Good Night, Sleep Tight is a 2012 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek. It is about Skinny Doug, a babysitter, who uses some nursery rhymes to help his charges, Bonnie and Ben, to sleep.
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| Author | Mem Fox |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Judy Horacek |
| Cover artist | Judy Horacek |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book, nursery rhyme |
| Published | 2012 (Scholastic Australia) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9781742832579 |
| OCLC | 785957545 |
Publication history
edit- 2013, USA, Orchard Books ISBN 9780545533706
- 2012, Australia, Scholastic Australia ISBN 9781742832579
Reception
editA Booklist review found it "a fun book that will remind parents to pass along the golden oldies".[1]
Good Night, Sleep Tight has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[2] Publishers Weekly,[3] School Library Journal,[4] Horn Book Guides,[5] The New York Times,[6] Reading Time,[7] Educating Young Children,[8] Scan,[9] and Children's Book and Media Review.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ilene Cooper. "Good Night, Sleep Tight". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Good Night, Sleep Tight (starred review)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
The engaging, economical framing text is memorable and sweetly appealing, sure to encourage little listeners to participate. ... Horacek's simple, solid lines and primary colors are friendly, cheery and almost exuberantly inviting.
- ^ "Good Night, Sleep Tight". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
This is one of those sneaky stories that starts out slight and unsurprising but is over far too soon. ... The pictures' visual directness and goofy playfulness capture the spirit of the timeless rhymes and the enviable relationship between the lanky storyteller and his adoring audience.
- ^ -Joan Kindig. "Good Night, Sleep Tight". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
In the cleverest of ways, Fox has embedded a handful of childhood nonsense verses that beg to be read and said aloud into a fun story about the bedtime ritual. The cartoon illustrations are just lighthearted enough to complement the silliness of the verses.
- ^ joanna Rudge Long (2013). "Good Night, Sleep Tight". Horn Book Guides. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
It's a clever way to introduce six old favorite rhymes -- and to model how to have a satisfying romp with small charges and then settle them down. Horacek's illustrations are just right -- as breezy and bouncy as the text and alive with bright, simply applied color. This could be a bedtime favorite, with kids chanting right along.
- ^ Sarah Harrison Smith (23 August 2013). "Bookshelf: Sleep (subscription required)". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Fox, Mem : Good Night, Sleep Tight". Reading Time. 56 (4). Children's Book Council of Australia: 19. 1 November 2012.
- ^ Sarah-Jane Johnson (January 2014). "Good Night, Sleep Tight". Educating Young Children: Learning and Teaching in the Early Childhood Years. 20 (1). Early Childhood Teachers Association: 47. ISSN 1323-823X.
- ^ "Information, poetry and drama". Scan: The Journal for Educators. 32 (2). NSW Department of Education: 92–96. May 2013. ISSN 2202-4557.
- ^ Laura Lynn Byrd (2014). "Good Night, Sleep Tight by Mem Fox". Children's Book and Media Review. 34 (2). BYU ScholarsArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
Despite this somewhat jarring ending, the imaginative portrayal of the characters throughout the tale makes this an engaging bedtime story
External links
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- Library holdings of Good Night, Sleep Tight
- "Show and tell", Fox and Horacek discussing the process behind creating Good Night, Sleep Tight
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