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From critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Sour Grape and The Big Cheese , comes a story featuring Sleepy Sheepy and his very first sleepover!
It's time for Sleepy Sheepy's very first sheepover! But when it's time for bed, Sleepy Sheepy CANNOT SLEEPY! You see, his blankets scratch, and his pj's don't match! Sleepy Sheepy...misses his home! Will Grammy and Grampy ever get their favorite little sheep to sleep?
From acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and brought to life by New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald ( The Bad Seed , The Good Egg , The Smart Cookie , The Sour Grape ), Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover is a fun and funny bedtime read-aloud that will appeal to any child who has felt a bit unsure at their first sleepover.
Praise for Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover :
"Young readers needn't feel sheepish about appreciating this sweet, entertaining story." -- Kirkus reviews
"Amusing and endearing. As a classroom read-aloud choice, this picture book is sure to elicit sleepover memories from young listeners." -- Booklist
"With humor that can only be dubbed fluffy and terrific bouncy rhymes, this warm bedtime story of a "sheep-over" will be a comfort for young children." -- School Library Journal
Author Notes
Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author and illustrator who made her critically-acclaimed author-illustrator debut in 2016 with her picture book A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals. She is also the illustrator of This Is Not a Valentine, Truman, and The Love Letter . When she's not writing or illustrating books, Lucy is an executive art director of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. She grew up in Cortland, New York, and she now lives with her little family in Brooklyn, New York.
Pete Oswald is a #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator and an Annie Award-nominated animation production designer best known for The Angry Birds Movie film franchise and Oscar-nominated ParaNorman , in addition to multiple animated studio films. He is also a children's book author and illustrator and a painter. Pete is the illustrator the New York Times bestselling picture books The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Cool Bean, The Couch Potato, The Smart Cookie , and The Sour Grape written by Jory John. Pete lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and three sons.
Reviews (2)
Kirkus Review
A slumber party is thrilling--until it isn't. Sleepy Sheepy is excited: He's packed his suitcase and can't wait for his first sheepover at Grammy and Grampy Sheepy's house. He imagines the fun things he and his "two favorite folks" will do all night long. But anticipation is different from reality. Sleepy bids his parents good night. All of a sudden, this sheepover business doesn't seem so fun. Everything feels different. The blankets are scratchy, his jammies don't match, his tummy feels twisty, and his eyes are misty; even Grampy's potato collection doesn't distract him. Sleepy Sheepy can't sleep; he misses home. Sleepy can't explain his feelings to his beloved grandparents. But this wise pair know what's what. Grampy whips up a batch of cookies, Grammy reads Goodnight Mooo'n (featuring a cow, natch)--Sleepy's dad's favorite--and all three dance to the Woolen Stones' album Let It Bleat. Guess what? An exhausted Sleepy Sheepy hops into bed, ignores the blankets' scratchiness, and falls asleep, feeling "right at home." Cummins brings her gently humorous story, written in bouncy rhymes, to a predictable ending, but readers will enjoy it nonetheless, especially kids (er, lambs) who have had their own first "sheepovers" at a beloved relative's home. The cheerful, lively illustrations are endearing; boldfaced typefaces of different sizes are incorporated playfully into the text. Young readers needn't feel sheepish about appreciating this sweet, entertaining story. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
In the Sleepy Sheepy (2023), a lamb known by that name resists bedtime until his exhausted parents prevail. In this sequel, Sleepy Sheepy is eagerly looking forward to spending the night with "his two favorite people" (his grandparents) at their house. But after his parents have left: "his tummy got twisty, and his eyes got misty." Also, he can't sleep. Luckily, his grandparents know just what to do. After giving Sleepy his Pa's old favorite book, Goodnight Mooo'n, to read, Grammy and Grampy bake cookies, dance with him, and tightly tuck him into bed, where the little sheep falls fast asleep. As in the previous volume, the text is relatively short and, while written in prose, includes rhyming couplets from time to time, just for fun. The story line is true to the experience of the many children who feel excited yet anxious at the prospect of spending a night away from home. Oswald's illustrations are both amusing and endearing. As a classroom read-aloud choice, this picture book is sure to elicit sleepover memories from young listeners.
