Please note: This post was written before we switched to featuring Canadian content exclusively and, while our opions about it haven’t changed, we just wanted to let you know that this book is written by an author who is not Canadian.
About the Book
Title: Goodnight, Sleep Tight: What a Wonderful Flight | Author: Louise Lintvelt | Illustrator: Do Thai Thanh | Publication Date: April 16, 2014 | Publisher: eBookPartnership.com | Number of pages: 30 | Recommended age: 3 to 8
Summary:
After an exciting flight, it is time to say goodnight.
The tired sun sets overhead.
Sleepy aircraft get ready for bed.
They slow their propellers and park their wings.
Time to snuggle up and tuck in…Goodnight, Sleep Tight.
The charming illustrations and sweet rhyming text are sure to be a delight for sleepy aircraft enthusiasts.
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Review:
This book is a hit with my little girls (ages 2 and 5)! I was given a complimentary copy from the author in exchange for this review, and since the day that it arrived in the mail my little ones have been requesting it frequently.
The first thing that caught my attention when I saw the book was the artwork. Each page is as beautifully illustrated as the cover. The colour scheme is bright without being stimulating, and fits perfectly with the relaxing tone of the story.
My girls love all things that fly and the characters in this book really appeal to them. They have fun repeating back the sound effects that each aircraft makes throughout the story.
Because they have so much fun participating vocally when we read the book, I expected that my daughters would be wound up by it. To my surprise they are always visibly relaxed and sleepy when we reach the end.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to add a new story to a child’s bedtime library!
-Jenn (Enter Here Canada)
About the Author: Louise Lintvelt
I am from South Africa and I live in a city called Pretoria. I am a Chemical Engineer by day and a children’s book writer by night. I am married to a wonderful man and we have a beautiful two year old daughter called Allegra. I love writing stories for my daughter, who is a constant inspiration.
I have always loved reading. My childhood was filled with books and you would often find me crouched the corner of my room devouring the pages of my favourite book. I lived for Tuesday mornings as this would bring with it the excitement of a trip to the local library for story hour and the opportunity to take home a new book. I was the local librarian’s worst nightmare. I would arrive a few minutes early to check that she had not mistakenly chosen a book that had already been read in story hour.
I was a very bossy three year old with an insatiable appetite for books! This has not really changed much in the last twenty seven years. Dr. Seuss was my absolute favourite and to say that my copy of One, Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish was well read would be an understatement.
When it comes to writing, my daughter is my biggest inspiration. I love seeing her face light up with excitement when we sit down to read a book before bedtime. My daughter was fascinated by giraffes after we went on a safari trip in late 2012. This planted the seed for my picture book called How Andrew Got His Spots which is a rhyming adaptation of a story I originally wrote in the third grade. My daughter has since grown into a healthy two year old with a passion for aircraft which was the inspiration for writing Goodnight, Sleep tight, What a Wonderful Flight.
I am sure that there are many parents in the world (myself included), who are quite decidedly sick and tired of reading the same favourite picture book night after night. I believe that the words of Oscar Wilde best describe how children should feel about picture books when he said, If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
Happy Reading!
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Goodnight Sleep Tight: What a Wonderful Flight Blog Tour Schedule (2014)
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It must be the repetition of Hush, goodnight, sleep tight – the power of suggestion! lol Very clever of the author to have done that. I’m so glad you and your girls enjoyed the book. Thanks for much for taking part in the Goodnight Sleep Tight Blog Tour. 🙂
Thanks! This sounds like a really awesome book, my daughter woulkd love it
sounds like a wonderful book! I love how there is so much info on not only the author but also on the book!
Sounds adorable and fun and sweet!