Bedtime for Sweet Creatures

Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia. (2005). Children’s Book Press. Grimes, N., & Zunon, E.

(2020). Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Illustrated ed.). Sourcebooks Jabberwocky.

Summary

This book is narrated by a mother who is trying to put his very sleepy little boy to bed. As he resists, the mother turns bedtime into a fun activity.

The full color art was created using oil and acrylic paint with cut paper collage, marker, and gel pen. The vivid and colorful illustrations help narrate the story. Additionally, the vivid text and illustrations help the reader visualize the characters and their relationships. This book offers several topics that world wide audiences can relate to such as parent-sibling relationships.

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