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A wonderful story about not being afraid to go to sleep. - Beautifully illustrated with vibrant paintings that perfectly capture the wide-eyed innocence of a baby tiger and the surreal world of dreams. - An ideal bedtime story for parent to read to children. - A book about first experiences and the wonders of the world around us. When a little tiger does not want to go to sleep, his mother remind him that by closing his eyes he can enter a whole new world of dreams and make-believe places. And, when he awakens, she reassures him, she will be right there waiting for him.
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"Little tiger and his mother sit in the tall grass waiting for night to fall . . . The text flows beautifully from one page to the next and lends itself perfectly to reading aloud . . . Each lovely spread enhances the lyrical text . . . This beautifully written and charmingly illustrated story will be enjoyed over and over again." --Starred, "School Library Journal"
"Another lyrical nighttime tale . . . reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's "The Runaway Bunny."" --"Booklist"
"Spry and lively . . . Not only will Close Your Eyes help children settle down to sleep, it may also help them to dream and, perhaps, even to create." "--The New York Times Book Review"
"Soothing." --"The Horn Book"
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"Another lyrical nighttime tale . . . reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's "The Runaway Bunny."" --"Booklist"
"Spry and lively . . . Not only will Close Your Eyes help children settle down to sleep, it may also help them to dream and, perhaps, even to create." "--The New York Times Book Review"
"Soothing." --"The Horn Book"
"Satisfying." --"Publishers Weekly"
Little tiger and his mother sit in the tall grass waiting for night to fall . . . The text flows beautifully from one page to the next and lends itself perfectly to reading aloud . . . Each lovely spread enhances the lyrical text . . . This beautifully written and charmingly illustrated story will be enjoyed over and over again. "Starred, School Library Journal"
Another lyrical nighttime tale . . . reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's "The Runaway Bunny." "Booklist"
Spry and lively . . . Not only will Close Your Eyes help children settle down to sleep, it may also help them to dream and, perhaps, even to create. "The New York Times Book Review"
Soothing. "The Horn Book"
Satisfying. "Publishers Weekly""
"Little tiger and his mother sit in the tall grass waiting for night to fall . . . The text flows beautifully from one page to the next and lends itself perfectly to reading aloud . . . Each lovely spread enhances the lyrical text . . . This beautifully written and charmingly illustrated story will be enjoyed over and over again." --Starred, School Library Journal
"Another lyrical nighttime tale . . . reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's The Runaway Bunny." --Booklist
"Spry and lively . . . Not only will Close Your Eyes help children settle down to sleep, it may also help them to dream and, perhaps, even to create." --The New York Times Book Review
"Soothing." --The Horn Book
"Satisfying." --Publishers Weekly
Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben have worked together on many picture books, including the acclaimed And if the Moon Could Talk and The Night Worker. Both Kate and Georg are currently living in the United States.
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- PublisherChrysalis Children's Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1844583783
- ISBN 13 9781844583782
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages40
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