Flubby Will Not Go to Sleep

by J. E. Morris, J. E. Morris (Illustrator)

Overview

Flubby, the cute but aloof cat, refuses to hit the hay in this gentle story perfect for bedtime!

Kami makes a new bed for Flubby, but the fussy feline won't settle into slumber. A squishy pillow, a warm blanket, and even a bedtime snack are not enough to do the trick! Flubby finally drifts off to dreamland with the help of a friend.

The charming illustrations, simple text, and comic-like panels by J. E. Morris, author-illustrator of the Maud the Koala books, make this a unique format with a narrative style perfect for storytime and progressing readers. Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593385104
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/21/2021
Series:	Flubby
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	160L (what's this?)
File size:	19 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

J. E. Morris (she/her) is an author and illustrator of numerous stories for children, including the Maud the Koala books and the Flubby books. She is also the author-illustrator of May I Please Have a Cookie? and Please Write Back! featuring Alfie the Alligator, as well as the Steve and Wessley Scholastic Reader series.

Editorial Reviews

2021-07-14
Flubby is back—but not to sleep.

What child hasn’t resisted sleep at one time or another? So it will make sense to readers that when Flubby gets a new bed, the fussy feline doesn’t want to sleep in it. Using the repetitive pattern of successful books for beginning readers, Flubby’s child-owner tries to solve Flubby’s insomnia problem four different ways, offering a new pillow, a warm blanket, a lullaby, and a bedtime snack—all to no avail. In typical cat fashion, the contrary cat finds his way back onto the child’s bed with a “Meow.” A few deft pen strokes convey both cat’s and child’s emotions and the child’s increasing frustration. Morris uses two spreads for each episode, with one page divided into two panels. At last Flubby solves the problem on his own, claiming the child’s stuffed animal to cuddle with in the dark. A culminating repetition of all the things “Flubby did not need” provides vocabulary review and leads to the satisfying conclusion: “Flubby just needed a friend.” The muted palette of grayish-brown, blue, green, and orange is well-suited for the bedtime setting. The text’s simple declarative sentences and repeated phrases use fewer than 50 words, almost guaranteeing success for new readers. Flubby’s child-owner is not gendered and has wavy brown hair and skin. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

No flubs for this cat and kid. Just satisfying bedtime reading. (Early reader. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews