Not All Sheep Are Boring!

by Bobby Moynihan, Julie Rowan-Zoch (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Not all bedtime stories are predictable, and not all sheep are boring! Bobby Moynihan's picture book debut will you have giggle-counting one, two, three, fourvel, as we meet some of the silliest, most unique sheep that graze the sky on our way to sleep. Julie Rowan-Zoch's art lets Bobby's sheep jump off the page and into our imagination. Perfect for fans of I'm Not Scared, You're Scared and Mother Bruce.

A slyly hilarious bedtime picture book by Saturday Night Live actor Bobby Moynihan.

Everyone knows that sheep are boring. That's why people count them to fall asleep. Right? Don't be so sure...
 
Actor Bobby Moynihan's (SNL) debut picture book proves sheep are anything but snoozeworthy, introducing a cast of the weirdest, wackiest, funniest sheep you've ever seen. From riding jetpacks to prancing on the moon, it's safe to say these might be the LEAST boring sheep you've ever encountered. Julie Rowan-Zoch's lovably goofy artwork pairs with a breathlessly silly text to make this the perfect read-aloud—but don't be surprised if the giggles keep you up long past bedtime!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593407035
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/20/2022
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD400L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Bobby Moynihan is best known for his nearly ten years as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He has voiced characters on Disney's DuckTales and We Bare Bears, in addition to many other roles, and portrayed Jayden Kwapis on the sitcom Mr. Mayor. He is also the creator, executive producer, director, writer, and star of Loafy. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter @bibbymoynihan.


Julie Rowan-Zoch grew up collecting freckles and chasing hermit crabs in New York, and spent years slicing rich breads in Germany before waking up to 300 days of blue Colorado skies. She is the author of I'm a Hare, So There! and the illustrator of Louis by Tom Lichtenheld. Follow Julie on Twitter @JulieRowanZoch and on Instagram @jrzoch.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Not All Sheep Are Boring!

“A sly debut . . . Decidedly not boring.” —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2022-05-25
In former Saturday Night Live cast member Moynihan’s picture-book debut, a toad narrator fighting sleep introduces readers to all the exciting sheep they know.

People count sheep in order to fall asleep, ergo sheep are boring. But the toad, who sports a green striped shirt and black shorts on stick-thin limbs and has an iron bedstead in the sheep’s field, wants to prove otherwise. One by one, the toad introduces sheep like Alice, who has both a jet pack and a helmet (Alice is both “smart AND cool”), Julie, who loves dancing and coffee, and Mike H., who “likes to eat pickles while sitting in a big wet boot.” Gary, who doesn’t know what pasta is, is just plain weird, but weird isn’t boring. The parade of sheep gradually gets less and less cool, from Dan, who requires extra exclamation marks to seem hipper, to Katie, who has never actually pranced on the moon, and finally to Steve. Steve is a sheep in a tan vest and headphones using a metal detector in the field. And Steve IS boring, but “that doesn’t mean…that ALL…sheep…are…NOT…ALL…SHEEP…ARE…Zzzzzzz.” Rowan-Zoch’s digital illustrations keep the details simple to focus on the droll sheep, plain white or the bright green of the pasture serving as backgrounds. Still, readers may have different ideas as to which sheep are boring…and may fall asleep long before they reach Steve. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Hopefully readers’ own flocks are either livelier or more conducive to sleep; this toad’s will do in the meantime. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews