Walker Cuddle Time

A celebration of cuddling for toddlers by two of Australia's most acclaimed picture-book makers. When the sun slips in and you wake up, what time is it? Time to take a stroll to the monsters' cave. Where is that? Just along the corridor in mum and dad's room. And when you wake the monsters, what time is it then? Cuddle time, of course! Both author and illustrator have won major awards for their services to children's literature including the Lady Cutler Award for Libby Gleeson and the Dromkeen Medal for Julie Vivas. Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal PreS-This story begins as "The sun slips into our quiet room." Two siblings amuse themselves by playing, jumping, and finally crawling down the hall to the "monster's cave," more commonly know as Mom and Dad's bedroom. Imaginary play is the order of the day as the youngsters slink into the room and burrow under the covers to explore. The end result is a ticklefest with their good-natured parents and a whole lot of cuddling. Toddlers will respond to this warm, loving slice of family life that is accompanied by broadly drawn, lively illustrations done in watercolor and pencil.-Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA Copyright å¨ Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist PreS. A little red-haired girl and her younger brother wake before their parents. She says to the baby, "Let's play." In a direct text the girl reports how they roll out of bed, crawl down the hall to their parents' room ("the monsters' cave"), and head under the covers "into the lair," where they are tumbled and tickled by parent monsters who enjoy the "the giggling and snuggling" as much as the children do. Vivas, best known for her work with Mem Fox and Margaret Wild, shows her usual verve in the watercolor-and-color pencil illustrations, which use bright shades of red, blue, yellow, and green to capture the action as kids crawl, parents play, and everyone piles together. Baby brother, looks a bit young to be getting in and out of big beds by himself, but it's the delicious sense of fun that kids will respond to--and the book brims with that. Ilene Cooper Copyright å© American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.