Where Will the Sleepy Sheep Sleep?

by David Metzenthen, Jonathan Bentley

A gorgeous, funny, tongue-twisting picture book by two incredibly talented creators. Perfect for bedtime reading.

Do you think the sleepy sheep will sleep on top of this wild and windy hill
Baah!
No-o-o, this windy hill is far too high and wild for a sleepy sheep to sleep on!
Do you think the sleepy sheep will sleep deep down in this steep and stony valley?
Baah!
No-o-o, this valley is far too deep, steep, and stony for a sleepy sheep to sleep in!

So where will the sleepy sheep end up sleeping? A delight from beginning to end - bedtime reading at its best.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals

38 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 29, 2023

About the author

As a child, David Metzenthen was a nature boy; he loved fishing and farm work, exploring the bush, and being outdoors under the stars. He also lived very much inside his own head; feeling that the world was a place of unlimited adventure. He harboured dreams of becoming a cowboy, a fisherman, a farmer, a sailor, or a writer. Instead he left home at eighteen, with a copy of Jack Kerouac's On the Road for company, and hitch-hiked his way around New Zealand. Returning to Australia, David worked as a builder's labourer and advertising copy writer before finding success as a writer of books for children and young adults.

David Metzenthen now lives with his wife and two children in Melbourne and is one of Australia's top writers for young people. He has received many awards for excellence, including the 2000 CBCA Book of the Year Award: Older Readers for Stony Heart Country, a 2003 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Wildlight, and a 2003 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Boys of Blood and Bone. In 2004, Boys of Blood and Bone also won a NSW Premier's Literary Award and was an Honour Book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Older Readers. His novel Black Water was an Honour Book in the 2008 CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Older Readers, and Jarvis 24 won the CBCA Award for Book of the Year: Older Readers in 2010, as well as being shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award, WA Premier's Literary Award, Inky Awards and SA Festival Awards for Literature.

Reviews

[Hailey Vittrup · Rating 5 out of 5]

*I received this book as a DRC. This book is now one of my favorite children’s books of all time! From the brilliant tongue twister alliteration to the rhyming and onomatopoeia, this book made me smile upon completing it. It is safe to say that kids will love this book and enjoy reading it aloud!

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations and delightful narrative makes this a stand out picture book.

[The Book Squirrel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has wonderful tongue-twisty phrases and funny illustrations kids will love!

[Claire · Rating 2 out of 5]

This would be really good to read aloud with your small person as the words encouraged interaction. But it wasn't for me.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A funny story that is also good for little ones to read out loud.

[Jennie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful romp that will delight young audiences as the join in on the 'Baah!' and 'No-o-o" as they respond to the sheep's quest to find a suitable bed for the night. The descriptions of each unsuitable choice a evocative and the feelings evoked by wet, burnt, windy, cold, lonely and spooky sites are well described -providing a rich language base to share with children to enrich their own writing and oral language. Jonathan Bentley's playful and expressive illustrations are the perfect accompaniment.

Loved it and a romp to read aloud.

Listed as a 2024 CBCA Notable Early Childhood title.

[Rina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do you think the sleepy sheep will sleep on top of this wild and windy hill
Baah!

This was such a fun book to read aloud with my daughter! I love picture books that rhyme, and this was no exception.

(Thanks to Allen & Unwin for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review)

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