Board book: Good Night, Cuddle Tight. Kristi Valiant. 2023. [December] 20 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: When daytime is over and moonlight shines bright, Dad hugs all his bunnies.
Premise/plot: This board book stars a lovely bunny family. The premise is simple: it is BEDTIME but the little bunnies have extra special requests that are putting off said bedtime. It starts with one....but leads to ALL the bunnies wanting a special, unique, just for them kind of bedtime hug/cuddle.
My thoughts: I thought this one was adorable. The illustrations are preciously adorable. Yet they are not so precious and cutesy that they miss out on humor or being relatable. One of my favorite scenes: "She grabs his ears and skips 'round to his back. 'Is this a good hug?' 'No, it's like an attack!'" The story is predictable enough, but this one has more story than you might suppose. In other words, it is not entirely dinky. There is an actual story that elevates it.
© 2024 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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