Zunon uses her palette very effectively to achieve this separation. Zunon's creative Illustrations manage to both fold the child into the world of the imagination (here poplated by those colorful creatures) and keep the child separate. In most cases, the imagined animal is larger than the protagonist, emphasizing just how strong bedtime resistance can be." Martin writes, "In response to each of Mommy's directives, the child's defiance conjures a colorful creature. In the Horn Book Magazine review, Michelle H. The opening illustration after the title page is wholly arresting and, admit it, so true-to-life: with no background to distract our eye, we see this book's (ungendered) protagonist, arms raised, fists clenched, eyes closed, mouth open with the words "No! No! No!" in a shout above their head.įrom this page on, we know this child, and we recognize the strength of their determination to resist bedtime. The art keeps pace, stride for stride, with this inventive text. 'Who? WHO?' you ask as if you didn't know." It's bedtime.Your eyes swell, wide as OWLS. One of the most unusual things about the text is that it is narrated by the protagonist's mother, who throughout the book addresses her child as she coaxes the child into bed. Kudos to author Nikki Grimes and artist Elizabeth Zunon, who together have created a most unusual bedtime book in Bedtime for Sweet Creatures.
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