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| Author | Mem Fox |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Judy Horacek |
| Cover artist | Judy Horacek |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book, nursery rhyme |
| Published | 2012 (Scholastic Australia) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9781742832579 |
| OCLC | 785957545 |
Good Night, Sleep Tight is a 2012 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek. It is about Skinny Doug, a babysitter, who uses some nursery rhymes to help his charges, Bonnie and Ben, to sleep.
A Booklist review found it "a fun book that will remind parents to pass along the golden oldies". [1]
Good Night, Sleep Tight has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews , [2] Publishers Weekly , [3] School Library Journal , [4] Horn Book Guides , [5] The New York Times , [6] Reading Time , [7] Educating Young Children, [8] Scan, [9] and Children's Book and Media Review. [10]
Judy Horacek is an Australian cartoonist, artist, writer and children's book creator. She is best known for her award winning children's picture book Where is the Green Sheep? with Mem Fox, and her weekly cartoons in The Age newspaper. Horacek's latest book is Now or Never (2020), her tenth cartoon collection. A new picture book with Mem Fox, Bonnie and Ben Rhyme Again came out in October 2018.
Merrion Frances Fox AM is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but she still gives seminars and lives in Adelaide, South Australia.
Where is the Green Sheep? is a children's picture book written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek. Published by Penguin Books, It is about various coloured sheep doing various things, with the protagonist, the green sheep, not being seen until the final pages.
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.
Sleepy Bears is a 1999 children's picture book by Mem Fox. It is about a bear preparing her family of six baby bears for hibernation.
Ducks Away! is a 2016 children's picture book written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek. Published by Scholastic Inc., It is about a mother duck and her five ducklings attempting to cross a bridge, one by one, and fall off the bridge into the river below. The duck becomes more and more agitated until she, with the last of her ducklings dropping into the water and their encouragement, decides to follow them.
Noni the Pony is a 2010 children's picture book by Alison Lester. It is about a day with a friendly, caring pony called Noni and her friends, Dave dog, and Coco the cat.
Bonnie and Ben Rhyme Again is a 2018 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek. In this book, a sequel to Good Night, Sleep Tight, two children, Bonnie and Ben, recite some nursery rhymes to their friend, Skinny Doug, while going for a walk.
This & That is a 2015 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek. It is about a mouse telling bedtime stories to a pup.
Nellie Belle is a 2015 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Mike Austin. It is about a dog called Nellie Belle who escapes from her yard and has some adventures in her beachside town before being scared by some possums in a park and returning home.
Baby Bedtime is a 2013 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Emma Quay. The book, published in America by Beach Lane Books, and published in Australia by Penguin Books Australia, is about an adult elephant getting her baby ready for bed.
Yoo-hoo, Ladybird! is a 2013 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Laura Ljungkvist. In this book, the reader is invited to find a ladybird amongst a jumble of toys and everyday items. The game of hide-and-seek continues throughout the book with different scenarios.
Tell Me About Your Day Today is a 2012 children's picture book by Mem Fox and Lauren Stringer. It is about a boy discussing the day's events with his favorite stuffed toys.
Two Little Monkeys is a 2012 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Jill Barton. It is about two monkeys, named Cheeky and Chee, who escape from a leopard.
Let's Count Goats! is a 2010 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Jan Thomas. It is a counting book with the narrator inviting the reader to count goats that appear in the pictures as they engage in humanlike behaviour.
Hello, Baby! is a 2009 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Steve Jenkins. In this book the narrator asks the reader whether they are various animals.
Where the Giant Sleeps is a 2007 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky. A bedtime book, it was published by Harcourt, Inc., and it is about a giant and the creatures that inhabit it sleeping and preparing for sleep as seen through a telescope by a child who, as it turns out, is dreaming.
Cats, Cats, Cats! is a 2001 Children's picture book by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Erika Oiler. It is about Mrs Brown, a little old lady, and her 60 cats who snooze all day but then get up to all sorts of mischief at night.
The Magic Hat is a 2002 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Tricia Tusa. It is about a wizard's hat that appears in a crowded park and alights on people's heads, turning them into various animals. Then, the hat's owner, a wizard, shows up and restores things back to normal.
Boo to a Goose is a 1996 children's picture book by Australian author Mem Fox, and illustrated by David Miller. In this book, published by Hodder and Stoughton Children's Books, a boy states twelve nonsensical things he would rather do than say "boo to a goose".
The engaging, economical framing text is memorable and sweetly appealing, sure to encourage little listeners to participate. ... Horacek's simple, solid lines and primary colors are friendly, cheery and almost exuberantly inviting.
This is one of those sneaky stories that starts out slight and unsurprising but is over far too soon. ... The pictures' visual directness and goofy playfulness capture the spirit of the timeless rhymes and the enviable relationship between the lanky storyteller and his adoring audience.
In the cleverest of ways, Fox has embedded a handful of childhood nonsense verses that beg to be read and said aloud into a fun story about the bedtime ritual. The cartoon illustrations are just lighthearted enough to complement the silliness of the verses.
It's a clever way to introduce six old favorite rhymes -- and to model how to have a satisfying romp with small charges and then settle them down. Horacek's illustrations are just right -- as breezy and bouncy as the text and alive with bright, simply applied color. This could be a bedtime favorite, with kids chanting right along.
Despite this somewhat jarring ending, the imaginative portrayal of the characters throughout the tale makes this an engaging bedtime story
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