Shhh! I'm Sleeping

Author: Dorothée de Monfreid

"The dogs in this book come up with every excuse a child will use to postpone bedtime or have fun at night—just like a real sleepover. I find it very funny that Popov is oblivious to the fact he’s kept everyone up all night with his snoring!"

French illustrator Dorothée de Monfreid is back with a fresh, comical take on sharing a bedroom and trying to sleep, in an unusual tall boardbook format.

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Summary

French illustrator Dorothée de Monfreid is back with a fresh, comical take on sharing a bedroom and trying to sleep, in an unusual tall boardbook format.

Description

Everyone is sound asleep, but when Popov starts snoring, the others wake up. Nono wants a story, Zaza wants to switch beds, Kipp wants a drink of water...Will anyone sleep tonight?Sales Points: Tall format makes it really stand out. Told completely in dialogue, making it lots of fun to read aloud or in groupsgreat potential for acting out the story, too. Rewards close observation, with lots to notice in the big personalities of these funny little dogs.

Critic Reviews

“"If the Marx Brothers had been eight dogs instead of five men, they might've put together a skit like the one featured in this droll story from de Monfried (The Cake). Two four-story bunk beds flank each spread, with a dog in each bed; Popov is snoring up a storm, so Nono climbs into Misha's bed for a story, waking the other dogs, who trade toys and glasses of water before all ending up piled up in a single bed together. The dogs' prickly personalities, de Monfried's enthusiastic cartooning, and an innately goofy premise deliver laughs with every page turn."--starred, Publishers Weekly”

"Eight dogs in a pair of quadruple-level bunk beds make for a raucous bedtime shuffle in this clever, delightfully illustrated oversize comics-style board book." -- The New York Times (US)
"The dogs’ prickly personalities, de Monfried’s enthusiastic cartooning, and an innately goofy premise deliver laughs with every page turn." -- Starred Review, Publishers Weekly (US)
"While minimal speech bubbles help convey some action, much of the plot is to be discovered in the funny, detail-rich illustrations, which children will enjoy poring over again and again." -- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Dorothée de Monfreid was born in France in 1973. She worked as a graphic designer before beginning to write and illustrate children’s books. She has published dozens of children’s books and also draws and writes comics. Her children’s musical show Super Sauvage has been performed throughout France and she is also an accomplished ukulele player. Dorothée lives and works in Paris.