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Summary: A perfect bedtime story....for everyone!
Review: After I read this story to my 3 and 4 year old girls, I knew we had a bedtime story to cherish. It not only shows an endearing relationship between a brother and sister, but encourages children to think of happy things, to help thim fall asleep. After reading this book, I use examples from the book to help my girls fall asleep.
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Summary: Names are too repititious
Review: Although the illustrations are great, overall, I think the book could have been much better written. The story is a sweet story, but the names of the characters (Willa and Willoughby) are used over and over. After a couple pages, it wears itself out while I'm reading it to my 2 year old.
That said, I have just decided to omit the names while I'm reading it, and my little one does like the story. It seems to get her in the right frame of mind for bedtime.
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Summary: An adorable tale with beautiful illustrations
Review: Cute little Willa is having trouble getting to sleep. Willoughby helps by pointing out all the happy things just waiting for her the next day. This is a sweet, comforting book. My 3 1/2 year old and 6 year old both ask for it regularly. I would definitely recommend this book.
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Summary: Sleeping becomes a positive act instead of a passive one
Review: I have a feeling that this book will become another classic bedtime story. It encourages young ones to think of something positive and happy before they go to bed. It encourages them to look around their surroundings and nature to find joyful thoughts. The idea that "the morning likes waking you up. That's what makes the morning happy" is so unique. Going to sleep becomes something purposeful and fun because that is the only way the morning could "wake you up." In another word, going to sleep becomes a positive act instead of a passive one. What especially makes me love this book is that the one who is soothing the little bunny (who is afraid of nightmare) is her big brother instead of her mother. This very positive book is an excellent bedtime story as well as a good choice to deal with sibling relationship. Ages 4-8.
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Summary: There are so many other books more worthwhile...
Review: I received this as a gift for my baby shower and found it a little disappointing. The overall morale is good (a story about finding things to be happy about in your life... counting your blessings... an older brother helping out his little sister) but it's not very well written in my opinion. The use of repitition of the character's names is very cumbersom to read aloud. (Willa said, said Willoughby, asked Willa, Willa asked, and so on.) My son will not sit through one page of this book. The story drags on too long and could have been written in half the number of words. The illustrations are nice, however.
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Summary: We read it 15 times in the first two weeks
Review: It may just be coincidence, but it was exactly when this became my 4-year-old's favorite bedtime story that she stopped needing me to come back to her room over and over once I'd said good night. But whether it actually resolves sleep issues is almost immaterial because the story and pictures in and of themselves are so enjoyable. I'd imagined that my 4-year-old would see herself as the big brother and see her baby sister as Willa, but she identifies with Willa very strongly. She loves the ending when Willa and Willoughby are cuddled up together. It is a very comforting story and the pictures are absolutely beautiful. I'd like to frame them and hang them up.
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Summary: A great bedtime story
Review: My three children, ages 3-5, adore this book. It is one of the few books that they will all sit still for. It is a lovely story about an older brother taking care of his younger sister, helping her go to sleep. The illustrations are wonderful.
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Summary: Sweet, Sweet Story
Review: This book is a must-have for all little ones, especially for those with siblings. It reflects a sweet relationship between older brother and younger sister and the pictures are just precious and beautifully created. My five-year old loves for me to read this to him as well as he does "Tell Me What It's Like to be Big".
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Summary: what a happy way to fall asleep
Review: This has been my 3yrs old's favorite book for MONTHS now, and I'm not tired of it yet! It begins with a tone of comfort and "everything is right with the world" and ends with brother and sister bunnies snuggled up ready to drift off to sleep. I would like to fall asleep this way every night! Just what you want for a bedtime book!
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Summary: A great bedtime story
Review: This is my second favorite "night night" book ever. (after the venerable GoodNight Moon) And it has many of the same aspects. A simple repetative story line that is comforting to young children and wording that is almost melodic to read. The wording is indeed repatitive, but any early childhood expert can tell you that for a young child that is what draws them into the story. Remember, it is not written for an adult. The fact that "Willa" and "Willoughby" are repeated on every page makes the story instantly familiar to a young child. The story is sweet and the illustrations are georgeous. My copy has been patched many times now and I smile whenever I see it.
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