The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed
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The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed by Helen Cooper
said the Baby. The Baby wants to stay up all night, so he revs up his car and sets off on an adventure. But there is someone else who's not asleep... someone who loves the Baby very much. A magical book whose soft yet sparkling artwork perfectly captures the twilight world of a small child, determined not to go to sleep.
The text reads aloud with effortless rhythms, occassinal rhymings, in a delicious dignity of tomeThis is a perfect bedtime picture book and a memorable extended metaphor for loving and being loved * The School Librarian *
An imaginative, stylish and dream-like bedtime story * The Bookseller *
Text and pictures are inventively surreal, funny and loving, with a perfectly judged almost-scary climax and a snuggly conclusion that doesn't quite banish Baby's magical world. A meaty book, with touches of brilliance, that enters an infant mind without a hint of condescension * Books for Keeps *
A read dream of a book . . . A beautiful storybook that every young sleepyhead is sure to love * Mother & Baby *
Goes to the heart of true infant experience, with elements that all small children will recognise and enjoy * The Irish Times *
An imaginative, stylish and dream-like bedtime story * The Bookseller *
Text and pictures are inventively surreal, funny and loving, with a perfectly judged almost-scary climax and a snuggly conclusion that doesn't quite banish Baby's magical world. A meaty book, with touches of brilliance, that enters an infant mind without a hint of condescension * Books for Keeps *
A read dream of a book . . . A beautiful storybook that every young sleepyhead is sure to love * Mother & Baby *
Goes to the heart of true infant experience, with elements that all small children will recognise and enjoy * The Irish Times *
Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic picture books such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn’t Go to Bed and Tatty Ratty. Her books have been translated into 30 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal – twice. More recently she has collaborated as a writer with other illustrators. Notably, Saving the Butterfly, illustrated by Gill Smith, which was published in 2022. She has also written and illustrated children’s MG fiction and the latest – The Taming of the Cat – published in October 2023.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780552528382 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552528382 |
| Title | The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed |
| Author | Helen Cooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 1997-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Winner of LA Kate Greenaway Medal 1997, Winner of Kate Greenaway Medal 1997 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |