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by Lori Sunshine When I was a little girl, I was convinced my parents had all kinds of fun after sending my brothers and me to bed, so I related completely to the main character of I'm Really Not Tired. Sam is convinced his parents are having tremendous fun without him each night—he pictures a zoo in the guest room, toy trains in the basement, maybe a circus—all shown in hilarious detail by Jeffrey Ebbeler's illustrations. Sam decides he and his trusty teddy bear simply have to discover the truth and turn the trek downstairs into a mini mission impossible as they try to learn the truth. This bright, lively book is sure to be a hit with parents and kids (even if it does reveal the secret that parents actually are pretty boring when the kids aren't around.) Though the rhyming story is sweet and moves along nicely, the real hit of the book is Sam's imagination revealed in all its magic on each page. My favorites were the space suit especially designed to accommodate the mom's enormous beehive hair and the round dad soaring lightly through the air on the flying trapeze. This one will bring giggles from the kids and warm smiles from their reading parent. Definitely a winner. |
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I'm Really Not Tired