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The sleep sheep / Anna McQuinn and Hannah Shaw.
When Sylvie cannot fall asleep and her mother suggests that she try counting sheep, the sheep do not cooperate.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780545231459 (hc) :
- Physical Description: 1 v. (upaged) : col. ill. ; 29 x 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : Chicken House, c2010.
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| Subject: | Humorous stories. Sheep > Fiction. Sleep > Fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | GRO JP McQui | 31681002118032 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Attempting to count sheep in order to fall asleep, a wide-awake Sylvie imagines hundreds of sheep who energetically jig, jog, scooter, skateboard and swim before finally settling down enough to be counted. By the author ofLola at the Library . - Baker & Taylor
When Sylvie cannot fall asleep and her mother suggests that she try counting sheep, the sheep do not cooperate. - Scholastic
"You're exasperating, Sylvie," her mother says. "I'm not trying to be exasperating, Mommy," Sylvie replies, "I just can't sleep!" "Why don't you try counting sheep?" her mom suggests. So Sylvie tries. She shuts her eyes and imagines hundreds and hundreds of sheep, all in a row. But no sooner have the sheep lined up than they start to jig! And jog. And rollerblade and scooter and skateboard. Straight to the beach, where they go swimming! After all this activity, the sheep start to nap. At last they're still! Now Sylvie can count them: "1, 2, 3, Zzzz" The sheep thought she'd never nod off! - ScholasticSylvie wants to count the sheep so that she can finally fall asleep, but how can she if they won't stay still? Dancing, skating, swimming sheep--it's exhausting keeping up with them!
"You're exasperating, Sylvie," her mother says. "I'm not trying to be exasperating, Mommy," Sylvie replies, "I just can't sleep!" "Why don't you try counting sheep?" her mom suggests. So Sylvie tries. She shuts her eyes and imagines hundreds and hundreds of sheep, all in a row. But no sooner have the sheep lined up than they start to jig! And jog. And rollerblade and scooter and skateboard. Straight to the beach, where they go swimming! After all this activity, the sheep start to nap. At last they're still! Now Sylvie can count them: "1, 2, 3, Zzzz" The sheep thought she'd never nod off!
