FICTION

Good Night, Baby Bear

by Grace Baranowski (text) & illus. by Jacqueline East

Silver Dolphin. Oct. 2023. 20p. Board $7.99. ISBN 9781667204574.

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Baby-Toddler–It’s not just the baby bears that are ready for bed: cats and kittens, polar bear babies, llama adult and llama child, black-and-white panda family, a lioness and cubs. Children will love naming the ones they know and each scene of smiling, sleepy creatures just reinforces the sweet good night of the title. East’s cozy caretakers and their charges are accessible and ideal for bedtime—no scary features or looming predators, just families bedding down for the night.

VERDICT Soothing fare, for winding down preschool story hours and more.

Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Nov 03, 2023

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