This Book Will Get You to Sleep!

by Jory John, Olivier Tallec (Illustrator)

Overview

For little ones reluctant to say good night, this laugh-out-loud story from beloved author Jory John and internationally acclaimed illustrator Olivier Tallec will guide them through different methods of falling asleep—until they might just get tired after all.

ATTENTION, READER: This book is going to MAKE YOU TIRED! It will CALM YOU DOWN! Yes, this book WILL PUT YOU TO SLEEP! How? Easy.

There are monster trucks dashing across the pages. There are sheep being chased by dragons. There are electric guitars wailing throughout. Plus so MUCH MORE! Yep. All the typical stuff that makes you sleepy. So . . . are you asleep yet? No? Well, maybe another method would work better . . . So read on, and it's guaranteed you'll start to snooze!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374391027
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	04/05/2022
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	36 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jory John is a #1 New York Times–bestselling author of books for both children and adults. His work includes the New York Times–bestselling picture books The Good Egg and The Bad Seed; the award-winning Bear&Duck series; the popular picture books Something’s Wrong!, Penguin Problems, and Giraffe Problems; and the New York Times–bestselling The Terrible Two series. He lives in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more on his website!

Olivier Tallec is a children’s book illustrator and graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués in Paris. He has illustrated more than 150 books for children, including Who Done It?, I Always Wanted One, and It’s MY Tree, which he also wrote. He lives in France.

Jory John is a #1 New York Times–bestselling author of books for both children and adults. His previous collaboration with Erin Kraan was the popular picture book, Something’s Wrong! His work also includes the New York Times–bestselling picture books The Good Egg and The Bad Seed; the award-winning Goodnight Already! series; the popular picture books This Book Will Get You to Sleep!, Penguin Problems, and Giraffe Problems. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Olivier Tallec is a children’s book illustrator and graduate of the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués in Paris. He has illustrated more than 150 books for children, including This Book Will Get You to Sleep, Who Done It, I Always Wanted One, and It’s MY Tree, which he also wrote. He lives in France.

Editorial Reviews

★ 03/07/2022

John targets the wide-awake with this comically riotous story that loudly promises to leave readers “sleeping PEACEFULLY” by its conclusion. Directing via megaphone, an orange kangaroo in blue cowboy boots asks what would tire readers, then attempts to induce zzzs by engaging with possible answers to that question: a parade of monster trucks, a stadium of animals chanting “FALL ASLEEP!” When these efforts flop, the ’roo recommends other unlikely approaches, including counting sheep... and the fire-breathing dragons chasing them. “ARE YOU COUNTING THEM??? WHY ISN’T THIS WORKING?!?!?!” laments the perplexed narrator. The marsupial eventually relents (“So... what would help you fall asleep, then? Less yelling?”), reluctantly pulling a bed out of its remarkable pouch. Tallec’s humorous, signature-styled pictures easily keep pace with the book’s mock-serious tone, foregrounding a charismatic protagonist who will help kids find their way, if not to sleep, then at least to plentiful giggles. Ages 4–8. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

Tallec’s humorous, signature-styled pictures easily keep pace with the book’s mock-serious tone, foregrounding a charismatic protagonist who will help kids find their way, if not to sleep, then at least to plentiful giggles.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Tallec’s free-wheeling style shines as distraction upon distraction piles up on the book’s high-energy double-page spreads. John’s chatty narration and signature dry humor . . . propel the story with frenetic fun. Young audiences won’t hesitate to join in.” —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2022-01-12
This is not your average bedtime story.

“ATTENTION, READER!!! / This book will get you to SLEEP./ It’s TRUE.” An excessively eager kangaroo, with a blue megaphone and snazzy blue boots, is up for the challenge of sending youngsters off to slumberland. Want to fall asleep? Pshaw, that’s easy. All you need are some monster trucks to roar by, “RUMBLING and BUMBLING and CRASHING.” Or maybe a menagerie of animals to lull you to sleep with screeching electric guitars: “RAOO RAOOO RAOOOOOOO!!! YOU ASLEEP YET?” Surely counting sheep will do the trick…except they’re running too fast for you to count them because they’re being chased by dragons! Tallec’s free-wheeling style shines as distraction upon distraction pile up on the book’s high-energy double-page spreads. John’s chatty narration and signature dry humor (“Hmm? / You’re wide-a—what? / You’re wide-AWAKE?”) propel the story with frenetic fun. Young audiences won’t hesitate to join in as the overzealous marsupial leads a stadium full of critters in a boisterous chant (“FALL ASLEEP! FALL ASLEEP! FALL ASLEEP!”), and the amusing sound effects are perfect for read-alouds. Alas, this book just may have the opposite effect of the titular vow; thankfully, a disclaimer is included on the cover. All characters are anthropomorphic animals. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A picture book that takes bedtime drama to a whole new level. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews