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Lily, the duckling, can't fall asleep. The farm is much too noisy, and Lily is much too curious. So Mother Rabbit and Lily embark on a sleepy, barnyard adventure and find that each animal has a special way of preparing for bedtime. "[Bendall-Brunello's] openhearted characterizations meld beautifully with the sweet snugness of Freedman's lilting prose." - Publishers Weekly. "A bedtime treat for the ears." - Kirkus Reviews
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-This gentle tale of a bunny's sleepless night has lots of charm. While Lily's mother carefully explains the sources of the many barnyard sounds preventing the curious rabbit from sleeping, some of the animals causing the disturbances come forward to share their nighttime comforts, lullabies, and bedtime stories with the tired creature. While their offerings do little to soothe Lily, the hens' straw beds intrigue her. When she finally snuggles down on one of her own, the sleepy horses awake to a new sound in the barn-Lily snoring peacefully. The soft, warm watercolor-and-pencil illustrations match the tone of this comforting tale. While this book is a grand storytime choice, it will also be terrific for one-on-one sharing.-Andrea Tarr, Corona Public Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
It may take a village to raise a child but, according to this inviting bedtime book, it takes a barnyard to coax a baby rabbit to sleep. At first, Lily thinks the farmyard sounds make it too hard to sleep, but she and her mother discover that the noisemakers are actually preparing to bed down themselves-and they're happy to lend Lily a hand. "Are we keeping you awake?" says a duck. "We were only singing sleepy bedtime songs to one another. Would you like me to sing a song to you, too?" A "soft-eyed" cow tells Lily a bedtime story and a hen collects extra straw for Lily's bed. Bendall-Brunello (I Love You This Much) ushers readers into this idyllic rural community with twilight washes of watercolor and light-as-a-feather pencil or crayon strokes. His chiffon textures and openhearted characterizations meld beautifully with the sweet snugness of Freedman's (Where's Your Smile, Crocodile?) lilting prose. In a particularly appealing interlude, the animals issue a chorus of hushabyes, which Bendall-Brunello incorporates into his pictures as zephyrs of text. " `Shhh,' hushed the ducks to the rippling reeds. `Shhh' hushed the cows to the leaves on the trees. `Shhh,' hushed the hens into the whispering wind." A humorous ending does not undercut the soothing, tranquil mood. Ages 2-6. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Lily the rabbit is trying to sleep, but the barnyard is noisy, what with ducks singing duck lullabies, cows telling bedtime stories, and hens pecking in the straw. Each animal, however, does his or her best to help settle the little rabbit. Soothing shhhs help Lily finally fall asleep. Soft, appealing illustrations make this a comforting bedtime story. From HORN BOOK Spring 2004, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A noisy farmyard is keeping Lily awake, but Mother Rabbit solves the problem by taking her on a tour of the grounds, allowing her to see for herself how all of the animals are preparing for bed. A visit to the pond earns Lily a lullaby from a goose. A cow offers her a bedtime story, making Lily yawn in response. A generous hen fashions a comfortable bed for Lily out of straw. As the owl hoots, the pigs squeak, and the dreaming donkey softly brays, Lily is coaxed towards sleep by the gentle sounds on the settling farm. A sleepy foal pricks up his ears at a sound in the night, but his mother comforts him, telling him, "It's only little Lily snoring!" Muted illustrations, alternating between full-bleed paintings and small vignettes, mimic the quiet tale of one small bunny's struggle against sleep. A bedtime treat for the ears. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.