Published: 31st January 2023
Publisher: Flamingo Books
Illustrator: Pete Oswald
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – 5 Stars
Sleepy Sheepy was not sleepy
But it was time for bed
(At least, that’s what the clock said.)
But Sleepy Sheepy would not sleepy.
He was wired. And absolutely not tired!
In fact, he was WIDE-AWAKE.
Despite his name, Sleepy Sheepy is NOT sleepy. He’d much rather build with blocks or knit socks than go to sleep. Will Ma and Pa Sheepy ever get their sheepy to go to sleepy?
Picture books are amazing. It’s enough to say I don’t judge a book by its cover, but give me an adorable creature on the front and I will pick it up so fast.
Sleepy Sheepy is fluffy, cute, and not at all sleepy.
The best part is through the entire book of telling me Sleepy Sheepy was not sleepy, Sleepy Sheepy couldn’t look more sleepy if they tried. It’s fantastic. A perfect example of an over tired child who won’t go to bed despite looking like they could fall asleep at any moment.
It’s a great book to read to get your own sheepy to sleepy. Cummins’ writing is fun and full of emphasis. I shouldn’t be surprised since Cummins also wrote one of my favourite books of all time – A Hungry Lion or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals. The layout of the book works well to help tell the story of Sheepy’s night time antics and couple with the illustrations it’s a fun read.
Oswald’s illustrations are of course perfect. I should have realised the illustrations would be divine when I saw it was him. I love his stuff. I loved the use of little fluffy sheep running amok. His creativity with Sheepy’s activities are great and do reflect what a chaotic little sheep would get up to to avoid going to bed.
The best part is Sheepy isn’t an only child, there are two other sheep strapped to their parents trying to go to bed as well. Peak adorableness.
You can purchase Sleepy Sheepy via the following
QBD | Booktopia | Blackwell’s
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