Genre
Bedtime stories
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Tone
Feel-good
Subject
Animal babies
Animal parent and child
Animals
Bedtime
Sleep

Animals the world over put their children to bed in this charming bedtime book, with text in rhyme and colorful artwork featuring soothing shades of purple. Each two-page spread features a different parent-child pair, and a poetic description of the manner in which they go to sleep. At the rear of the book, a more detailed description of each animal's sleeping habits is included.

The rhyming text in If I Were a Kangaroo reads quite well - "If I were a kangaroo, / I'd pick you up and carry you / In my pocket, sleepyhead, / And hop you gently off to bed" - and the artwork is peaceful and soothing, making this a good book to read aloud at bedtime. I appreciated the inclusion of the brief factual afterword, with more information about each animal. Recommended to those who are looking for new going-to-bed books. ( )