10 Minutes till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann
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Book Reviews of 10 Minutes till Bedtime
Book Review: Even better than Good-Night Gorilla
Summary: 5 Stars
When a friend told me that Peggy Rathman had written a book even better than Good-Night Gorilla I just had to see it. He was right.Ten Minutes to Bedtime is a wonderful book. The main character is a young child with a pet hamster. The hamster runs the Hamster 10-Minute Bedtime Tour. Well, as the book opens we see the first of the tour arrive.
There are not many words in this story (unless you read the newspaper the father is reading), but the detail in the illustrations is superb.
I have to recommend that readers do several things. First of all, you must read the article and ads in the father's newspaper. Next, pay attention to the first family (the kids all have outfits with numbers). Look at everything in the pictures! I was very pleasantly surprised by some of the details I found going on in the pictures (my daughter was worried about the kid's slippers).
Buy it! Read it! Study it! You won't be disappointed!
Book Review: The fun is in the details
Summary: 5 Stars
The sheer amount of details in the illustrations of this book will keep it fresh for a long time. From trying to find all 10 hamsters on every page, to the shadowy scene from Rathmann's "Goodnight Gorilla" hidden in the background - this book will keep your child entertained for multiple readings.Book Review: Just as much fun for mom and dad!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want a lot of book for your money, this is the one for you. Because there's no written story and so much going on in each of the pictures, each time you open the book you find something new to talk about. This is a huge bonus if, like me, you're trying to read a book a day to a very young child - it's one of the few books you can open again and again without it becoming boring. I have to say, it's really funny, too!Book Review: Original and Different. Great book. Enjoyable to all ages.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is so different from all the usual children books you are used to read to your kids. The book is original and different and yet so easy to identify with (we want to stretch the time till bedtime) and to enjoy...The reader has to tell the story as he understands it as the text is very very minimal and basically we see the father declaring how many more minutes till bedtime (all this while reading the newspaper undisturbed!). Meanwhile, a whole "summer vacation" is rapidly passing through the house when the hamsters are visiting in an organized tour. The tour gets more "condensed" as bedtime approaches and the story reaches its climax (at least for my son and I ) in the bathtab scene page portraying all the hamsters in what seems to be like the French Riviera in summer.... (am I crazy to sense a little criticisem too or is this page just an honest portrayal of human nature?) very enjoyable to read and check out all the different activities going on and to see "the story inside the story". I am familiar with Peggy Rathmann's other books and love them as well but this one truly comes from a very creative mind...Book Review: I love this book
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book for my daughter when she was only a few months old. At this time, I probably love it more than she. But as she gets older, I'm sure she'll love it as well. There is so much to look at, that my husband and I are always finding new things we never noticed before. We really enjoy reading it to our daughter. It is just SO cute! Rathmann did a great job.