Excellent children’s book and best of all it’s fun for the parent to read as well. Such as cute and creative story about bedtime. Illustrations are excellent. I plan to get one for each grandchild and one to have at my house. My kids would have loved it when they were younger. Maybe this book would have helped them sleep in their bed and not mine. LOL
I received this galley from NetGalley.

Thank you NetGalley and Kids Can Press for my digital copy of the book.

Thoughts from Aubrey the Lab Mix Librarian, aka The Labrarian:

Sleep, Sheep! is a cozy, giggle-filled bedtime romp that had me curling up with my favorite blanket (and a squeaky toy). The rhymes are bouncy, the sheep are silly, and the nighttime chaos feels just right for tired little humans who need help winding down. A paws-itively perfect pick for your nighttime routine!

This really does make a great bedtime story!! Parents will enjoy reading this one too.

In a Nutshell: A picture book about a boy who doesn’t and cannot sleep. Cute story, cuter illustrations. Not much logic, but quite entertaining. Will work better for kids who can count.

Plot Preview:
Duncan has a fixed bedtime routine and follows it. The only thing he dislikes about bedtime is going to sleep, and does whatever he can to avoid it. But his mum is smart and soon catches up to his delaying tactics and ensures that he can no longer have an excuse to get out of bed. But there’s still a problem: Duncan isn't sleepy. His mother suggests that he count sheep. This idea seems to work surprisingly well, until one sheep puts a stop to Duncan’s sleep. What happens next in this sheepish saga?

Counting sheep hasn’t really worked for me, but the cute cover of this book made me give it a go. It is a creative story that moulds perfectly around kids’ hyperactive imaginations. The plot is nonsensical, but offers many laughs. Kids who use the same tactics to delay sleep time will find Duncan’s (and the sheep’s) antics enjoyable, but I hope they also realise how frustrating their actions might be to their parents.

The story is divided in two distinct halves: the first focussing more on Duncan and his ideas of pushing away bedtime, and the second half with the sheep. The jump from the former to the latter is a bit abrupt as the story seems to change in theme and tone at this point. I liked the first half much better.

While the book ends on a good note, the message might be a bit too subtle for younger readers. I wish there had been something on page about Duncan feeling *sheepish* about troubling his Mom at bedtime and resolving to avoid fake reasons to push bedtime further away.

The text is mostly simple for the target age group of 3-7 years, but some scenes need an understanding of numbers and numerical order. Younger kids might miss the point in these instances.

The illustrations are adorable. Though I couldn’t figure out why Duncan’s bathroom had photographs of a cat and a dog in fancy clothes 😄, I liked the overall art. The detailing in Duncan’s rooms and the various sheep was excellent. I love how each sheep had a distinct look. The colour tone is a bit muted, but it works well for the story, especially as it is meant to be a bedtime book.

Overall, this is a whimsical story for kids who might rely on sheep to fall asleep. Not for those who need more realistic picture books.

3.5 stars, rounding up for the illustrations.

My thanks to Kids Can Press for providing the DRC of “Sleep, Sheep!” via NetGalley. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.

Duncan is exactly my son. My son hates to go to sleep. Putting him to sleep drained my energy. I don't mind playing with him all day long, but when the time to put him to sleep, it becomes my nightmare. Up to this point, the hardest part of motherhood for me is putting my son to sleep.
In this book, Duncan counted sheep to go to sleep. I tried this counting sheep method to my son, but it ended up with catastrophe because my son kept going with counting more than sheeps and numbers he knew.
Overall, this book was entertaining enough for me and my son to read because it was related to our lives.

Thank you to Kerry Lyn Sparrow, Guillaume Perreault, Kids Can Press Publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC.

A fun take on the struggle of getting kids to sleep and, thankfully, this is one that'll definitely encourage kids to rest their eyes perhaps more promptly than they normally would. Told through soft but engaging illustrations, "Sleep, Sheep!" is the perfect bedtime story for the sleep reluctant kids in your life.

Counting sheep can be so much fun until the sheep decide they don’t want to be a part of your night time routine anymore. Lol.

Love the take on kids getting frustrated by their own antics when they see someone else do them, in this case, the sheep!

I’ve noticed all round toddlers are always fans of their baa baa sheep. I know mine is! So I’m sure this book would become one of those frequent picks just for the pictures.

Thank you NetGalley and Kids Can Press for sending me an ebook for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Super book, I loved this story. It was so cute and i know kids will love it!I I will definitely have a copy of this in my classroom.

This was a very cute book about a boy who was stalling at bedtime. His mom told him to count sheep which he did. Each sheep was unique and my son loved looking at their different accessories, the story was engaging and kept my son’s attention the entire time. He thought it was funny, but didn’t realize he does the exact same thing. Even as a parent I enjoyed this book and would read it again!

