Publisher Description

It's naptime, but Susie isn't sleepy.Daddy tries everything to tire her out.They boogie, they bongo, and they do the creepy camel, but still Susie says "No nap."AGES: 0 to 3

Author Biography

Eve Bunting was the beloved, award-winning author of more than two hundred and fifty books for young people, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere.Susan Meddaugh worked at a publishing company for ten years, first as a designer, then art editor, and finally as art director before striking out on her own as a freelance illustrator and creator of children's books. Susan has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including Martha Speaks, which was chosen as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book for 1992. Her Martha Speaks book series was adapted into an award-winning PBS Kids TV show. She lives in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

Review

"An all-too-frequent occurrence in early childhood is humorously presented when Daddy tries to get little Susie to take her nap. To every blandishment and ploy - a walk, exercise, stories, cuddling - Susie's refrain is 'no nap'. When mom finally return home, the sleeping, exhausted one is Daddy. Susie's determined, unrelenting expression and Daddy's patient but ever more drooping form are amusingly characterised in Susan Meddaugh's scratchy but realistic drawings. Fun to read aloud." - The Horn Book Magazine

Review Quote

"Meddaugh's watercolor illustrations bring the vivacious text even more to life as Susie practically bounces off the page with her wide-open, never sleepy eyes as her father grows more and more weary." School Library Journal

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