So whenever I find a book that effectively combines the two, I am so pleased. When that book also has nice, soothing text, easily identifiable themes, and you have a recipe for a new favorite.
Enter: A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na
The illustrations are amazing. Woven into each animal friend is this layered, lyrical texture. Upon closer look, the animals are highly worked, beautiful images with flowers, shapes, and sophisticated patinas. My daughter also loves this book. She chooses it several times a day, naming each animal, describing its features, and mimicking its sleeping style.
We read this book all day long, but it would be a nice addition to a bedtime routine. I want this book printed poster size, make that mural size, so I can lounge in its beauty as I lay my own head down on the pillow at night. Truly a magnificent book.
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