Sleepy Time Olie byWilliam Joyce. (Rolie Polie Olie Series) PICTURE BOOK. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018. $18. 9781481489638
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ADVISORY: PRE-K, EL (K-3)- ADVISABLE
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APPEAL: AVERAGE
When Rolie Polie Olie's day is over, he waits for the
nightly routine of Pappy coming in to read him a bedtime story. But tonight
something is different. Pappy is nowhere to be found. Pappy suddenly appears and
exclaims. "I bonked my head./I just fell down./I broke my smile. I can't
unfrown." Pappy heads off to bed where he stays. Olie goes right to work creating
something to make Pappy better. He uses silly items like a hat, a book of jokes, and bubbles until slowly
Pappy begins to feel better. "I've never felt so 'swonderful, so
'smarvelous, so 'swirlish!" As their day ends, everything is sleeping- the
moon, the house, the rocking chair…and especially Olie!
Another wonderful book by William Joyce featuring
the loveable Rolie Polie Olie. The
pictures are breathtaking and adorable.
We didn’t love some of the rhyming because it sometimes made it difficult
to read. I would have preferred the
story to be in simple text. But as far
as rhyming books go, Joyce does a good job.
This is a tender bedtime story that will be loved by all Rolie Polie
Olie fans- kids and adults alike!
Reviewer: SL
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