedtime book already has a carrot securely tucked in his pajama pocket in the cover and title-page illustrations. Sustenance secured, he doesn't tell his mother he will run away; instead, he acquiesces to having her tuck him into bed on the first page and then imagines himself in the dreamscapes she describes to lull him to sleep. The rhyming text describes the little bunny in different outdoor scenes where fireflies are cast as nightlights, a daddy frog "sings low and deep, / lulling all the pond to sleep" and stars whisper "good night." Throughout the pictures, the pocketed carrot is often replaced by other objects from the text, though sometimes the bunny's pocket is disappointingly empty. Digitally produced art with collage elements employs a rich, soothing palette befitting the gentle cadence of the text. A lovely addition to bedtime-book collections. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews