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Sleepy Boy
By Kanevsky, Polly & Anderson, Stephanie
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68986-735-4
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
PreS-K A child has trouble falling asleep. Although his father lies beside him, holding him and calming him, all of the boy -s senses are alert. He sees his own nose - -blurry and giant - -and the -dusty, golden color - of a nearby lamp. He hears his mother in the bathroom singing and hums along, - -&so low, he thinks it sounds like breathing. - He feels his father -s -scratchy chin - and -soft, papery - shirt. The text progresses quietly, lyrically in a tone that is sensuo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
