do you know what time it is?"
"Sorry, I thought I was
alone out here."
"Well, you're not,
and it's bedtime.
I am trying to sleep!"
"No problem," ... "
If you have ever dealt with kids and bedtime, you will know just how important a bedtime routine can be ... especially for your own sanity! It is so much easier when little ones know what is expected of them and, if they get to bed before they lose all sense of the composure needed to ensure a peaceful settling in. This book may not help with that!
Charlie has the perfect routine. It's time to settle down. Everything is in its proper place, all rituals followed. Charlie doffs his bowler and is soon sound asleep. A very loud TAPPING brings a quick end to his slumber. He speaks firmly to the bird; the bird retreats. Bedtime begins all over again.
"Charlie drinks a sip of water.
He places his glass back
on his bedside table.
He puts his slippers on the rug.
He makes sure there isn't
a monster under the bed.
He hugs his teddy bear tight.
He closes one eye, then the other.
And then Charlie falls asleep."
A squirrel cracking nuts, a mouse on a squeaky swing; it's all too much to bear. With each rude awakening, Charlie's nightly routine gets more and more confused - until a final surprise ending!
The sounds are loud, the resulting confusion and sleeplessness obvious, the dark smudgy artwork perfect, the humor contagious. Many details will be noticed, loud guffaws will accompany Charlie's confusion with each wake-up, and the final scene is sure to have that child you are reading a 'bedtime' story to begging for one more time!
You won't read this once. It will rise to the top of the pile again and again.
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