Goodnight, Hockey Fans
by Andrew Larsen (Author) Jacqui Lee (Illustrator)
A young boy doesn't want to go to bed. The hockey game is on! "What if I can't fall asleep?" the boy says. "Don't worry," says his dad. "You will." After his parents have tucked him in and turned out the light, he shines a flashlight on his prized hockey possessions around his room: the posters of his favorite players, the pennant for his favorite team, the puck.
Then he decides to listen to the game on his bedside radio, which he places under his pillow. With the familiar drone of the announcer's voice for company, the boy drifts off to sleep.
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A satisfying slice of life that is all the more valuable for helping libraries fill the ongoing demand for sports stories in picture-book collections.
Kirkus Reviews
While hockey fans are the most obvious audience for this book, it depicts a familiar childhood scene.
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Andrew Larsen is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including In the Tree House, a TD Canadian Children's Literature Award finalist; The Bagel King, one of CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens; and A Squiggly Story, a finalist for the OLA's Blue Spruce Award. He lives in Toronto with his family and their dog named Sally.
Born in Hong Kong, Dawn Lo is an illustrator currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the unceded lands of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Her work has appeared in the picture books Snow Song and The Rainbow Garden Is My Friend, as well as in stationery, greeting cards, public art installations, murals and more! When she is not drawing at her home studio, she works at the public library where she can surround herself with more books.
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV032110 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Hockey
