Jungle Night

Written & illustrated by Sandra Boynton

Part of the Boynton on Board series

Discover the jungle's unique snores and a magical lullaby in a mostly soothing bedtime adventure.

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18 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Join a whimsical journey through the jungle as each animal's unique snore is brought to life by Yo-Yo Ma's playful cello. From the tiger's gentle hum to the elephant's show-stopping blast, this bedtime board book offers a soothing yet lively experience. The adventure culminates in a mesmerizing lullaby, 'Jungle Gymnopédie No. 1,' blending Erik Satie's classic with a jungle twist. Will the animals find their way back to sleep after the elephant's grand snore? Dive into this enchanting world and find out.

From the publisher

Sandra Boynton and Yo-Yo Ma! Plus snoozing jungle animals! Two celebrated artists come together for JUNGLE NIGHT, a soothing bedtime board book. (Okay, MOSTLY soothing.) The book guides us through the jungle to hear the distinctive, gentle snore of each animal: “Listen to the tiger: ZEEE-ZOOO-HAAA. Listen to the cheetah: CHEE-CHEE-TAAAH.” A free downloadable JUNGLE NIGHT recording offers a narration of the book, with each and every animal snore interpreted by the expressive, playful cello of Yo-Yo Ma. He even does the elephant’s stop-the-show snore–though admittedly that took Ma’s cello PLUS the classic horn salute of the James R. Barker steamship. (Seriously.) All of this fabulousness leads into the coolest lullaby ever: “Jungle Gymnopédie No. 1”, a polyrhythmic jungly arrangement by Boynton of Erik Satie’s renowned piece, with Yo-Yo Ma on cello, guitar played by Ron Block of Alison Krauss Union Station, and drums by Kevin MacLeod. “Yo-Yo and I chose this piece because it’s the most gorgeous and mesmerizing night song imaginable,” explains Boynton. “And there was surely nothing else that could get those animals back to sleep after that elephant blast.”

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