A Nap in a Lap

While this may have been a little young for my 8 year old but it was very sweet and he loved it. Lots of cute baby animals taking naps (not real animals cartoon animals taking cartoon naps). I would recommend it for preschoolers.

My daughter and I love this book. At nine months old, she has the attention span of a flea and usually makes it only through a few pages of any book she picks. But with this book, she settles in and we read it together all the way through. The simple, sweet rhythm of the story combines perfectly with the bright and welcoming illustrations that are neither too busy nor too bland. Each page features only a few words (so she doesn't get impatient and try to turn the page before it's time to move on), but it's cleverly done; I'm happy to read this book over and over because although it introduces her to a host of animals and their sleeping habits, it's not a boring introduction. Altogether, this book captures her attention perfectly and has become a welcome last step in our naptime ritual. I don't think either of us would feel it was naptime without it!

Being an expert nap taker, I certainly could relate to this one. The author has explored the various ways of napping through the use of various very cute critters. How the young of the animal world nap and their favorite places to take a nap are wonderfully illustrated by Akemi Gutierrez. This is sort of a little girls view of napping, but gender really has nothing to do with a good old nap. The text is easy to read and to understand, and as I indicated, the illustrations are great. Highly recommend this one.

This book is an easy read for emergent readers and for parents with young children. I can't imagine a more cuddly sweet book. Very well done.