About the Book
Title: Goodnight, Sleep Tight: What a Wonderful Flight | Author: Louise Lintvelt | Illustrator: Do Thai Thanh | Publication Date: April 16, 2014 | Publisher: eBookPartnership.com | Number of pages: 30 | Recommended age: 3 to 8
Summary:
After an exciting flight, it is time to say goodnight.
The tired sun sets overhead.
Sleepy aircraft get ready for bed.
They slow their propellers and park their wings.
Time to snuggle up and tuck in...Goodnight, Sleep Tight.
The charming illustrations and sweet rhyming text are sure to be a delight for sleepy aircraft enthusiasts.
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As the sun sets, the busy aircraft are almost ready to finish their day. First passenger airline Clay parks his wheel unloads his passengers and settles in, while fire plane jack, drops his load on the fire on the road. Then crop duster Dan, fertilises the baron land, while air ambulance Andrew lifts an injured hiker saving the day and Jane the jet does her final pass over the cheering crowd.
Now all the aircraft are ready for bed, its time to say goodnight, sleep tight.
This was a delightful book, with great rhythm and rhyme. There are plenty of teaching moments along the way, as we find out each aircrafts unique and important purpose. The illustrations are comic book style, which I think is totally fabulous. The colours are vibrant and extremely eye catching. You can't help but ponder each page a little longer than usual, as you take in the whole scene, not just the airplanes.
We loved this book and would recommend it to any little airplane enthusiast aged 3-6.
About the Author: Louise Lintvelt
I am from South Africa and I live in a city called Pretoria. I am a Chemical Engineer by day and a children’s book writer by night. I am married to a wonderful man and we have a beautiful two year old daughter called Allegra. I love writing stories for my daughter, who is a constant inspiration.
I have always loved reading. My childhood was filled with books and you would often find me crouched the corner of my room devouring the pages of my favourite book. I lived for Tuesday mornings as this would bring with it the excitement of a trip to the local library for story hour and the opportunity to take home a new book. I was the local librarian’s worst nightmare. I would arrive a few minutes early to check that she had not mistakenly chosen a book that had already been read in story hour.
I was a very bossy three year old with an insatiable appetite for books! This has not really changed much in the last twenty seven years. Dr. Seuss was my absolute favourite and to say that my copy of One, Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish was well read would be an understatement.
When it comes to writing, my daughter is my biggest inspiration. I love seeing her face light up with excitement when we sit down to read a book before bedtime. My daughter was fascinated by giraffes after we went on a safari trip in late 2012. This planted the seed for my picture book called How Andrew Got His Spots which is a rhyming adaptation of a story I originally wrote in the third grade. My daughter has since grown into a healthy two year old with a passion for aircraft which was the inspiration for writing Goodnight, Sleep tight, What a Wonderful Flight.
I am sure that there are many parents in the world (myself included), who are quite decidedly sick and tired of reading the same favourite picture book night after night. I believe that the words of Oscar Wilde best describe how children should feel about picture books when he said, If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
Happy Reading!
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Ooh, I hope Gigi enjoyed the book. We love airplanes in our household and go to the airshow every year. So much fun! Thanks for taking part in the Goodnight Sleep Tight Blog Tour.
ReplyDeleteThis boo looks adorable. I think I would like it very much. Nice review!
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