61. Good Night, Sister

Good Night, Sister. Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt. Illustrated by Lucy Fleming. 2023. [February] 32 pages. [Source: Library]

First sentence: Kat sits on the floor of her bedroom. Her new room, which will be just for her. She slides on her pink fluffy slippers and looks up at her younger sister. "Tina," she says, "tonight I get to sleep in my big girl room for the very first time!"

Premise/plot: Kat and Tina are sisters. Kat has a new 'big girl' room. Tina remains behind in their old room. She's nervous about sleeping alone. Kat is confident that Tina will be okay. She even gifts her all her old stuffed animals. [There's a cheese-ful rhyme]. But when a thunder storm comes, whom will comfort whom????

My thoughts: I liked the premise. It felt relatable. It can be a big adjustment to go from sharing a room to NOT. The text is all cheese. It's certainly serviceable. It's not awful. It's just not super-fantastic. Definitely feels a bit Full House-ish. 

 

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