DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES: Book Review/Giveaway

by Sally Matheny

Thanks for stopping by to read, DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES: a children’s book review (& giveaway) of a “silly bedtime story” written by award-winning author, Bob Hostetler.

Are you struggling with a sleep-resistant child–the kind who has a zillion reasons for bedtime protests?  

Perhaps this little board book published by Tommy Nelson is the answer to your nighttime dilemmas.

The Content

Packed within its padded cover are twenty pages of colorful illustrations, humor, and reverse psychology!

Illustrator, Mark Chambers, brings the pages to life with various animals and their offspring. He depicts humorous scenes with soft strokes of rich color on every page.

Author, Bob Hostetler, glides little ones through the book on a perfect beat of rhythm and rhyme.

The story weaves through the forest, past the barnyard, and around the lake. We see and hear about animals bedding down for the night.

A squirrel tucks little squirrels into bed. Drowsy frogs lounging on lily pads listen to a turtle read a book to sleepy turtles on the bank. You and your child will have fun discovering fifteen different kinds of animals.

The Sweet Psychology

The book reveals how the animals are settling down for the night but challenges our littles to try and stay awake.

There is a subtle mention that no sleep may make them grouchy and they may miss sweet dreams.

However, the story wraps up with permission for little ones to close their eyes if they must.

Is that a psychology technique as well? Making them think it was all their idea? 😊

The Love

There’s one, last endearing rhyme for little ones to hear before they nod off to sleep, It’s a sweet reminder of how special they are, especially to the one who is reading to them.

I love this book and highly recommend it for babies and preschool children.

The Giveaway

Who wants to win a free copy of this precious book?

All you have to do to get your name in the drawing is leave a comment below. We’ll randomly select a winner on March 2, 2019.

What to comment? Share either one of your child’s, or grandchild’s, favorite bedtime rituals or their favorite bedtime story. I look forward to hearing these!

CONGRATULATIONS to Deborah D. of S.C.! Your name was drawn as the winner of this book. I’ll contact you about where I should have it delivered.

**WHO IS THE WINNER OF LAST WEEK’S GIVEAWAY?

Congratulations to Alleena D. of N.C.! Your name was drawn as the winner of the HAPPY,HAPPY, HAPPY STORIES FOR KIDS devotion book. I’ll contact you about where I should have the book delivered.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers <http://booklookbloggers.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 d