Can You Put Me to Bed?: The Tale of the Not-So-Sleepy Sloth

by Erin Guendelsberger, AndoTwin (Illustrator)

Overview

An adorably sweet, interactive picture book about bedtime that provides endless fun!

Can you convince this sleepy sloth it's time for bed? In this playful story, an adorable but stubborn sloth insists she's not tired enough to say goodnight! Following the sloth's bedtime routine, children and families will delight in the interactive experience they'll want to read again and again. You could try singing a lullaby, clapping off the lights, or tapping the book to help this little sloth fall asleep in this fun goodnight read aloud, but she promises it won't work. She's still…not…sleepy…

Readers of Don't Push the Button and Press Here will love this cute, interactive story perfect for bedtime! The best book gift for:

• Toddlers and young children ages 3-7
• Preschool learners: great for back to school and at-home toddler learning activities!
• Birthdays
• Easter basket or holiday stocking stuffer
• Valentine's Day
• Parents, grandparents, and guardians looking for sloth books for kids
• and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728230825
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	09/07/2021
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	1,118,021
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.35(d)
Lexile:	AD480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

ERIN GUENDELSBERGER is the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author of LITTLE RED SLEIGH and writes children’s stories and poems. She studied writing at Hamline University and Bowling Green State University and now pursues adventure in Ohio with her husband, daughters, and a cat named Hennimore.

Nicola Anderson AKA AndoTwin is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Manchester UK. Working professionally since 2001, she spent over 10 years working in the digital industry designing websites, online games and print resources. Nicola now works from her home studio, spending her days crafting imaginary worlds for a wide variety of publishers whilst her two dogs fight for her lap.

Editorial Reviews

"Parents will enjoy seeing their little ones be the beleaguered caregiver of a creature who just won’t go to bed!" — Youth Services Book Review, STARRED

"A wide-eyed little sloth solicits extra TLC getting to bed in this interactive snoozer. A touching gateway to Press Here..." — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2021-07-27
A wide-eyed little sloth solicits extra TLC getting to bed in this interactive snoozer.

A hairy, winsome tyke with huge googly eyes stares up fixedly at viewers while inviting them: to help with toweling off after a bubbly bath, to tap pajama bottoms that match the top, to join in a “slo-mo” sloth dance party, to turn lights on and off, to sing a favorite lullaby, to deliver a back rub, and finally to send the now-droopy drowser (“I’m still…not…sleepy…”) off to dreamland with a kiss. Sanitary considerations notwithstanding, younger yawners will definitely enjoy the role reversal and appreciate the little sloth’s constant protestations of wakefulness even as they recognize said assurances as blarney. Illustrations are simple and, for the most part, amusing; in one spread the sloth models hairstyles including 18th-century curls, a mohawk, a unicorn horn and a ponytail, and an Elvis-style pompadour. Some readers may find themselves creeped out by the staring eyes of the sloth and an entire shelf full of plush bedmates (for some reason the stuffed hedgehog scowls ferociously). Still, following all the tipping, tapping, shaking, and other participatory activities, little readers may better appreciate being on the receiving end during their own bedtime routines.

A touching gateway to Press Here and its many offspring. (Picture book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews