It's Time To Wake, Jake!

by Amanda Beth Connolly

"Jake, Jake, it's time to wake!

What sport will you play today?

Quick, quick, it's time to pick!

How will you spend your day?"



On this particular day, Jake, a sports obsessed boy chooses to play basketball. Follow Jake through playful rhymes as he learns about fair play and good sportsmanship. He leads his team to victory and goes to bed dreaming about what sport he will play the following day.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

26 pages, Paperback

Published December 16, 2019

About the author

Amanda is the author of It's Time To Wake, Jake! Her first children's book. When not writing, Amanda can be found reading, going on road trips or exploring the great outdoors with her kids.
She is a business owner of a Canadian Lifestyle Brand- Carpe Diem Canada Inc.
She grew up in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada alongside her four brothers and four sisters and is an adoring auntie to thirteen nieces and nephews.
She currently lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with her husband and three children.

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was super excited to be one of the first proof readers of this book. Not just because my sister wrote it and it's about an amazing nephew but for my love of basketball. This book will introduce the sport of basketball and reinforce some of its unique vocabulary for a young audience. If you have kids you read to or kids that are beginning to read, get this book in their hands!

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

My younger daughter read this to the family for our daily bedtime reading. She loved the rhyming. I enjoyed the story and how it describe parts of the game and used some basketball terms. I feel this would peak readers interest in the sport.

[Julie Hawco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic children's book with great rhyming, illustrations and sports concepts. Great for toddler to elementary school age and especially for basketball fans.

[Dale]

“It’s Time to Wake Jake” by Amanda Beth Connelly, is a cleverly written book. It takes the reader on a journey of a day in Jake’s life when he has a basketball game. The story begins in the morning and ends after the game. It’s upbeat, positive and explains some elements of the game. The illustrations are colourful and gives the young reader an opportunity to follow the story through the descriptive drawings. I recommend this book for all young readers!!

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book! Our boys love it (ages 4 & 6) and we enjoy reading it to them!

[Kathy Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. It's good to see children are being introduced to something that may spark their interest in something that gives them exercise and also gives them an alternative to tv and video games.

[Kayla Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's Time To Wake, Jake! is such a great and fun read. You can see the time and effort that was put into making it a perfect read for kids who love sports, or kids who just enjoy a good book. Adults, you won't be complaining either when kids ask you to read it several times a day!

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is super engaging! My sons are 5 and 6 and both learning to read and found this book to be easy enough to sound out!
An added bonus is they loved the rhymes and have me read it over and over at bedtime.

[Sarah Oulton · Rating 5 out of 5]

An educational book that’s fun for both kids and parents to read! Love the rhyming and how it teaches about basketball and sportsmanship.

[Andrea Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and so does our little girl. Easy to read and it’s a fun way to teach kids about basketball. I would highly recommend!

[Kelsea Milne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both of boys (3&5) love rhyming books and sports, so this was the perfect combination! A super cute read.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s Time to Wake, Jake! is perfect for the little sports lover in your house. Particularly if you have a little fan of basketball. It teaches all the equipment, terminology, parts of the game and - perhaps most importantly - sportsmanship. With a quick, fun flow and great rhyming scheme my kids were zoned right in the whole way through! ⁣

[Jessie Tuttle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very good read! It was very upbeat and uplifting and went through the day of Jake from morning to his basketball game. It involved rhyming and was very fun to read. Kids would really enjoy the pictures and how well it was written for children because it can keep them interested long enough to make it though the whole book.

[Michelle Kotevski · Rating 1 out of 5]

What an awful, poorly written, fame- chasing book. I will not be giving this to the child who loves basketball. He doesn't have have the concept of fame being an indicator of success put on him any more than society already does. And as for the non rhyming pages.....