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The Napping House (平装)
by Audrey Wood
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Bedtime, Dreaming, Ages 4-8, Children's books |
| Market price: ¥ 98.00
MSL price:
¥ 88.00
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MSL rating:
 Good for Gifts |
| MSL Pointer Review:
It's a great book for snuggling up with in bed. |
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Audrey, USA
<2006-12-21 00:00>
Ah, is there anything more relaxing than a cozy nap in a warm house on a rainy day? Every inhabitant of the Napping House manages to pile on to granny's bed for a few sociable Zs, until that damnable wakeful flea appears! If you remember cumulative stories such as "the old woman who swallowed the fly (I don't know why she swallowed that fly)", then you'll know what to expect from this charming and funny book. The illustrations are tremendous, and will keep the book fresh even after many readings. This is a book that an adult reader will enjoy, too. The board book is sturdy and easy to clean. |
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Roz Levine , USA
<2006-12-21 00:00>
This is the Napping House, where everyone is sleeping. It's dark, raining and very subdued. First there's the cozy bed, followed by the snoring granny, the dreaming child, dozing dog, snoozing cat, slumbering mouse and finally, the wakeful flea. And then the wakeful flea bites the mouse... The team of Audrey and Don Woods has put together a wonderful, gentle bedtime story pre-schoolers will want to hear again and again. With easy to read, repetitive text and beautifully detailed, expressive illustrations, youngsters watch the ever growing pile of sleeping bodies move, change position and then slowly lighten and brighten as one by one, everyone wakes up. As the book ends, the last page shows the napping house where no one is sleeping. It's sunny and cheerful with a rainbow in the sky. This is a classic the whole family will enjoy and a must for all home libraries. |
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A Kid, USA
<2006-12-21 00:00>
This is a book that would appeal to young children because of the colorful pictures and funny story. An example of a funny story is when the "wakeful" flea bites the mouse. It is also hilarious when the child bumps the granny, and she breaks the bed. Another funny part occurs when the cat claws the dog. The Napping House also has colorful pictures. This would appeal to young children. An example of this is the last page, where everyone wakes up and goes outside. The picture contains a rainbow, a dancing child, and playful animals. Overall I though that The Napping House was a very creative book that I enjoyed and found myself laughing out loud at. I recommend this book to young children. They will enjoy it. |
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Carolyn, Canal Winchester, OH
<2006-12-21 00:00>
Ah, it's raining outside and everyone inside is sleeping. The dog, cat, grandma and grandchild are all snoozing and decide to pile up on grandma in the cozy bed. So, one by one, the child first, each animal and the rodent crawl on top of granny to take a snoozer. (What we'd like to know is how everyone turns over with each page and not falls off!) Somehow, that flea jumps up there too and bites the mouse and well, it all goes from there with granny finally breaking the bed from the fall! It's a really cute storybook and one every child should have. Each animal is shown in the story sleeping in every picture, but we still can't find the mouse in the pictures in the beginning of the story. The flea is there, sitting on the chair, but the mouse, well, haven't found him just yet. This is a very cute book and I highly recommend it. |
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E. R. Bird , Manhattan, NY
<2006-12-21 00:00>
I'm not sure exactly how to recommend this book. At the very beginning it's the perfect story to read to any child you want to put to bed. Halfway through, however, it becomes a lively rollicking/jumping/bouncing kind of tale. The premise follows a grandmother, her grandchild, a dog, a cat, a mouse and a flea as they all nap (save the flea) on a wet and rainy afternoon. Slowly, one by one they crawl on top of one another to sleep. Quickly, one by one, they wake one another due to the untimely flea bite the mouse acquired.
Don Wood, the illustrator, has done wonders with the light in these scenes. The dreary drizzly afternoon pours steadily, making the reader really want to snuggle up in a warm bed too. Then also, his drawings are quite clever. Each character appears in every single spread. The flea is represented more as a circular black dot with a halo about it. Almost as if the flea was lit from inside. Kids will probably enjoy locating the mouse and the flea in each and every picture as the scenes change and the characters toss and turn in bed. In the end, I was particularly taken with the grandmother. Sleeping in her nylon-like socks, her reaction upon falling back upon her bed and breaking it is one of pure joy. Atta girl, grandma! In that second to last scene in the book, daylight streams into the room, the blue walls now a cheery and dazzling yellow. Any child uncertain of the benefits of napping (of which there may be one or two) will enjoy seeing how lively and boisterous the characters are after getting a good afternoon's rest. The last page of the book speaks volumes for the benefits of sleep. A marvelous story.
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