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Fraggle Rock Book Club
Why Wembley Fraggle Couldn't Sleep
When Wembley can't fall asleep, he bothers all the other inhabitants of Fraggle Rock by keeping them awake with him.
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1985
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About the author
H.B. Gilmour
66 books53 followersH. B. Gilmour was a bestselling author of children's books. She grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with her mother and the extended family and fondly remembered writing her very first poem for Arbor Day when she was just eight years old. As a teenager, she moved to Florida to live with her father. She attended college there and then moved back to New York City.
Gilmour’s first publishing job was at E.P. Dutton. In 1964 she joined Bantam Books where she worked as copywriter, editor, and copy chief and as an associate director of marketing. She was married to Bruce Gilmour in 1968. She had a child, Jessica, with him in 1970. They were divorced in 1972. Her first novel "The Trade", a trashy paperback about the publishing business, was published in 1969.
She wrote novelizations (including Saturday Night Fever) and children's books (including Muppets books) while working full-time at Bantam and raising a child on her own. She published her second original novel "So Long, Daddy" in 1985. The artwork for the dust jacket of the hardcover release includes a photo of her daughter, Jessica. Her third novel was "Ask Me If I Care", a book about a teenage girl who gets in with the wrong crowd.
In 1992 she joined the book division at Scholastic, leaving in 1995 to pursue writing full-time. She focused her energy on books for "tweens" and children which is what gave her the most joy.
She met John Johann, whom she would later marry, in 1992. They later moved to Cornwallville in upstate New York where she happily tended to the garden she never had in the city until her death. She died on June 21, 2009 of pneumonia due to complications from lung cancer. She is survived by her husband John, daughter Jessica, stepchildren Wendy and John, Jr. and step-grandchildren Reef, Riley, John Jr. and Jasmine.
Gilmour’s first publishing job was at E.P. Dutton. In 1964 she joined Bantam Books where she worked as copywriter, editor, and copy chief and as an associate director of marketing. She was married to Bruce Gilmour in 1968. She had a child, Jessica, with him in 1970. They were divorced in 1972. Her first novel "The Trade", a trashy paperback about the publishing business, was published in 1969.
She wrote novelizations (including Saturday Night Fever) and children's books (including Muppets books) while working full-time at Bantam and raising a child on her own. She published her second original novel "So Long, Daddy" in 1985. The artwork for the dust jacket of the hardcover release includes a photo of her daughter, Jessica. Her third novel was "Ask Me If I Care", a book about a teenage girl who gets in with the wrong crowd.
In 1992 she joined the book division at Scholastic, leaving in 1995 to pursue writing full-time. She focused her energy on books for "tweens" and children which is what gave her the most joy.
She met John Johann, whom she would later marry, in 1992. They later moved to Cornwallville in upstate New York where she happily tended to the garden she never had in the city until her death. She died on June 21, 2009 of pneumonia due to complications from lung cancer. She is survived by her husband John, daughter Jessica, stepchildren Wendy and John, Jr. and step-grandchildren Reef, Riley, John Jr. and Jasmine.
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November 27, 2020
Wembley is my favorite Fraggle, and with him being the youngest and most naive of the bunch it's no surprise he was the main character in a lot of the Fraggle Rock kids' books published during the original show's run. For very young kids, the storyline is simple and there are a few moments that will produce some chuckles, like the other members of the Fraggle Five falling asleep while they demonstrate their bedtime routines to Wembley. Like with the other Fraggle books, the main appeal for '80s kids like me is nostalgia and the very well-drawn character art. It's no substitute for watching the show (which owes a lot of its appeal to its music) but it's decent for what it is. The book was also published as "Goodnight, Wembley Fraggle" and might be easier to find under that title for those looking for it.
August 30, 2017
I was gonna read this and pass it on, but no, I think I'll keep it in the collection. The fraggles themselves are good, but the tiny incidental critters are GREAT.
September 1, 2017
If your child is having trouble sleeping this is a great bedtime story that has just the cure. Bedtime tips from your friends the Fraggles!
June 30, 2019
More 1980s children’s literature. I remember liking Fraggle Rock, but I can’t remember what time the show aired. I don’t think it was Saturday morning, but also don’t remember it as an evening show. I do remember the theme song, but never knew understood the first word. “Betcha time away, worries for another day. Let the music play, down in Fraggle Rock.” Guess I can Google them, or leave it an unsolved mystery.
