“Book of Sleep” by Il Sung Na is a picture book intended for children ages 1-5 years (N). The book tells the story of how different animals sleep as compared to the owl. I gave this book a 4 star rating. I chose 4 stars only because of the illustrations. The book itself I would give 3 stars to bu...
The illustrations in this book were AMAZING. There was just something of pure joy about this book, but it was in its simplest form. It was a book about how animals sleep, but it was more than that. I have read numerous reviews from parents on how they used this book to put their kids to sleep and...
This is the usual story of what animals do when autumn arrives, getting ready for winter, and then what happens for the arrival of spring. There are few words, but the illustrations stop you, wanting to savor each detail of Na’s gorgeous collages. I don’t know which page is better, the turtles ...
Brief and actively descriptive text coupled with unique illustrations using handmade painterly textures with digitally generated layers combined in Adobe Photoshop help create a book that is absolutely beautiful. The subtitle "a book of changing seasons" is a bit deceptive because primarily this...
The story is of a rabbit, who watches how other animals cope with winter (migrate, hibernate, store up food, don't move much), who himself is white, and in the end, with spring, is brown again. Simple and engaging text for a young storytime. I really love the striking illustrations in this book, ...
Starting with the noisy ducklings born in the spring and ending with those same ducklings that are now sleepy, this picture book describes some of the animal babies that enter the world and their families. The handsome illustrations have been created by "combining handmade painterly textures with...