6/02/2011

Don't look it! No sleep for the sheep by Karen Beaumont


The big red barn on the farm, on the farm, in the big red barn on the farm... A sheep is sleeping in the barn red big, the big red barn on the farm.

Sheep is ready to sleep, bear stuffed under the arm, and he is without relying on someone to help other to fall asleep tonight. Settle in fresh Hay, in a comfortable stall with only by a small yellow chicks for a roommate, sheep is already snoring away properly when it is disturbed by dissonant noise which he blasts out of his sleepy state:


He then came a loud at the door, the door, CHARLATAN and sheep could not sleep more.

Angry sheep staggering dozing at the door and escort duck stall with chuchotées instructions:
"Go to sleep", said the sheep for the duck at the door. "And please do QUACK more!"

Even the eyes of Teddy bears grouchy as some sheep, duck and the chick reinstalling in stall for what sheep hope obviously will finally be undisturbed sleep. But in the best tradition of the venerable cumulative tale, this dream is not to be step. Sheep is constantly raised by his snores by a succession of so-called animal sleepless - a goat, pig, cow and horse - that Baa!, Oink!, Moo! and districts! How to get a snooze with sheep in the stall of more snugger with Chick constantly forced to climb to the top of the stack to avoid being crushed. With the huge horse monopolizing half sleeping space, there is certainly no place in the stable!
"Shhhh!" Not a peep! Go to sleep! ", said the sheep.

But there is a farm animal more that has not yet understood the message, whose identity is evoked by light of dawn, a preview of the window as the heap of animals finally derives off the coast of sleeping together :

"COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOO!

In forthcoming No. Sleep of Karen Beaumont for sheep! (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011), sheep tries to sleep but chick Gets the last word, (a PEEP!), in an inventive reworking of the traditional still-room-to-a-plus premise. As always, verses in Beaumont are so rhythmic that young listeners will begin to join the irresistible repetition that sheep in turn issues his orders to each animal.

But the text of Beaumont virtually takes off with Jackie Urbanovic comic Brown pencil and watercolor illustrations, that add immeasurably to the effect. Even the teddy, eyes still close, has a role to play. and facial expressions of sheep are invaluable as he is chased out of his slumbers by the pig and enormously hugged by the horse. Children will be happily pick up on the clever Visual device which Urbanovic telegraphs the identity of each visitor to approaching midnight of the barn, while each Ewe time moved to what he believes will be finally a good night's sleep. The two Beaumont (I love me!, and I ain't Ain't Gonna paint no more!) (Ala notable children's books.) ((Young readers (Awards))) and Jackie Urbanovic (duck at the door of and suites) are no strangers to best-sellerdom and their No. Sleep for sheep! looks like, it's got all the right stuff keep readers wide awake and ask more from this delicious duo!

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