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T
I M
E
N A
P
illustrated by
David Walker
Sterling, 2017
(now Union Square
& Co.)
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the book jacket: |
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From Monday
to Sunday
how busy we'll be!
We've got places to go
and people to see.
But some days we lose
our zip
and our zap.
What
time is it?
T
I M
E for
a NAP!
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A
little about the book:
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I hope Time
for a Nap will help to
set the mood for a good, long, happy
naptime, a time to look forward to
before “tired & cranky time”
sets in.
We all need
sleep. We probably all need more
sleep that we get. So many exciting
activities and distractions keep us
awake till all hours, and they often
keep little ones up too late as
well. Sleep researchers say toddlers
and preschoolers need between ten
and fourteen hours of sleep. That
prescription includes naptime.
The ideal
naptime isn’t a battle of wills.
Instead, it’s time to take it easy
and relax, sing a lullaby, read a
gentle story, listen to quiet music:
it's time to wind down from an
active, busy, stimulating, sometimes
overstimulating life.
David Walker’s endearing bunnies
will surely entice little ones (and
maybe their parents!) to take a nap
every day of the week––and learn the
names of the days, too.
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From
the reviews:
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"Through
a gentle rhyming text and delightful,
soft-focus pencil and acrylic scenes
of a little rabbit and parent, human
toddlers can share in their week.
Starting with Monday, shopping day,
Gershator and Walker take us through
their weekday activities, shopping,
playing, a visit to the library for
storytime (hooray!), clothes washing
and gardening and on Saturday and
Sunday, relaxing together. A crucial
part of every one of those days is nap
time – not always readily embarked on
by little rabbit. Short and sweet, and
ideal for participatory reading with
littles...."––Red
Reading Hub – Jillrbennett's Reviews
of Children's Books
"This sweet rhyming text about the
tricky business of napping keeps the
tone light and manages to avoid being
judgemental throughout." Recommended
by
Booktrust.org.UK.
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