Even Superheroes Have to Sleep

by Sara Crow, Adam Record (Illustrator)

Overview

“Will ease little readers to restful states.”—Kirkus

Toddlers will feel better about bedtime when they learn that superheroes, cowboys, princesses, and astronauts ALL have to sleep too!
 
It’s bedtime for superheroes . . . and KIDS! Young ones will enjoy this sweet, short rhyming story that lulls them into bedtime with the promise that all their heroes are getting tucked into bed too. And the book comes with stickers and a reward chart, so good bedtime habits can be reinforced each night when kids brush their teeth, put on their pj’s, and settle down to sleep. It’s a book and sticker package that will help parents achieve bedtime peace each night.

And don't miss the companion book—Even Superheroes Use the Potty—to help teach kids good bathroom habits.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399558085
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/14/2017
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

SARA CROW self-published her first book, Even Superheroes Have to Sleep, after a successful Kickstarter campaign. She followed it up with Even Superheroes Use the Potty. Sara and her husband reside in Seattle but make frequent trips to her home state, Montana. Her three young sons are the inspiration for her writing.

ADAM RECORD is the illustrator of Even Superheroes Have to Sleep and Even Superheroes Use the Potty. Adam started drawing as a kid while sitting in church, and feels blessed that he now gets to make his living as an artist. Learn more about Adam’s art at adamrecord.com.

Editorial Reviews

Will ease little readers to restful states.”—Kirkus

From the Publisher

2016-12-06
Everybody needs to sleep. Superheroes, doctors, construction workers…they all need sleep. So do princesses, pirates, and scientists. Every time they turn the page little readers will see an adult role model submitting to slumber's call. The final pages are dedicated to two children going to bed. The text is formed with quartets in an (occasionally stumbling) aabb rhyme scheme that details each character's day before bedtime: "Fixing owies big and small, / Broken bones from brother brawls, / Giving every patient their best, / Even doctors need to rest." The commercial-looking illustrations employ muted colors that will ease little readers to restful states when coupled with the rhyming pattern. The compositions are clean with minimal line and large swaths of color. The range of occupations is commendable, but the diversity less so. There's only one major nonwhite face here among the adults (a black police officer) and just three women (a doctor, a princess, and a mother). The doctor treats a brown-skinned child, but the two children that stand in for readers are both white. The trade edition includes a "sleep reward chart" and stickers for little ones who need encouragement; both features are absent from the library edition. A nonessential addition to the evening storytime stack. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews