Author | Mem Fox |
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Illustrator | Jane Dyer |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's picture book, poetry |
Published | 1993 ( Omnibus Books) |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Print ( hardback) |
Pages | 26 (unpaginated) |
ISBN | 9781862911864 |
OCLC | 861531001 |
Time for Bed is a 1993 children's picture book by Mem Fox. It is about various baby animals getting ready for bed with gentle encouragement from their parents; finally a human mother tucks in her child.
Booklist wrote: "Although the rhyme at times limps rather than lilts, there's a warmth to this that makes the whole more than the sum of its parts. Of course, one of the important parts is the art". [1] School Library Journal wrote: "Charming illustrations and comfortable rhymes characterize this appealing bedtime book". [1]
It has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, [2] Publishers Weekly, [3] and Common Sense Media. [4]
It appears on The Daily Telegraph's 100 best children's books of all-time list. [5]
Author | Mem Fox |
---|---|
Illustrator | Jane Dyer |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's picture book, poetry |
Published | 1993 ( Omnibus Books) |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Print ( hardback) |
Pages | 26 (unpaginated) |
ISBN | 9781862911864 |
OCLC | 861531001 |
Time for Bed is a 1993 children's picture book by Mem Fox. It is about various baby animals getting ready for bed with gentle encouragement from their parents; finally a human mother tucks in her child.
Booklist wrote: "Although the rhyme at times limps rather than lilts, there's a warmth to this that makes the whole more than the sum of its parts. Of course, one of the important parts is the art". [1] School Library Journal wrote: "Charming illustrations and comfortable rhymes characterize this appealing bedtime book". [1]
It has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, [2] Publishers Weekly, [3] and Common Sense Media. [4]
It appears on The Daily Telegraph's 100 best children's books of all-time list. [5]