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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 2002 · Est. 3 min read-aloud
Close Your Eyes
By Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator)
A little tiger fears sleep's unknowns but discovers magical dreams await.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 452 ratings
40 pages· 324 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
A little tiger, hesitant to sleep, fears the unknown dreams might bring. His mother gently assures him that magical adventures await in his dreams, and she'll be there when he wakes. As he drifts between reality and enchanting dreamscapes, the little tiger learns the wonders of imagination and the comfort of a mother's love. Will he embrace the journey that sleep offers?
From the publisher
A little tiger takes an imaginative journey
The little tiger lay on his back in the tall grass.
“Close your eyes, little tiger,” said his mother, “and go to sleep.”
But the little tiger is worried about what sleep might bring.
His mother reassures him that once he closes his eyes, he will dream of magical places. And when he awakens, she will be right there, waiting for him.
Alternating between real-life scenes with the baby tiger and his mother and enchanted dream scenes of sleep’s possibilities, Kate Banks’s simple, comforting text and Georg Hallensleben’s bright, colorful illustrations make this a charming bedtime story for small children.
Close Your Eyes is a 2002 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a 2003 Bank Street - Best Children’s Book of the Year.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 324
- Reading age
- 3–6
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD440L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.2
- F&P level
- ~L
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 63721
Publication
- Published
- September 24, 2002
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780374313821
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