A Reading Vocation

I Just Want to Say Good Night by Rachel Isadora
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was so charmed by an illustration from this book in the Hornbook magazine that I just had to see the whole thing.

The storyline is typical -- little girl doesn't want to go to bed, so she delays it by listing all the things she has to say goodnight to before she goes to sleep. The illustrations did not disappoint. Lala is adorable, the African scenery is stunning, and the details had me lingering on each page -- a cat peeking out from behind a hut there, mother cradling a younger baby in her arms as she tries to get Lala in bed, etc. And since I had it in the house, I decided to read it aloud to my baby (still in utero), so it also holds the distinction of being the book for baby's first storytime!

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