How Does Sleep Come?

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Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

In her picture book debut, Jeanne Blackmore continues her grandfather Roger Duvoisin's tradition of creating beautiful books for children. Through her poetic and deceptively simple text, Blackmore has created an ideal sleepy time tale:


"How does sleep come?" Jacob asked his Mama as he climbed into bed. Jacob's Mama tucked the covers all around Jacob just so, and then she told him. "Sleep comes quietly. Like a snowfall that blankets a meadow on a dark starry night, and lays down a soft white canvas for rabbits to leave footprints."


Jacob closed his eyes.

And the snow fell.

And the fog rolled in.

And the clouds drifted.

And the cat purred.

And quietly, silently, softly, peacefully, gently, Jacob fell asleep.

About the author (2012)

Jeanne Blackmore works as an attorney during the day and, unable to resist the storytelling heritage of her family, writes in her spare time. Jeanne's grandfather, Roger Duvoisin, was a well-known children's book author and illustrator, and all of her siblings are authors of one sort or another. Jeanne grew up with great stories, some of the best coming from her older brother, Marc Duvoisin, who often set his tall tales to dramatic piano accompaniment. Jeanne lives in northern Vermont with her husband and their two children, along with two dogs, several chickens, and a bunch of hermit crabs. ELIZABETH SAYLES has illustrated more than 25 books for children including the NY Times #1 best selling picture book, I Already Know I Love You by Billy Crystal. She is adjunct professor of Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She lives in the lower Hudson Valley of New York, with her husband and their daughter.

Bibliographic information

TitleHow Does Sleep Come?
AuthorJeanne C. Blackmore
Illustrated byElizabeth Sayles
Editionillustrated
PublisherSourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2012
ISBN1402271050, 9781402271052
Length32 pages
Subjects › 

Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams
Juvenile Fiction / Stories in Verse
  
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