Goodnight, Sweet Bear, by Michelle Milne (Page Publishing, 2020, 34 pages [hardcover], $19.95, ages 3-8)
One night, a little boy can't go to sleep without his 'friends' to hug so he asks his mom to find Puppy. She hunts all over his room and finally spies his puppy for him to sleep with but that little stuffie is not the one named Puppy. So, who is Puppy? And where is Puppy?
Then the little boy needs Monkey. Then he just has to have Squirrel, then he asks for Elephant and Mouse and. . . . But what about the Owl and the Alligator and the Lion and the Moose?
The joke he plays on his Momma is indeed a creative one that he plays on her over and over again.
Written in verse by Michelle Milne who has four boys herself, Goodnight, Sweet Bear, has a cute premise that families will want to copy in their own 'zoos.' The creative plot and full illustrations make up for the contrived rhymes that try hard to work successfully.
Caveat: This book was sent to me for review.
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