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Are You Awake?
Edward can’t fall asleep, and like most children, he has a million questions burning to be answered even though it’s way past his bedtime.
In this funny picture book about the all-familiar bedtime negotiations between child and parent, Edward and his mother talk about everything from yellow dogs to corn on the cob. Most children (and parents) will recognize themselves in th...more
In this funny picture book about the all-familiar bedtime negotiations between child and parent, Edward and his mother talk about everything from yellow dogs to corn on the cob. Most children (and parents) will recognize themselves in th...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
May 24th 2011
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
(first published May 10th 2011)
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“Mom. Mom. Mommy. Momarino. Mommy. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom.”
“What?”
“Love you.”
This familiar conversation similarly plays out in Sophie Blackall’s “Are You Awake?”
Edward can’t sleep. And like most kids that can’t sleep, he’s got lots of questions he wants answered, even if that means waking up Mom. What follows is a series of often-humorous questions that most parents can identify with.
“Are You Awake?” should be part of Kids 101. I showed it to my husband and his eyes...more
“Mom. Mom. Mommy. Momarino. Mommy. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom.”
“What?”
“Love you.”
This familiar conversation similarly plays out in Sophie Blackall’s “Are You Awake?”
Edward can’t sleep. And like most kids that can’t sleep, he’s got lots of questions he wants answered, even if that means waking up Mom. What follows is a series of often-humorous questions that most parents can identify with.
“Are You Awake?” should be part of Kids 101. I showed it to my husband and his eyes...more
The genre of this book is a picture book, and is intended for children who are (P) ages five to eight. This book is about a little boy who wakes his mom up in the middle of the night, and holds a conversation with her. The child asks his mom hundreds of questions until the sun comes up and he has finally fallen to sleep. There isn't really a plot or story to the book, it is just a conversation. It is just a boy asking his mom random questions. The illustrations are not very colorful. The main co...more
This is a great look at a child wanting to be awake before it really is time to be awake.
Mom?
Mmm?
Mom?
Yes, Edward?
Mom, are you awake?
Mm-mm. No.
On this page you see a little boy pulling open one eye lid of his trying-to-sleep mother. The colors are dark with lots of black, white, and grey. As it gets closer and closer to morning, more colors are introduced. Some blue, green, pink, then yellow. Also, as it gets closer and closer to morning Edward starts to talk less and less while Mom starts to wa...more
Mom?
Mmm?
Mom?
Yes, Edward?
Mom, are you awake?
Mm-mm. No.
On this page you see a little boy pulling open one eye lid of his trying-to-sleep mother. The colors are dark with lots of black, white, and grey. As it gets closer and closer to morning, more colors are introduced. Some blue, green, pink, then yellow. Also, as it gets closer and closer to morning Edward starts to talk less and less while Mom starts to wa...more
The french version of this children's book has just come out and I was hooked as soon as I saw the cover (where the little boy pulls his mother's eyes open in the middle of the night asking 'Are you sleeping ?')
You know it's gonna be funny.
I like the random and sometimes circular questions. It gives a lot of rythm to the reading. It's not so hard to play the part of the kid who's hyper because he cannot sleep and the utter tiredness of the mother. I read it to my son and he was laughing all thro...more
You know it's gonna be funny.
I like the random and sometimes circular questions. It gives a lot of rythm to the reading. It's not so hard to play the part of the kid who's hyper because he cannot sleep and the utter tiredness of the mother. I read it to my son and he was laughing all thro...more
Edward is awake. It is nighttime. He wakes his mother up and engages her in conversation for a long time until he finally falls back to sleep. His dad arrives home at the break of day after working all night as a pilot and goes straight to bed. Edward tries to wake his dad up at the conclusion of this story.
This story will be a familiar one to parents of young children. Parents will be able to appreciate its realism.
“Mom?
Mmm?
“What does your face look like when you’re asleep?
I don’t know.
Why don’...more
This story will be a familiar one to parents of young children. Parents will be able to appreciate its realism.
“Mom?
Mmm?
“What does your face look like when you’re asleep?
I don’t know.
Why don’...more
I belly laughed reading this book. The cover is utterly misleading in that it looks like it will be some sort of syrupy rhyme about going to sleep. Not one bit.
