Poor sleepy bear kept up by their night-duck neighbor. Text is fun to read with voices for little ones and lends itself to conversations about bedtime. Great background color choices to differentiate between the grumpy sleepy bear and wise-awake duck. ( )

Bear is so tired that he feels like he could sleep for months, but his neighbor Duck is wide awake! Duck comes to Bear and asks him to play cards, make smoothies, and do lots of other activities, but Bear sends him away. Duck comes back asking for help making cookies. Again, Bear sends him away. Duck comes back one more time to get Bear to play with him, but Bear just wants to sleep. Bear’s crankiness makes Duck feel sleepy, but now Bear doesn’t feel like sleeping.

This book perfectly captures the relationship of a parent and child when the child won’t go to bed. Both parents and children will be able to identify with the characters and laugh at Duck’s antics to try to get Bear to play with him. Even though the story itself is simple, the characters are well-developed. Duck and Bear have distinct, fun personalities and readers get to know them even in this one interaction between them. Many readers will wish for more from Bear and Duck in other books after reading this funny nighttime story.
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This book was cute! It would be fun to read it out loud with different voices for the bear and the duck. ( )

Bear has never been so tired but his next-door neighbor, a wide-awake duck, keeps disturbing his sleep. ( )

This book is a strong example of character development, it is funny and keeps students engaged. This would be perfect for a mentor text when students need to think about voice. The duck wakes the bear up and the bear just wants to keep sleeping. ( )