Night-Night, Little One

Night-Night, Little One
by Angela McAllister
illustrated by Maggie Kneen

This is a sweet little story about a little baby bunny, who after a long day playing with his sisters, struggles to fall asleep. When he complains to his mother that he doesn't like the night, she opens his curtains and says "It;s only at night that you can see the starts." Baby bunny loves the stars, but wonders who will see the stars if everyone is asleep. Mommy bunny then tells baby bunny about all the night animals who come out to the forest at night; Mr. Fox, the Hedgehog family, Mrs. Bat and her children, and Mrs. Badger and her family. When mommy bunny tells baby bunny that Herbert the Hedgehog doesn't like day time and he has a hard time falling asleep, baby bunny is comforted and drifts off to sleep.

I thought this was a charming little story. Many kids can relate to struggling to sleep at night. I thought that the idea of discussing baby nocturnal animals struggling to go "day-day" (instead of night-night...) was a cute idea. The illustrations in this story are cute and loving. All in all, this is an enjoyable book.