Anyway, in my nostalgia-fueled quest to track down 1980s pop culture children’s books, I ended up with a bunch of these weekly Reader Fraggle Rock books published by Muppet Press. They seem to be book club books, and I suspect they were created as part of a mail-order subscription, another concept that’s fading now that people can order any book they choose from Amazon and have it mailed to them. I never understood why people signed up for book clubs. They’d mail you books every month, and you’d pick which ones to keep and which to send back, which seemed like a lot of trouble. Although, I was book-spoiled growing up because I lived less than a mile from Main Street, where my hometown had not one, not two, but three bookstores! Can you imagine in this day and age, three bookstores on one short street? The first was called The Remarkable Bookshop, an indepedent in an old house painted bubblegum pink with creaky wooden floors and winding aisles. (It was torn down and replaced with a Talbot’s.) The second was a family-owned store called Klein’s with a stationary department Full of elegant paper, expensive pens and office supplies on the upper floor, and neat rows of books on the lower floor. (Turned into a Banana Republic. When they renovated they discovered a mural behind the drywall painted in the 1930s when the building was a tavern and preserved it.) The last was a Waldenbooks on the corner, with a back door where I’d park my bike and walk right into the YA section. I still remember where my favorite series were shelved. (Replaced with a bank branch.) For a year or two, there was actually a fourth bookstore—it was bright and new and had a coffee bar, but I can’t remember if it was there at the same time as the others. The point is I never felt the need to have someone else choose my books and mail them to me, because I had access to countless books to browse and buy. But maybe if I didn’t have a bookstore near me, in a pre-internet world, I’d have subscribed to a book club. And perhaps then, I’d have read the Fraggle Rock series. But I am amending the gap, as unnecessary as that is.
This book is geared toward kids who will not go to sleep (which I was). Wembley is convinced all his friends are having fun at night while he sleeps, so he stays up—and keeps everyone else up. I thought there were a lot more Fraggles, but in this story there are only five main characters. I may need to rewatch the show to jog my memory...or read more Fraggle literature....
Anyway, in my nostalgia-fueled quest to track down 1980s pop culture children’s books, I ended up with a bunch of these weekly Reader Fraggle Rock books published by Muppet Press. They seem to be book club books, and I suspect they were created as part of a mail-order subscription, another concept that’s fading now that people can order any book they choose from Amazon and have it mailed to them. I never understood why people signed up for book clubs. They’d mail you books every month, and you’d pick which ones to keep and which to send back, which seemed like a lot of trouble. Although, I was book-spoiled growing up because I lived less than a mile from Main Street, where my hometown had not one, not two, but three bookstores! Can you imagine in this day and age, three bookstores on one short street? The first was called The Remarkable Bookshop, an indepedent in an old house painted bubblegum pink with creaky wooden floors and winding aisles. (It was torn down and replaced with a Talbot’s.) The second was a family-owned store called Klein’s with a stationary department Full of elegant paper, expensive pens and office supplies on the upper floor, and neat rows of books on the lower floor. (Turned into a Banana Republic. When they renovated they discovered a mural behind the drywall painted in the 1930s when the building was a tavern and preserved it.) The last was a Waldenbooks on the corner, with a back door where I’d park my bike and walk right into the YA section. I still remember where my favorite series were shelved. (Replaced with a bank branch.) For a year or two, there was actually a fourth bookstore—it was bright and new and had a coffee bar, but I can’t remember if it was there at the same time as the others. The point is I never felt the need to have someone else choose my books and mail them to me, because I had access to countless books to browse and buy. But maybe if I didn’t have a bookstore near me, in a pre-internet world, I’d have subscribed to a book club. And perhaps then, I’d have read the Fraggle Rock series. But I am amending the gap, as unnecessary as that is.
This book is geared toward kids who will not go to sleep (which I was). Wembley is convinced all his friends are having fun at night while he sleeps, so he stays up—and keeps everyone else up. I thought there were a lot more Fraggles, but in this story there are only five main characters. I may need to rewatch the show to jog my memory...or read more Fraggle literature....
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July 15, 2009JE-Gil
April 9, 2012
My daughter loves all things Fraggle!
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