A Songbird Dreams of Singing by Kate Hosford - ADVISABLE

A Songbird Dreams of Singing by Kate Hosford, 40 pages. PICTURE BOOK, POETRY. Running Press Kids (Perseus Books), 2019. $20.

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Did you know that some animals can get enough sleep by taking one minute naps throughout the day? Did you know that some animals only let half of their brain sleep at a time? Hosford teaches readers the odd sleeping habits of several different animals, and then reiterates the information through a rhyming poem -- or two.

Both the factual paragraphs that teach the different sleeping habits of animals and the poems are fun to read, and I like that Hosford made learning fun in this book. The book is also beautifully illustrated, a good combination of appealing pictures and words for a visual smorgasbord.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen