Books from the Basement

Welcome to Children's Corner book reviews from 4MBS Classic Radio FM in Brisbane. Here you will find short annotations of the children's books reviewed by Kerry Neary in Children's Corner on 4MBS, together with the details you need to find them at your favourite bookstore. Any prices shown are the publisher's Australian recommended price and may vary depending on where you shop. You are welcome to use these reviews for newsletters and the like with appropriate acknowledgement.

Jan 12, 2017

Too busy sleeping

Zanni Louise, illustrated by Anna Pignataro
Little Hare Books [Hardie Grant Egmont]
9781742979625
$24.95


Where is this bundle of endless play that Eleanor expected? Most of the time, new baby Reuben is too busy sleeping. If not, he is too busy feeding. At least the adults in the family have ways to keep Eleanor distracted. But when story time arrives, Reuben won’t go to sleep. When will Eleanor get her turn? Maybe if she plays with his feet; kisses his forehead; tickles his fingers. Who is too busy sleeping now? This is such a typical family scenario and the soft watercolour illustrations with fabric collage perfectly match the warm domesticity of the tale.
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