Way Past Bedtime

by Tara Lazar, Rich Wake (Illustrator)

Overview

Little Joseph turns into a bedtime super-sleuth as he tries to solve the mystery of what happens after the lights go out in this fun spin on classic bedtime stories.

Bedtime is Joseph’s least favorite time of day. When his parents tuck him in at night, Joseph imagines all kinds of things that he’s missing out on: big parties, hot-fudge fountains, exotic animals, and more.

But there is only one way to find out if what he imagines is actually true—and bedtime super-sleuth Joseph is determined to discover what happens way past bedtime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481449533
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	04/25/2017
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	29 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Tara Lazar is the author of Monstore and I Thought This Was a Bear Book. Her mischievous imagination led her to write picture books, and she founded PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month). She lives in New Jersey with her husband and her two daughters. Visit TaraLazar.com for stories, giveaways, and contests for kids of all ages (like Tara!).

Editorial Reviews

2017-02-04
It's not all DJ dance parties and hot-fudge fountains when parents stay up late…or is it? Why are parents so dead set on getting their children to bed? Because of the wild parties they throw every night, obviously! So imagines Joseph, and tonight the freckled white boy is going to crack the code of silence surrounding his parents' nighttime high jinks. Fantasizing about the delectable desserts, pirate puppet shows, and ninja acrobatics that must take place, he takes every precaution to avoid detection in pursuit of the truth. Yet what he finds at the bottom of the stairs shocks him. They don't do anything at all! Or…is that just what they want him to believe? There is obvious pleasure to be had from Joseph's far-reaching fantasies and their increasingly cockamamie absurdity (the "tuba mariachi marching band" is a particularly nice touch). Illustrator Wake's digital art works in hints of the parents' true activities, rewarding sharp-eyed spotters; while Joseph's parents are also white, some of the other figures in Joseph's fantasies are people of color. Forget staying up to wait for Santa Claus. After reading this, kids will clamor to investigate someone a little closer to home. (Picture book. 4-7)

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