Sleepy Solar System

by John Hutton MD, Doug Cenko (Illustrator)

Overview

Winner:
29th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, Children's Picture Book (4-7 years)

“It’s been a long, busy day in the starry Milky Way. Sleepy, setting Sun calls out, ‘Bedtime, everyone...’" Rhyming text and whimsical illustrations provide an enchanting read-aloud and a celebration of the wonders of outer space, including a map and facts at the end. Sleepy Solar System is certain to send the imagination soaring!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936669493
Publisher:	blue manatee press
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Doug Cenko is an illustrator living in Chicago, IL. He has worked at an animation studio, a live special effects company and design agencies, but illustration is what he truly loves to do. Dr. John S. Hutton is a pediatrician and author from Cincinnati, OH. As a child, he loved to stare at the sky and play in the mud on his favorite planet, Earth

Editorial Reviews

"Reading Sleepy Solar System to your 4 or 5 year-olds just before bedtime will introduce them to our planets and, maybe later, allow them to visit each one in their dreams." —Dean Regas, Outreach Astronomer, Cincinnati Observatory; co-host, Star Gazers


"A fun and humorous take on introducing the solar system and the varied planets within to a very young audience." —C.F. Payne, artist-illustrator, Mousetronaut


"Very highly recommended for family, preschool, elementary school, and community library children's books collections, and perfect as a 'read aloud' nap-time or bed-time book." —Midwest Book Review


"A lovely fusion of fact and fancy, little stars will want to fall asleep with the solar system night after night." —Michelle Schingler, Foreword Reviews


"A splash of fantasy with a dash of fact, this bedtime book about the solar system will have your little one blasting off into outer space from the comforts of your cozy bed!" —Regina LaCaruba, diapers-and-daydreams.com

From the Publisher

2016-06-22
A sleepy sun says goodnight to nine planets and other solar system inhabitants.From Mercury to Pluto, planets dutifully, and mostly cheerfully, prepare for bed. Sister Venus dons her nightgown; Mother Earth, with hair in rollers, wears pajamas. Grumpy Mars takes a shower; Jupiter scrubs his spot, etc., on to "Teeny Pluto (not to miss)," who wants "one more hug and kiss." In backmatter, Pluto is correctly identified as a dwarf planet, but other dwarf planets aren't mentioned. Asteroids appear between Uranus and Neptune in the story; the asteroid belt, usually shown between Mars and Jupiter is missing in the backmatter map. An additional science half-truth is the assertion that Venus can be seen in the sky at night; like the other Copernican planets, Venus may be seen in the evening, night, or early morning depending on the time of year. Couplets, mostly in rhyme, make up the text, but readers-aloud may find the rhythm bumpy. Sometimes there are four beats to a line; sometimes three. Set on a black background, Cenko's appealing, digitally created images seem perfect for animation. The globe of each planet becomes its face; two arms and a nightcap complete the image. (Before his shower, Mars has a baseball cap and a dog.) Stronger in dreamy cuteness than in astronomical facts. Better bedtime books abound. (Picture book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews