Once Upon a Bedtime

by David Melling

The perfect bedtime story by the author and illustrator of the number one bestselling Hugless Douglas series, David Melling.

The sun was setting on Sleepy Street as Rabbit and the others began to yawn ...

Rabbit helps his friends get ready for bed in this adorable bedtime story. But when they hear a strange noise it turns out to be a sad monster. Will they be able to cheer their new friend up before bedtime?

David Melling has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Smarties Book Award and the Independent Booksellers Award. His Hugless Douglas books have sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide, and the loveable brown bear has starred in a World Book Day book as well as his own theatre show. Before becoming an internationally-acclaimed author-illustrator, David worked as an animation artist for films including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. One of his most popular picture books The Tale of Jack Frost was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

David Melling grew up in London with various siblings and a selection of animals, including a dog. It took him a while to decide what he wanted to do, but he never stopped drawing. He worked as a cel renderer and background artist in several animation studios before he began illustrating children’s books. His work includes the Hugless Douglas series and The Kiss That Missed, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. To date he has created around 150 books in over thirty languages. David Melling lives in Oxfordshire, England, with his wife and two children.

Reviews

[Markku Kesti · Rating 3 out of 5]

En ole koskaan tykännyt Forssenin kirjasta Kani joka tahtoi nukahtaa joka tekee kirjasta puisevan tylsän kokemuksen. Tässä Melling tekee samaa eli kertoo mukavasti lasta rauhoittavaa iltasatua sortumatta samaan syntiin. Kolme ja plussa pää.....zzzzzzzzz.....

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tämän kuvakirjan luettuani pysähdyin hetkeksi miettimään lukemaani; mitä tässä oikein tapahtui? Varsinainen juonenkäänne kirjaan oli saatu ympättyä mukaan, jota ei edes pahemmin selitelty. Kuulijakuntani vaati myös selitystä tapahtuneelle, mutta tyydyimme yhdessä tuumaan että kirjailijat saavat ottaa taiteellisia vapauksia ja olla selittämättä kaikkia päähänpistojaan. Sitä paitsi, kyseessähän oli vain kuvakirja ja satu.

[Christina Reid · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars
Cute and reassuring bedtime story but, unfortunately, rather forgettable so not a new favourite for our shelf!

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sininen otus oli mielenkiintoinen hahmo.

[Lara Bate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rabbit helps his friends get ready for bed. They end up getting to bed and falling asleep.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is super cute. I love it! The characters are just adorable.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable!
Loved that everyone had their own plush toy and special sleeping outfit or ritual.

[Hanna Huovinen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ihan kiva iltasatu, jota on helppo peilata omiin iltarutiineihin. Ennakkoluulojen ylittämistä, empatiaa ja jakamista.