While You Were Sleeping
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2023
- Category
- General, Bedtime & Dreams, Stories in Verse
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- p to 2
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781774712054
- Publish Date
- Sep 2023
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
A nostalgic bedtime book featuring lyrical text and gentle illustrations from the celebrated author of Wildflower.
From celebrated author and artist Briana Corr Scott (Wildflower, The Book of Selkie) comes a nostalgic bedtime story that celebrates the milestones of growing up. From the earliest days, when baby is asleep in a wrap or sling, to their first night in a crib, to their very own big-kid bed, before finally moving to an adult bed of their own, While You Were Sleeping follows a diverse range of families from childhood to adulthood, highlighting the unsung activities parents engage in while their young ones are asleep. Whether it's wallpapering their baby's bedroom, making lunches for school, earning degrees, washing dishes, or taking their child for a soothing walk in the stroller.
Featuring vibrant oil illustrations in Corr Scott's uniquely warm and whimsical style and showcasing a range of family makeups, from single-parent to multigenerational, and including caregivers of various ages and gender expressions, this gentle, lyrical book offers a fresh, modern perspective on how both children and their parents grow up, together.
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Editorial Reviews
Young readers will enjoy While You Were Sleeping by Nova Scotia writer and artist Briana Corr Scott. In this good-to-read-aloud picture book, we watch the parents as their child grows from a baby to an adult. They are at first frantically busy building a crib, then they push strollers or pull wagons before graduating to making lunches for teenagers and finally saying goodbye as their son or daughter moves away.
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