  | Mushroom lullaby Author: Kraegel, Kenneth | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
Summary:
Introduces little readers to all sorts of wonderful mushrooms: ones that grow up high and ones that never stay dry, ones that grow in a park and ones that glow in the dark, and even one made just for them! Who can resist climbing up the soft mushroom stair, curling up in a plush mushroom chair, and preparing to dream sweet mushroom dreams?
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (07/01/22)
School Library Journal (12/01/22)
Booklist (09/01/22)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 09/01/2022 *Starred Review* It’s time to go on a mushroom adventure! The story is initially matter-of-fact: “This is a mushroom,” the first page reads, accompanied by an up-close portrait of the fungus in question. The next page zooms out a bit and expands the world: “This is a mushroom that grows in a park. / This is a mushroom that glows in the dark.” After the whirlwind introduction is complete, things take a fanciful turn as readers are shown to an adorable toadstool home of their own, complete with rounded windows and tiny chimney. Stay and play games with chummy butterflies and ladybugs until the sun sets and the front door of the mushroom house swings open, lit softly from within. Climb the stairs to your very own room, brimming with books and toys and a fluffy bed, and slowly sink into a peaceful slumber. The simple, sweet rhymes anchor the gentle story and make it an ideal bedtime read-aloud, and the vibrant ink-and-watercolor illustrations are immersive and intimate, welcoming readers to step straight into the pages. Children will pore over the cozy details, from bug-sized volleyball nets to miniature lantern-lit paths, and the last glimpses of a moonlit mushroom village may even have grown-ups wishing for a relocation to the snug setting. A magical, mellow mushroom dream. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.
School Library Journal - 12/01/2022 Toddler-PreS—This book begins like a lyrical show-and-tell: "This is a mushroom that grows in the park./ This is a mushroom that glows in the dark./ This is a mushroom growing on a tree./ And this little mushroom is hard to see." With the turn of each golden page, the natural world of a realistic mushroom tale turns into a miniature journey to a small mushroom home where "you," the listener, can drop off to sleep in cozy surroundings and dream the night away. By this time, children will have stopped asking questions about how they went from show-and-tell to dollhouse-sized existence, fully entering this mushroom world of warmth and tenderness to settle down to sleep. The rhyming text starts off with mushrooms to look for and ends by being tucked into a snug mushroom bed. The artwork has lots of details that will give the less sleepy opportunities to look for and name things as the pages are turned, without the bother of a narrative plot. VERDICT A nice way to send children off to post–story hour naps, at least once.—Debbie Tanner - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
