Sleepy Me - Marni McGee

'Sleepy Me' is a very simple but effective picture story book written by Marni McGee and illustrated by Sam Williams. I love to read this book with my little girls at bedtime as it is a very good way of calming them down and getting them ready to go to sleep! There are very few words but these accompany some very expressive pictures which help to move the story along. The book starts by seeing a picture of a cat curled up sleeping with just the words 'Sleepy Cat'. Then we see a 'Sleepy Mouse'. The story and the pictures continue by telling of and showing lots of different sleepy things, both animate and inanimate. For example there is a 'sleepy chair', 'sleepy ...  Read the complete review

My two oldest children are members of the local library. My daughter who is 8 is able to read independently but my son who is 5 is only just learning to read so most of his reading is done with me or my husband. My daughter goes to swimming lessons on a Saturday morning and we usually call to the library after the swimming, if my son is not with us then my daughter chooses a suitable book for him. On our last visit to the library my son was not with us so my daughter chose his book, she chose "Sleepy Me" by Marni McGee, illustrated by Sam Williams. This is a very sweet read together book and basically is an evening book to help your child unwind and ...  Read the complete review

Sleepy me by Marni McGee Here is another book I bought from The Book People, part of a pack of 10 books for 9.99! A bargain indeed, considering each book retails alone for around a fiver! The Story This is basically just a really good little bedtime rhyming story. Simplistic and lovable in every way, I think it is aimed more at very young children perhaps under 3's? It starts off with one little short sentence over a double spread page…."Sleepy Cat" then next page "Sleepy Mouse" then "Sleepy Sounds Inside The House" it goes on to describe other little sleepy things as daddy takes the small child in the ...  Read the complete review

'Sleepy Me' by Marni Mcgee is one of my favourite bedtime stories to read to my two sons. Although they are now aged 4 and 5 this is still one of their favourites as it's wrote in a gentle lullaby style that is perfect to send your little ones off to sleep. The book is aimed at a young audience from around twelve months upwards but my boys still ask for it most nights! It's all about everyone winding down for bed-everything is sleepy, from the baby to the stairs even to the breeze. Even the illustrations in this book are soft and gentle and has just one line per page,you will find yourself feeling sleepy yourself after reading this book. If you have young children that ...  Read the complete review