Merle Peek Livres

Before going to sleep a little boy keeps rolling over and as he does the 10 imaginary animals that are crowded into the bed with him fall out one after the other

On Katy's birthday, all of her animal friends come to the party dressed in clothes of different colors. As Imagination Soup notes, this picture book is a great choice for preschoolers, since it as clear, repeating text and a story that emergent readers can relate to. " Based on the song of the same title," Imagination Soup says, "sing about the creatures who go to Katy’s birthday party—and what they wear. Mary where her red dress. Henry wore his green sneakers. Katy wore her yellow sweater. The color and clothing repeat. (Green sneakers, green sneakers, green sneakers.)

"Illustrated editions of single songs provide toddlers with a delightful introduction to books. The artist features soft blues, candlelight golds, and shadowed browns to create a nighttime mood in which a young child shares his bed with 9 friendly animals. Beginning with the number 10, one after the other tumbles to the floor as the counting rhyme works backward until the child is "alone at last". . . Peek's colors and spacing are nicely rendered. Music is appended." - ALA Booklist