Time for Bed, Miyuki
by Roxane Marie Galliez
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Pub Date Sep 18 2018 | Archive Date Sep 18 2018
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Description
Advance Praise
In this French
import, eye-catching, detailed artwork illuminates a sweet story about a girl,
her grandfather, and an elusive bedtime. Miyuki, like most young children, is
too busy to bother with bedtime. She has "so much to do." her patient
grandfather tells her again and again, "Miyuki, it's time for bed."
Instead, Miyuki wants to make a canopy for the Dragonfly Queen, water her
carrots and turnips, "gather the whole Snail family together," and
"dance the last dance of the day." Natural elements such as the sun,
flowers, a nightingale, and more appear in watercolor-and-colored-pencil
illustrations full of fine, luminous details that immerse readers in their
world. Nearly every spread features an icon of Japanese culture, including the
often familiar (a doll in a traditional kimono, an origami crane, a bento box)
as well as those that are perhaps less so: a maneki-neko figurine, a koinobori
(or carp kite), and a pair of flip-flop-like zori. Fittingly, these icons are
not explained even though this is not an own-voices book; rather the icons fit
together like a puzzle to form a cultural backdrop for Miyuki's universal,
accessible problem—how to avoid bedtime at all costs. Clever readers will
appreciate the story within a story and imagine what they might do in Miyuki's
shoes. A gentle story about bedtime that sweetly captures the importance of
nature, family, and childhood in Japanese culture. -- Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781616897055 |
PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
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