Description:
At bedtime, a little child cannot fall asleep, until a creative mom comes up with a sweet and simple solution that does the trick.
Brief description: Laura grew up on her family's 30-acre wood in New York State learning to love the natural world and reading. Her cherished time as a mom and as a preschool and elementary teacher included raising butterflies, collecting pollywogs, growing a sunflower house, exploding Mentos volcanoes, coaching Odyssey of the Mind and of course reading, writing, and rhyming together. (She also was a college ESL instructor for a dozen years and even tried saving the world for a while.) Laura's passions include spending time on the water, handcrafting one-of-a-kind greeting cards, and going on long walking pilgrimages. Keep It Tight All Through the Night is her latest children's book, following on the heels of The Gulf of Mexico: A Rhyming Animal Adventure (the premiere of her ALL IN ONE DAY series). She is also working on a historical fiction novel that tells the terrible yet triumphant story of her Sicilian great-grandfather's immigration and eventual murder. Laura lives with her husband, aka Mr. Wonderful, in South Florida.
Review Quotes:
"It's a cute story. Every parent has been there." -mother of three
"The illustrations are soft and peaceful -- calming for children at bedtime. The mom's "trick" is precious." -retired teacher and grandmother of eight