It's Time for Bed

by Ceporah Mearns (Author) Tim Mack (Illustrator)

It's Time for Bed
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

It's time for Siasi to go to bed, but she doesn't want to brush her teeth or put away her toys. It's so much more fun to play with all the animals of the Arctic!  Wouldn't everyone rather dance with polar bear, howl with the wolves, and swim with the fish instead of get ready for bed?

In this charming bedtime story, readers follow Siasi on a nighttime adventure as she comes up with excuse after excuse for why she's not quite ready to go to bed.

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PreS-K--Siasi is a bright and active young girl who would rather not get ready for bed. Instead, she'd like to dance with the polar bears and run with the caribou. This Nunavut bedtime book gives each page a comforting familiarity as the adult asks Siasi if she's completed the necessary steps before bedtime and she replies with, "NoooOOOooo! I don't want to go to sleep!" But once she is done with her adventures, she's finally ready to go down. Mack's energetic illustrations capture Siasi's enthusiasm and the hilarious expressions of the creatures. Kids will laugh at Siasi's antics, and parents will recognize the attitude of a stubborn child who won't go to bed until everything is just right. While the concept is not new, seeing it through an Arctic lens makes this tale a valuable addition to the bedtime book genre. VERDICT Highly recommended for most collections.--Gretchen Hardin, Sterling Municipal Library, Baytown, TX

Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Ceporah Mearns
Ceporah Mearns is from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, but calls Iqaluit, Nunavut home. She lives there with her husband and their children, Siasi and Siloah. Together, they enjoy cooking family dinners, visiting friends and family, going sliding, and spending time at their cabin. Siasi inspired this story by always coming up with so many things she needs to do when it's time for bed. Jeremy Debicki is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, calls Iqaluit, Nunavut, his home. He lives there with his wife and their children, Siasi and Siloah. They enjoy cooking family dinners, visiting friends and family, going sliding, and spending time at their cabin. Siasi inspired this story by always coming up with so many things she needs to do when it's time for bed. Tim Mack is a Canadian-born illustrator living in Vancouver, British Columbia. He enjoys playing with colours and shapes and never misses an opportunity to swim in the ocean. He is also the illustrator of What's My Superpower by Aviaq Johnston.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781772272277
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Inhabit Media
Publication date
April 20, 2019
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV002000 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
JUV030120 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Polar Regions
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Animals
JUVENILE FICTION
Bedtime
Sleep
Juvenile works
Animal behavior
Habits and behavior
General
Bedtime & Dreams

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