10 Minutes till Bedtime

Author: Rathmann, Peggy

Brand: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

Color: Multicolor

Features:

• CHILDREN BOOK WITH BEAUTIFUL FANNY PICTURES

Binding: hardcover

Format: Picture Book

Number Of Pages: 48

Release Date: 28-09-1998

Part Number: FBA-|276481

Details: Product Description
Bedtime routines have never been so hilarious!

At One Hoppin' Place, the countdown to bedtime is about to begin when a family of hamsters arrives at the front door."All aboard!" the child's pet hamster, dressed as a tour guide, shouts, directing them to his bus. It's off to the kitchen for a snack, to the bathroom for toothbrushing, to the bedroom for a story. And just as the child begins to read, the tour guide looks out the window and shouts, "More coming!" Busloads and carloads of vacationing hamsters stream through the front door, ready to enjoy the escapades as the countdown continues.

A sure-fire toddler pleaser from the creator of
Good Night, Gorilla.
Amazon.com Review
"Ten minutes till bedtime!" Father announces from behind his newspaper. Out a picture window, his son and his son's pet hamster can see a hamster family (with kids numbered 1 to 10) approaching the house. "All aboard!" shouts the boy's prized pet, as his puzzled owner opens the door and the hamster tourists are loaded onto the special trolley. What the humans at 1 Hoppin Place don't know is that their cherished family pet has advertised on the Web (www.hamstertours.com) for a "10-Minute Bedtime Tour," and the hordes have only just begun to descend.
"Nine minutes till bedtime," Father insists, oblivious to the burgeoning hamster parade. At the 8-minute marker, the hamsters and the boy are in the kitchen for a pre-bedtime snack. One little guy is standing on top of a fruit bowl, lowering a cherry cluster with a string and paper clip. Hamster number 10 is trying to feed an animal cracker to the boy's fuzzy bedroom slipper. "Seven minutes till bedtime!" reminds Father as creative tooth-brushing progresses. But what's this? It's the 5-minute countdown marker, and the faint light of hamster headlights appears out the window. More tourists are on their way! Buses, trucks, taxis, and golf carts full of rodents are driving up the sidewalk! ensue. If you're not seeing the appeal here, it's like this: each spread is turbocharged with dozens of winsome, adorable details that will keep youngsters giggling and entranced--and counting to 10--time after time. Peggy Rathmann, author of the Caldecott Medal-winning Officer Buckle and Gloria, offers readers a rollicking rodent romp that ends with a goodnight kiss and many, many closed eyelids. (Click to see a . Copyright © 1998 Peggy Rathmann, published by Putnam Books, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers.) (Ages 2 to 8) --Karin Snelson
From Booklist
Ages 5^-7.
Busy is the operative word for Rathmann's latest picture book, with some of the setup beginning rather awkwardly on the page preceding the title page. The freewheeling, cartoonlike artwork tells the tale, picturing the activities of a group of hamsters, whose "10-minute Bedtime Tour" coincides with the countdown routine of a little boy getting ready for bed. Mom and Dad hamster arrive with their 10 hamster children, each one distinctive in some way--number 6 wears a backpack; number 8 never shows its face; number 10 is the baby, etc.--presumably so that each can easily be spotted as the events unfold. The gimmick is the sort that kids love. Unfortunately, it doesn't hold up here: the hamsters are too small, the numbers on their shirts aren't always clear, and after hordes of other tiny hamsters unaccountably arrive for the last few minutes of the tour, finding a favorite character becomes more frustrating than fun. Children will love the more obvious gags--a hamster swinging from a jockey-shorts parachute, glimpses of old friends Officer Buckle and Gloria (who have nothing to do with the story), and the fact that the hamster family decides to stay--but such amusing particulars aside, this is more chaotic than comfortable--and despite the title, it is not the best choice for easing kids into bedtime.
Stephanie Zvirin
Review
"Tales about stalling bedtime abound but none wag more cleverly

EAN: 9780399231032

Package Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.9 x 0.5 inches

Languages: English