Sleepy Bears
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| Author | Mem Fox |
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| Illustrator | Kerry Argent |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book, poetry |
| Published | 1999 (Pan Macmillan) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780732909802 |
| OCLC | 222315418 |
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.
Reception[edit]
In a review of Sleepy Bears, Booklist wrote: "As in Koala Lou (1988), Fox depicts the comfort and security of family without ever resorting to the syrup of many "I love you" books for preschoolers".[1] School Library Journal called it a cleverly written bedtime book,[1] while Kirkus Reviews found it "a bewitching collection of sleepy time rhymes".[2]
Sleepy Bears has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[3] Reading Time,[4] and Australia's Parents.[5]
See also[edit]
- Time for Bed - another bedtime book by Mem Fox
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sleepy bears". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Sleepy Bears". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Sleepy Bears". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 16 August 1999. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Picture Books". Reading Time. 43 (4). Children's Book Council of Australia: 18. November 1999. Retrieved 5 December 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Storybooks". Australia's Parents (113): 23. October 1999. Retrieved 5 December 2016.[dead link]