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Summary
Summary
Like most children, Sami puts off going to bed for as long as possible. But reading a story about Little Bear's bedtime ritual inspires Sammy, just as the young reader will be inspired by this soothing story and clever book-within-a-book concept. A bedtime book that both parent and child will relish reading one more time, Don't Turn the Page! features a surprise ending that reinforces the sense that it's bedtime for everyone.
Author Notes
Rachelle Burk is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children. Her publications include both books and magazine pieces and she is a regular contributing writer for Scholastic's Science World classroom magazine. She lives in East Brunswick, NJ. An internationally published author and illustrator, Julie Downing has written and illustrated over 40 books for children and has won many awards for her work. Noted for her rich, jewel-like watercolor illustrations, she has exhibited her work in galleries throughout the United States and England. She lives in San Francisco.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
The title may make readers suspect that they're in for dire warnings in the vein of The Monster at the End of This Book, but Burk (Tree House in a Storm) actually has delay tactics on the mind. A hedgehog named Sami knows that the end of a bedtime story means it's bedtime. "I'll let you read one more page," Sami tells her mother in one of several small capitulations that satisfy her curiosity about the story they're reading, about a bear's preparations for bed. However, Burk doesn't avoid metafiction entirely. Downing's (Spooky Friends) illustrations shift between cozy scenes in Sami's tree-trunk home and equally snug images of the mother bear and cub in the book. There's more: Sami has a toy bear, the bear in her book has a stuffed hedgehog, and both animals are reading the same book that (human) readers are holding. That final touch is an oft-seen visual Easter egg, but in this case, it underscores a reality-bending connection between reader and text, especially after the last pages reveal that the bear family may not be fictional after all. Gentle yet clever stuff. Ages 3-8. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
This book within a book tells the story of a little hedgehog who resists reading a bedtime story about a little bearor is it also a story about a little bear who reads a book about a little hedgehog?The front-cover art shows the hedgehog snuggling with her mother while they read a book that looks like the one readers hold in their hands. The back-cover art shows a pair of bears reading the same book. Within the covers, the story opens with the hedgehog child, Sami, resisting a bedtime story about a bear. Mama is patient but prompts her to choose a book to read later. Sami acquiesces and then asks Mama to read the beginning. The accompanying picture's perspective allows readers to look over her shoulder to read a verse in the book within the book about a little bear getting ready for bed. At first Sami says, "Don't turn the page," but her curiosity gets the better of her. Ensuing pages depict continued reading punctuated by Sami's own preparations for bedtime as she mimics the little bear putting on pajamas, brushing teeth and reading. The final page delivers a conclusion in which the art shows the bears, not within the hedgehog's book, but living beside the hedgehogs' home.A charming, metafictive good night. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Excerpts
Excerpts
Beginning: "How about a bedtime story?" Mama asked. Sammy shook her head. "I don't want to go to bed. I'm not tired yet." "All right," said Mama, "Why don't you pick out a book to read later?" Sammy pulled a new one from the shelf. "Just read the first page," said Sammy. She climbed onto the sofa. Mama read. . . The sun went down and fell asleep, The moon rose overhead, And Little Bear of Rambling Woods Prepared to go to bed. "That's enough," said Sammy. "Don't turn the page." Excerpted from Don't Turn the Page! by Rachelle Burk All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
