The Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town

Every kid in the whole world will tell you that Capital Letters are the most important because they are the "grownup" letters. That's why kindergarteners persist in printing in all caps to start with, I betcha. In this likable little lullaby book, the Grownup Letters are trying to get their rambunctious offspring into bed. This delightful book would be greatly loved in every preschool classroom or kindergarten as a pre-naptime read-aloud. Judy Sierra's sparse tight rhyme combines with stunningly childlike illustrations by Melissa Sweet. Check out her website at [...] where you'll find a terrific concentration game kids will love. Sweet's illustrations personify each "little letter" as the child of its "big daddy or momma" letter most charmingly. On the endplates, the letters, big and little, are easily identified as belonging to each other by color, composition, texture, all except the X which I suppose will always be a bit of an odd one. The sense of aliveness of the letters permeates the pages which are solid color on the left, scene-filled on the right, making this a perfect beginning-to-read title for those early readers who need big type on an uncluttered background. It is inherently charming to see adjacent letters of the alphabet enjoying their lives together, something I never thought of, but of course it makes sense. They spend so much time together, you know. Each rollicking picture includes objects related by their beginning letter to at least one of the letters in the scene; undoubtedly the favorite page will be "u" taking off his underwear. Eventually all the little letters successfully settle down to sleep but the reader feels a nagging urge to read it again, just for fun. What a great addition to the alphabet book genre! At [...] you'll find a short educational guide to The Sleepy Little Alphabet as well as her other wildly popular picture books

I'm not sure who liked this book better, me or my son! THE SLEEPY LITTLE ALPHABET by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Melissa Sweet is just the cutest darn book that I've seen in a long time. I couldn't wait to read it to my son; and as soon as we finished the book, we went back and looked at all of the pictures again. I'm certain that it's going to be a new favorite for us.

THE SLEEPY LITTLE ALPHABET is an ideal bedtime book. The basic idea is that each of the letters in the alphabet are getting ready to go to bed. For example, the letter B "still has a bath to take" and the letter T "tucks in her teddy bear." The story goes through each letter in the alphabet until all of the letters are sound asleep in their own beds. It is just too adorable. I think the book will help to get your child into the mindset of sleep (as much as any book can.)

This book is a quick read and I can almost promise that your child will stay interested the entire time. There story is pretty catchy since it does rhyme, and there are just a few big words on each page. What really makes this book extra-special are the illustrations -- they are just beautiful. I don't know if you can tell with the small picture of the book at the beginning of this review, but each letter has a funny-little face and lots of colors and patterns. Every page in this book is cuter than the next, and I love how the illustrator even managed to capture facial expressions on the little letters. There is a lot going on in each picture and I think children will keep noticing new things every time they pick up the book.

As a mother, I absolutely loved the story, but I also thought it was terrific that this book teaches children their ABCs. I thought it was just so cute that the children letters were lowercase, and the parent letters were the capitals. What I especially liked is that the text in the book referenced the letters in their lowercase form which are often times more difficult for children to learn. This story is so entertaining that kids might not even realize that you are working on their letters with them.

In fact when my son and I read this book, I make him say the letters that appear in the text -- it's kind of like a read-a-long for us. He likes participating and I like that he is practicing his lowercase letters. He thought this book was terrific and he laughed a lot when I read it the first time. Of course, his favorite parts were the letter U who "takes off his underwear" and the letters O and P who "upset the potty" (he is a boy for sure because anything potty related is hilarious.) He also liked the letter Q who is "quiet as a bunny." I was shocked when we talked about this story how much he remembered about the various letters and their bedtime activities.

I can't recommend this book enough. It is absolutely perfect for the toddler or preschooler in your life. It has already been named the winner of the 20209 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio. This book is available on June 9th, so make sure you order your copy today. You and your child will not be disappointed!

This is a great book to read to the kids at bedtime. Its got great illustrations...and is absolutely adorable that the capital letters (mom & dad) put the baby letters (lowercase) to sleep...how stinkin' cute! ;) A definite must have for those that like ABC and bedtime books...

I purchased this book for my grandson's third birthday. He loved the book and wanted it read to him ten times the first night! It continues to be a favorite of his.

This is a great bedtime book! This quickly became one of our go to books for bedtime. The book is so cute, the rhyming is great and the illustrations are adorable. I love reading this to my kids and hearing them giggle at the little letters.

It quickly became one of my go to books to give at baby showers or for new baby arrivals.

Wonderful book and recommend to any parent/grandparent looking for some fresh books to bring into the bedtime routine.

A silly educational/bedtime book that my 3 year old loves. She gets a kick out of all the crazy things the little alphabets are doing. A good start to learing lower case letters.

My 2 year old loves this book, we checked it out at the library but he likes it so much that I have to buy it. It has the cutest pictures, and the rhyming story is cute too. My son already has it memorized! And it has definitely helped him learn his ABC's.

My 7-year-old loves this book and insists on bringing it to bed each night. If your child loves their alphabets, as many austic children like my own do (patterns, predictions,sequences), I highly recommend this book.

I recently bought this book for my grandsons, ages 3 and 1. I read it over and over to them during the visit. The 3 year old especially enjoyed all the little letters. I would highly recommend it.

This humerus tale takes children on a romp of their own bedtime antics! The lowercase letters are the littles and the upper case letters portray the little's parents, who are put through quite the ringer with all the excuses the littles give them every night. Your children will giggle when the little letter u takes off his under ware, and r and s finally drift off to sleep with a book titled "Rocket Science" tucked between them. Of course there is always some little letter jumping on the bed or asking for the 5th drink of the night, but all finally get settled down and mom and dad hear the snoring of little zzzzzzzzzzz. A peek into the children's room and all the littles are in the correct bed all lined up in alphabetical order and tucked in for the night! A preschooler or kindergartner would love this tale but the real humor was enjoyed and appreciated much more by my husband and I. I would definitely recommend this title to anyone who desires a real story with their ABC books!