Sleepy Time Olie
by William Joyce (Author) William Joyce (Illustrator)
Olie must find a way to turn Pappy's frown upside down--all before bedtime--in this classic picture book-turned-beloved-TV-show from the brilliant mind that brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.
It's bedtime in the Rolie Polie world, but where oh where is Pappy? He's fallen down and bonked his head and can't unfrown! Olie can't go to sleep without a bedtime story from Pappy, but can Olie cheer him up in time? Olie's super silly ray should do the trick! A most unusual bedtime book and a lovely ode to the importance of grandparents.
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Rolie-Polie-round illustration style add up to a winning format with proven success.
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2-The robot family introduced in Rolie Polie Olie (2001) and Snowie Rolie (2000, both HarperCollins) is back. When it is time for bed, Olie is used to his special routine: "Happy Pappy, warm and wise,/reads lullabies and hushabies/beneath the sleepy Rolie skies." The little one is worried when the elder robot arrives late one evening, feeling old and discombobulated: "I bonked my head./I just fell down./I broke my smile./I can't unfrown.- My step has not a bit of spring,/my hip has no hooray.-My cheeks do not feel cheeky./My red-letter day has grayed." Olie tries to cheer him up by building "a super silly ray" made out of a funny bone, a hopscotch hop, a book of jokes, and a loud hiccup. One dose of the "Pappy pick-me-up" and the robot is dancing in bubbles and feeling young again. The computer-enhanced illustrations are awash in eye-popping color and the dark backgrounds enhance the three-dimensional effect. The simple, sweet tale about this extended robot family is enlivened by Joyce's signature offbeat images and catchy rhymes.
Copyright 2001 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV027000 - Juvenile Fiction | Media Tie-In
JUV056000 - Juvenile Fiction | Robots
Stories in rhyme
Robots
Inventions
