While You Sleep

Name: While You Sleep
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781772783001
Price: 27.99 NZD
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By Jennifer Maruno

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While You Sleep by Jennifer Maruno takes young readers on a whimsical adventure through the dream-filled night of a child. As the child drifts into sleep, a world of imagination unfolds, where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary. This delightful tale gently explores the limitless possibilities found within dreams.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This enchanting children's book might captivate you if you enjoy stories that blend gentle storytelling with a sense of wonder. It weaves imaginative tales perfect for bedtime, encouraging young readers to dream and explore ideas beyond the everyday. Ideal for fostering a love for reading and creativity, it's a delightful addition to any child's bookshelf.

While You Sleep

In a collage-filled world in which a child's beloved toy rabbits come to life to hang the stars and polish the sun, Jennifer Maruno and Miki Sato create a rhyming bedtime tale that is full of depth and rich color, now available in board book format!

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Description

Breathtaking collage art and exquisite rhyming couplets showcase fantastical dreams as the natural world is prepared for a new day in this gentle bedtime book.

As the day ends and a little girl is put to sleep by her mother, night-helper bunnies work their magic to tidy and polish the world. These helpers paint flowers, dust butterflies, and charge rainbows to make the world a beautiful place to wake up to.

Miki Sato's collage art, which combines paper, textiles, and embroidery silk, creates a three-dimensional dream world that is rich in detail and texture. Jennifer Maruno uses soothing rhyming couplets that celebrate the beauty of nature, creating a uniquely magical world.

"A peek into the busy Land of Nod....Maruno narrates in flawless and immersive rhyming verse....Readers will linger over each tiny, essential detail-nothing is extraneous....the text and art are expertly stitched together, each visible and impactful on their own and interwoven into a bewitching whole. A perfect bedtime selection for eye-catching, vibrantly colorful dreams."-KirkusStarred Review

"[I]nspired and original...."-Quill & Quire Starred Review

"It's a cozy, positive bedtime story sure to please parents and children alike."-School Library Journal

"There's much to engage and charm in this whimsical, sweet, and reassuring bedtime read."-Booklist

"Rhyming couplets create a whimsical melody while the collage art illustrations will captivate children with their colorful layers and textures...."-Foreword Reviews

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

While You Sleep by Jennifer Maruno, accompanied by Miki Sato's captivating collage illustrations, is praised for its enchanting, lyrical rhymes and whimsical art. It is highlighted as a perfect bedtime story that mesmerizes with its soothing and imaginative qualities reminiscent of classic tales like Goodnight Moon. Reviewers admire its comforting narrative, encouraging children to dream and explore a mystical world crafted during slumber, making it a delightful addition to any child's nighttime routine.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781772783001

Publisher: Pajama Press

Format: Board book

Date Published: 07 December 2023

Country: Canada

Imprint: Pajama Press

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Illustrated by Miki Sato

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 24

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Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jennifer Maruno Young Adult

About the Author

JenniferMaruno isthe author of seven novels for middle grade and young adult readers as well asthe picture book Moose's Roof. Her novels have been nominated for the PacificNorthwest Young Readers Choice Award, the Hamilton Arts and Culture Award, the RockyMountain Book Award, and more. She received her Bachelor of Arts from WaterlooUniversity and Master of Education from Brock University. Formerly the Vice-Presidentof the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers,among other literary roles, Jennifer currently enjoys writing and mentoringother writers full time. Jennifer lives in Burlington, Ontario.

MikiSato is a Japanese-Canadian illustrator who uses a varietyof different textures and materials to create three-dimensional images.Originally from Ottawa, she moved to Toronto to complete her degree inillustration from the Ontario College of Art and Design. Her picture booksinclude Snow Days, which was a finalist for the Elizabeth Mrazik-CleaverCanadian Picture Book Award, Sunny Days, which was a 2021 CBC Books BestBook, Windy Days, which won a Northern Lights Book Award, and RainyDays.

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