Sheep Go to Sleep

by Nancy E. Shaw, Margot Apple (Illustrator)

Overview

It's time for bed but the sheep just can't settle down.  Never fear, a trusty sheepdog is here to help.  What will it take to get these restless sheep to bed?  A hug?  A blanket?  A drink of water?   Will this dedicated collie ever get these bleating sheep to sleep?

 

From the team behind the bestselling SHEEP IN A JEEP, this sweet and silly sleepytime tale is perfect for anyone putting a demanding little one to bed.  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544309890
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/05/2015
Series:	Sheep in a Jeep
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	534,355
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Nancy Shaw is the author of eight beloved tales featuring the endearing and comical sheep. She came up with the idea for the sheep books during a very long car trip with her husband and two children. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her family.

Margot Apple is a freelance illustrator, having illustrated more than fifty books for children while also producing illustrations for "Cricket" and "Ladybug" magazines. She now lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and their pets, a dog and a cat.

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2015
PreS-Gr 1—Shaw's eighth installment in her beloved "Sheep" series (Houghton Harcourt) is as lifting and soothing as the first. Rhyming text softly rocks readers alongside a patient border collie who puts five sheep to sleep by fulfilling their bedtime wishes. These requests range from a hug, a drink, a cozy quilt, and a teddy bear. The story is illustrated with Apple's signature colored-pencil drawings; they are sweet and soft, just right for bedtime. VERDICT This book will be a favorite for any reluctant sleepyheads.—Melisa Bailey, Harford County Library System, MD

School Library Journal

2015-02-16
Count the sheep as they fall asleep….It's bedtime, but this familiar flock of sheep (Sheep in a Jeep, 1986, etc.) is not quite ready to take a snooze. Sweet, lilting rhymes and charming colored-pencil illustrations hit all of the right notes and blend together flawlessly as a friendly border collie tries his best to shepherd his wooly charges off to sleep. Armed with patience, a hug, a drink, a song, a teddy bear, and a quilt, he just might manage. Young listeners will relish the pictures' gentle humor, spot the details in the illustrations (including the bird who appears throughout the tale), and appreciate the calming effect of the hypnotic text as they are lulled off to sleep, practicing their counting as each sheep begins to doze in turn. The collie's responses are full of kindness and encouragement, providing toddlers with just the right amount of soothing warmth as they drift off. "But where is the dog who looks after the sheep? / He's under the haystack, fast asleep." The combination of formula and subject is such a natural it's a wonder Shaw and Apple waited this long to put them together.A beguiling bedtime book and a nice choice for just before nap time. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews

"The story is illustrated with Apple’s signature colored-pencil drawings; they are sweet and soft, just right for bedtime...This book will be a favorite for any reluctant sleepyheads" —School Library Journal "The combination of formula and subject is such a natural it's a wonder Shaw and Apple waited this long to put them together. A beguiling bedtime book and a nice choice for just before nap time." —Kirkus "The endearing colored-pencil illustrations portray the animals' emotions with clarity and wit...this amiable picture book is just right for bedtime reading." —Booklist "Apple's soft colored-pencil illustrations set a peaceful pastoral scene, while the soothing assonant sounds of the text ask young listeners to, well, begin, counting their own sheep." —Horn Book Magazine —

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