Parents' Guide to

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book

By Peter Lewis, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Sends youngsters off to sleep with a chuckle.

Book Dr. Seuss For Beginning Readers 1962
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What's the Story?

Dr. Seuss lends his formidable talents to the Land of Nod, sending young sleepers off with a chuckle in their hearts. "A yawn is quite catching, you see. Like a cough. / It takes just one yawn to start other yawns off." And how! As citizens of Seussville fall asleep by the dozens, your little one will be happily absorbed.

Is It Any Good?

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Leave it to Dr. Seuss to make high comedy out of sleeping. "It's a great night for snores! I just had a report / Of some boys who are tops in this musical sport," including McPhail: "He snores with his head in a three-gallon pail." Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book can help youngsters to sleep or crank them into a frenzy of laughter and queries, depending on the kid. Readers' imaginations will either be fevered or exhausted after reading this delightfully zany tale.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the language Seuss uses in this book. What are some of your favorite words or descriptions in this story, and what makes them so funny?

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