"A loquacious child's chatter delays bedtime in this children's picture book. Readers will enjoy watching Oliver's green toy T. Rex, which falls asleep along with him." - Kirkus Review
Nominated for the Literary Award: CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards Nominee for Talk (2018) and a Finalist of the Crystal Kite Award, New England region, 2018
It's bedtime and Oliver should go to sleep. But there is so much Oliver has to tell his mother first - everything that happened that day, every little thing he noticed that day, all the books he has read, everything that he sees around him... And of course, that he loves her. A sweet and oh so recognizable bedtime story about the bedtime ritual (and postponing it). For children ages 4 and up. About the Author Nynke Talsma was in born in Delfzijl (the Netherlands) in 1975. She studied at the Art Academy in Kampen with specialisation "children's book illustration". Since 1999 she works as an illustrator of children's books and educational books. In her work she often uses aquarel, pen and ink, pencil, acrylic paint and sometimes self-made stamps. Together with her husband, and two children, she lives in the neighbourhood of Apeldoorn.
Author: Carol Gordon Ekster
Publisher: Clavis
Published: 09/15/2017
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781605372785
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017
Carol Gordon Ekster was a passionate elementary school teacher for 35 years before she became an author. She is grateful that her writing gives her another way to communicate with children. Carol lives in Andover, Massachusetts with her husband Mark.