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Night Night, Sleepytown

Night Night, Sleepytown

byAmy Parker
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Rosangel
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat story for toddler
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2018
My 3 year old daughter loves it, the story is perfect for bedtime.
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Gail Christian
3.0 out of 5 starsThis is just nuts!
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2021
Clearly I missed something because I don't get it at all. If this is a bedtime story, why do we wander around town telling everyone nighty night when they are doing their daily WORK? I mean come on! The farmer just got up to begin working with the tractor on some project. For goodness sake: the rooster is still crowing! And we tell the farmer, "Goodnight"? Pretend the drive-you-nuts alarm clock just woke you up, you rolled out of bed, got dressed, went downstairs to take your first sips of coffee, and your neighbor drops by to say, "Goodmight. Sleep tight!" Are you going to think this is perfectly normal? Or are you going to wonder why your neighbor is a little crazy this morning?

And it never stops! How many of you go see the doctor or dentist for your check up or some problem and tell him goodnight? I'm sorry, but in 69.5 years I have NEVER had an appointment with any doctor or dentist right before bedtime! If I saw the doctor in the middle of the day (or even right before he closed up shop) and told him nighty night, sleep tight, he might just make me an appointment with a DIFFERENT kind of doctor! I haven't even had a doctor visit me at that time of day when I was in the HOSPITAL!

So, no, I don't get it. It is just odd. However, the illustrations are terrific and brightly colored. The kids will love that. Still glad I borrowed it from Prime reading rather than buying it. That would have definitely irritated me.
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Steve
4.0 out of 5 stars Another in the series of Night Night books, but not as strong as their predecessors
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018
Night Night Sleeptown is the latest in a series of board books for toddlers by Amy Parker and Virginia Allen that includes such titles as Night Night Jungle, Night Night Train, Night Night Farm, Night Night Daddy, Night Night Mommy, Night Night Bible Stories, Night Night Blessings.

Each of these books follows a similar formula–the narrator goes around saying “Night Night” to different characters, in the case of this book to people in the eponymous town of “Sleepytown”, where the mayor of the town, a bear, brings you somewhat randomly around to different parts and people of the town–a farm, a school, a postman, a firefighter, a doctor’s office, a construction site, to tell you what they do and then to say “Night Night” and “Thank you for what you do”.

I love the concept of the “Night Night” books; it’s sometimes hard to find appropriate books for bedtime reading, as a lot of books for toddlers can be too exciting and have the unintended effect of getting the kids riled up. In the case of these books, the rhymes are soothing and the pictures are beautiful and detailed, but are of more tranquil scenes. The concept is clearly modeled after books like “Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site”.

For earlier books like “Night Night Jungle” and “Night Night Farm”, it makes a lot of sense. In each of these books, night is setting in and you visit different animals as they get ready for bed. In Night Night Sleepytown, though, it seems like the author may be trying to do too much at once. On the one hand, the book is taking you through a day in the town, jumping around from a farm and sunrise, to a school, to a scene of firefighters at a bubble factory, to a construction site with a digger. On the other hand, at each point you’re somewhat incongruously saying “Night Night”. I found the name of the town a bit incongruous too–I sort of expected to go around the town as different people were getting ready for bed.

Having said this, the detailed illustrations of bears, pigs, cats, raccoons, mice, and other creatures in this little town are certainly engaging, and toddlers will likely not mind the lack of a more logical or cohesive storyline. When I read it to my toddler, I find myself focused a little less on the story and a little more on each picture as we identify little details together.

For nighttime books, I’ve found that books like God is Watching Over You or Together are much stronger than this one with their tighter narratives. But if your child is already a fan of the Night Night series, this is certainly one that they’ll appreciate.
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Kari Kitts
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute, sweet and perfect for bedtime
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018
(Disclosure: I was provided with this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review through BookLook Bloggers. All words and opinions are my own.)
Night Night, Sleeppytown is the latest in the Night Night series by Amy Parker. This book focuses on telling the story of a very sweet looking town called Sleepytown. Friendly animals reside here and our story thanks them for all the work that they do. Teachers, doctors, farmers and more are represented and children have the fun opportunity to learn a good bit of vocabulary about occupations, animals and daily life.
The rhyme scheme in Night Night, Sleepytown can be a little difficult to get used to. Occasionally an oddly capitalized Will (all first words of sentences are capitalized- not a fan of this choice) leaves you stumbling a bit. Is it Will a person? Or is it capitalized Will for some other reason?
It’s a great book to read before bedtime because it has just the right amount of sweet (this town looks like Mayberry), silly (an overflowing bubble factory) and informative (lots of things for kids to learn or recognize and review). Night Night, Sleepytown is also just a cozy, happy book that teaches kids to be thankful to others for all they do to help. I would definitely recommend that you add a copy to your birthday or Christmas shopping list for any littles in your life!
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jdsnps
4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Illustrations with Fun Rhymes
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018
Because my toddler and I loved Parker's previous Night Night, Train, I was thrilled to get a copy of this book. It has the same type of delightful illustrations coupled with fun rhymes. On each page, the reader and his/her child say "night night" to people in different occupations, reminding both how they are needed to make one's town run smoothly and well.

If we had received this book first, maybe we would have liked it better. But we were spoiled by the first book which was so wonderful. This one is nice, but sometimes the poems feel forced instead of flowing naturally as they did in the first book. We still like this one, don't get me wrong; it is just not one of our favorites.

I want to thank BookLook Bloggers for my review copy of this book, but my opinions are my own.
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BReviews
4.0 out of 5 stars cute
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2018
Another Amy Parker book we added to our collection. Night Night, SleepTown has all the cute illustrations that we've love. It goes through many of the characters in Sleepytown, like the mayor, the construction workers, teachers, saying goodnight to each of them. Like all of the other Night Night books, this is a solid boardbook with padded covers. It's not the most simulating read, but it's quick and the kids like like. It's good for toddlers and preschoolers.
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