Just One More Sleep
All Good Things Come to Those Who Wait . . . and Wait . . . and Wait
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Publisher Description
In a celebration of delayed gratification, New York Times bestselling duo Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell give readers a new self-help book for kids that explains why waiting can be wonderful—and can give you a reason to cheer all year round, from New Year's Day to Kwanzaa, and all the holidays in between.
Just one more sleep…
Waiting is not easy—especially for children. Often they measure the concept of time in how many more sleeps until the exciting day comes, when there is so much to do, so many exciting things to explore, and so many holidays to celebrate! In a buoyant book that channels childhood exuberance, Jamie Lee Curtis makes it clear why waiting is worth it. And with Laura Cornell’s bold and humorous artwork helping readers celebrate and appreciate milestones throughout the year, this is a story worth waiting for—and one kids will want to read over and over again.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Giddy expectation fills the pages of this anticipatory holiday bonanza from previous collaborators Curtis and Cornell (Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born). After a birthday eve yields to present-opening, the title's brown-skinned, freckle-nosed protagonist reassures: "When it's all over, then I have to wait/ another whole year for more cake on my plate./ Lucky for me there are so many days/ that make waiting worth it in all sorts of ways." Leading on from the titular refrain, rhyming lines that employ the phrase "just one more sleep" detail a year of major holidays, from Chinese New Year to Kwanzaa and beyond, as well as noting milestones such as camp and the start of school. Busy, sometimes spattered watercolors with sketchy outlines supply an unrestrained energy: children of varied skin tones make breakfast in a Mother's Day scene, while a New Year's moment communicates a satisfied exhaustion. It's a raucous celebration of celebration, and a reminder that good things can be worth the wait. Ages 3–7.
