Good Night, Sammy (Bedtime Stories) (A Golden Naptime Tales)

Good Night, Sammy (Bedtime Stories) (A Golden Naptime Tales)

Sammy the fox has a terrible time falling asleep at bedtime, until his parents come to soothe his troubles. On board pages.From School Library Journalea. vol: illus. by author. unpaged. Golden. Sept. 1985. BD $4.95. PreSchool-Grade 1 Four short, simple board books with illustrations of soft, familiar animals. In Good Night, Sammy, a small fox is too restless to sleep. The text is weighed down by nonsensical alliteration, such as Sammy's blanket going "kickety-kick" and his paw going "twitchety-twitch," and it is the weakest of the four. Hide-and-Seek Duck searches for his hidden friend Little Rabbitwho is seen on every page watching Duckand meets other animals going about their everyday business. Nothing-to-do Puppy is bored but tries his father's suggestion to ask his friends Pussycat, Turtle and Mouse to join a Nothing-to-Do Club. All of his friends are preoccupied, so Puppy predictably joins them in their activities of reading, mud-pie making and dancing. Frieda, in Suppertime for Frieda Fuzzypaws, is a kitten who tries to trick her parents into letting her eat cookies instead of her dinner. In all four books, the illustrations, in vibrant watercolors, show detailed, fluffy, cuddly animals, displaying human-like qualities in life styles, clothes and homes. Good purchases for toddler collections. Connie M. Hornyak, Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, Ind.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.