My Tail's Not Tired

by Jana Novotny-Hunter, Paula Bowles (Illustrator)

Overview

How can any little monster possibly go to bed when their tail isn’t even tired? And when their knees still have plenty of bounce in them? And when their arms still want to fly like a jet plane? Bedtime is surely a long way off! Luckily, Big Monster has a strategy to outwit Little Monster, with the inevitable result! A humorous and charming bedtime story that adults and children will love to read – and play out – again and again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846439865
Publisher:	Child's Play-International
Publication date:	07/01/2017
Series:	Child's Play Library
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	731,071
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2017
PreS—It's time for bed, but Little Monster isn't tired at all. In fact, he's got bounces and wiggles left in every part of his body. Big Monster has a plan to outwit Little Monster by encouraging him to wiggle and jiggle, bounce, swing, and roll around until he's so exhausted, he inevitably succumbs to the call of slumber. This is a wink and a nod to every parent who has tried to put an unwilling child to bed, but kids will also identify with Little Monster's energetic high jinks. The full-bleed illustrations depict playful, friendly monsters with large, cheery eyes. VERDICT Pair this title with Jane Yolen's How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight for a rollicking bedtime story program. Recommended for general collections.—Jessica Marie, Salem Public Library, OR

School Library Journal

2017-05-01
Little Monster isn't ready for bed. What can Big Monster do?"You must be tired after your big day," says Big Monster. "No, I'm not," replies Little Monster. "My knees have lots of bounces in them." And so the battle begins. "Show me," Big Monster says, with a snaggle-toothed smile. Big Monster's turquoise blue, with orange-striped horns and a nose that resembles a child's drawing of an evergreen tree. Little Monster's a golden yellow, with a nose that resembles a cotton boll. Little Monster jumps on a trampoline but doesn't get tired. "My bottom wants to wiggle-jiggle." "Show me," is Big Monster's reply. Still to come are swinging, rolling around, and frolicking in a frothy bubble bath. Finally it's almost bedtime, but Little Monster's feet aren't tired; they "have jumps inside them." Little Monster jumps like a jack-in-the-box, then needs to take a last zoom around the room, arms extended like an airplane, finally settling in Big Monster's lap. But still, the eyes aren't tired. Big Monster (who is beginning to look pretty fatigued) leads Little Monster in an exercise: "Open, shut…shhh." And so to bed. Hunter avoids pronouns, so the monsters can be gendered any way readers choose. Bowles makes Little Monster appropriately sassy and energetic, and if caregivers are as tired as Big Monster after all Little Monster's antics, well, that's a welcome kind of realism. Simply sweet. (Picture book. 3-6)

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