3/5
I wanted to like this book more as there was so many great aspects of it!
My husband and I joke all the time about this with our kids they will find 99 reasons to not go to bed.
Reasoning for the 3 stars is the story seemed to abruptly end.
Also I feel like of all numbers it ends with 68. We anxiously await for the next sheep once 68 goes over the bed and I feel like any other number would have been more appropriate, children might not understand but the adults in the room while I am reading to a class will.

This adorable picture book actually made me laugh out loud. Everyone knows counting sheep helps you get to sleep-- but what happens when the sheep don't cooperate? This is a wonderful bedtime story

5 Stars!

I LOVED this one! It was the perfect mixture of kid and adult humor that probably resulted in me liking this more than my 4 year old (it's like he doesn't understand that he does the exact same thing before nap time that the main character does). The illustrations were adorable and the story line was hysterical. Sleep Sheep is a refreshing breath of air to the bedtime story theme. I would recommend this to any parent for a good laugh to read to their children who refuse to go to sleep and find every excuse.

Very cute Illustrations and a nice story.
Writing was top notch
I am 29 but I liked it too. Would love to read more of Kerry Lyn Sparrow's works.

When you have a kid that won’t go to sleep, and you tell him to count sheep this is the book you get. Our little person is determined not to go to sleep, and their mom says count the sheep. When they get to 68 the sheep does not want to be counted. And the kid gets to experience what mom experiences when it’s time to go to bed. This book was fine. There are kids that love it and kids that don’t. It’s a tad bit long but for the right audience, it would be perfect.

I read this book along with my 4 year old son and 7 year old son who both enjoyed the book!
The boys found it fun to count along with the sheep and also point out how many numbers they could see. It was nice to see the detail on the sheep being numbered.
The illustration of the book was beige however I found that a good thing! This allowed the boys to remain calm and relaxed due to the calm colours instead of bright loud colours which could excite them! The children found sheep #68 funny and cheeky!

As a parent I felt seen! Parents are also included in this book by how Duncan’s mum reacted to his bed time shenanigans! I have the same trouble with my children!!
I also liked how Duncan followed in his mums footsteps when it came to dealing with sheep #68. It was a nice learning curve for Duncan!

The only little issue (which comes to think about it may have been done deliberately!) was I kept confusing the word sheep for sleep!

We're just getting to the point that this book is relatable with our toddler, and it definitely hits home!

The concept is cute, and it's exactly how I feel like our kid must feel going to sleep. She asks for water, another hug, another kiss, another song, until eventually she has no choice but to lie down and count sheep until she falls asleep.

The illustrator does a great job carrying details over between pages and the different sheep have unique looks.

As a parent to 4 year old twins, both of them avoid sleep like the plague just as determinately as Duncan, the protagonist of our book, I can say that Sleep, Sheep! was hilarious! I think, it was one of those books where I had just as much fun as the kids, if not more.

Our sweet boy Duncan makes 101 excuses to not go to sleep until one day, his mom makes every needed arrangement in his room and he no longer has an excuse to get out of the bed. Finally he says he doesn't feel like going to sleep to which his mom asks him to count sheep. It begins wonderful, as every time Duncan counts a sheep, one sheep jumps over his bed from one side to another. It continues until the sheep number 68, who gives Duncan a taste of what his hassled parents go through every night. I won't reveal the spoiler but it tickled my tinies a lot. We had a fun end to our day when we read this one.

This is a funny little story of a child who doesn't want to go to sleep, so his mother prepares his bedroom with everything he could ever want. This makes bedtime fun and a little humorous for those children who don't want to go to sleep.

This story about a boy named Dunkin is such a clever and funny story that makes an excellent bed time read aloud! Dunkin is the king of delaying bed time, but his mom is pretty clever herself and has anticipated all his tactics. He still says he doesn't feel tired so his mom suggests counting sheep. This helps, but then comes sheep #68... This sheep gives Dunkin a taste of his own medicine by delaying and fretting over jumping. Eventually the sheep crosses the bed and both he and Dunkin are able to fall asleep. I love the illustrations with the muted backgrounds and the main focus of the pictures being more colorful. My daughter laughed several times while reading this aloud and loved the pictures as well. This book gets 5 stars from me, I have zero complaints!
Huge thanks to Kids Can Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this book!

What a fun way to teach an important lesson. So cute with the adorable illustrations. A little bit if one's own medicine seemed to do the trick. Lol!

This is an adorable bedtime book. My daughters both loved it. It’s silly and funny while also teaching a little lesson. The little boy tries to avoid bedtime in any way he can. When his sheep tries to do the same to him, he gets a taste of his own medicine. My girls laughed at the silly sheep. A perfect bedtime book.