I loved the illustrations and the way the author caught the difference in tone between a wide awake child and a barely awake parent. The dialog is really well done. You can feel when the parent is fully awake, without any extra cues from the author. And it's funny. Funny in a way an adult, a 4 yr old and a 2 yr old can enjoy. This may be...more
I loved the illustrations and the way the author caught the difference in tone between a wide awake child and a barely awake parent. The dialog is really well done. You can feel when the parent is fully awake, without any extra cues from the author. And it's funny. Funny in a way an adult, a 4 yr old and a 2 yr old can enjoy. This may be...more
I like this title althought it doesn't present a strong option for a storytime setting. With tiny print that details a conversation between a little boy and his mother when he can't sleep at night and sweet but smaller scale illustrations with details, this is better shared with a small audience of one or two. It may be especially appealing to children who have fathers who are working at night...in this case an airline pilot. Parents will get the biggest chuckle from this book as they will under...more
Edward wakes up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep. Luckily, his mother is right there though she is sleeping. But Edward has so many questions to ask, that he can’t help but ask them right then and there. The recurring question is “Why is it still nighttime?” His mother has many answers for that question: the alarm clock hasn’t rung yet, the sun hasn’t risen yet. But Edward continues to ask a series of spiraling, looping questions that are endearing, charming and yes, enough to keep eve...more
A strangely circular conversation takes place in the dark: "Mom, are you awake?" "Mm-mm. No." "Why aren't you awake?" "Because I'm asleep." Edward just can't sleep, and so spouts questions to his patient, but sleepy mother. Blackall perfectly captures the tone of parent and wakeful child with soft humor. The muted colors of the illustrations capture the nightime mental fog of a parent and the curvy body language of a wiggly boy. Action bonus: a sort of flip-book feature. Watch the elephant toy i...more
Edward just wants to know if his mom is awake! and also what her favorite color is...and what it's not daytime yet...and why the sun hasn't come up yet...
Really delightfully whimsical illustrations communicate mom's love and also her slight annoyance at being woken up in the middle of the night.
Too small for story time, but an excellent book for when it's time to go to bed. Although it might give some little people ideas...
Really delightfully whimsical illustrations communicate mom's love and also her slight annoyance at being woken up in the middle of the night.
Too small for story time, but an excellent book for when it's time to go to bed. Although it might give some little people ideas...
I adore Sophie Blackall's illustrations. Anyone who's ever had a little one who decides that it's time to get up NOW even though it's the middle of the night will find the humor in this, as will said child. However, I think if it were me writing the book, it would have only been about 3 pages long and then it would have evolved into that OTHER book about going to sleep that is read by Samuel L Jackson.
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A cute book about a little boy who can't sleep, but I don't see it as a book that children will particularly enjoy. Too many words for little ones, and not much of a story. Parents will enjoy it, as some of the exchanges between Edward and his mother are particularly amusing.
"Mom?
Mmm?
Is Daddy awake?
I hope so
Why do you hope so?
Because he's flying a plane."
"Mom?
Mmm?
Is Daddy awake?
I hope so
Why do you hope so?
Because he's flying a plane."
I laughed so much reading this because it brought me right back to having young kids and trying to persuade them to JUST GO TO SLEEP! I have loved Blackall's illustrations for years, and it's wonderful to see her writing her conveys just as much heart, charm and great timing as her illustrations have in all of her other books.
Very sweet book about how a mother's annoyance at a 4am wake-up turns into a lovingly circular conversation with her pre-schooler. I don't think my son's found it as charming, although they did like the little flip-o-rama toy elephant on the bottom left-hand pages. The illustrations were stronger than the story.
I was giggling quite a bit while reading this cleverly repetitive story. Little Edward can't fall asleep and therefore feels obligate to bombard his sleeping mum with lots of pointless questions that rotate to the same answer. But has a trick, read the book and you'll find out what it is.
I read a preview copy at ALA Midwinter 2011. Not quite sure of the audience (parents? self-aware kids?) but eh, who cares, I loved it. The book is filled with Blackall's characteristic wry humor and gorgeous illustrations. The trim size is notable. This is a very small book, reminiscent of a board book.
Not as shrill as a real little kid waking you up in the middle of the night and asking "why?" a million times, but only because of the nice art and good-natured mother character. I would have locked that kid to a lamppost down the street and gone back to bed.
super sweet little book that anyone with a young child will identify with. Since I tend to read books to my little one a million times, I like ones that are cute and funny so that I can enjoy them too. This is one of those books.
Cute dialogue book between a boy and his mom during nighttime which turns to morning at the end of the book. The best part of this little book is the adorable little elephant at the corner of the page that acts as a flip book.
Edward, a not-sleepy boy, has many questions for his mother.
I like how the illustrations show the slow inch of time towards morning, bringing us from nighttime blackness to a sun-washed morning room.
I like how the illustrations show the slow inch of time towards morning, bringing us from nighttime blackness to a sun-washed morning room.
I loved this book. It's one of those that make you chuckle books. I loved the whole back and forth question thing between the little boy and his mother. I could hear this dialogue really happening.
Edward wakes up late at night full of questions. Like any child he wakes his mother up to answer those questions. His dad is a pilot and is flying a plane.
A great book for curious children.
A great book for curious children.
I loved this book. I smiled the whole way through as I recognized myself in the blurry 4a.m. responses of the mother. And I adored the child, whom Sophie Blackall illustrated beautifully.
I chuckled through most of the endearing books. Anyone who has been awaken by a child in the middle of the night will relate. Adorable and just different enough to be fun.
Oct 22, 2011
Relyn
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents and kids - at bedtime
Recommended to Relyn by:
I like the illustrator.
I really enjoyed this book about a patient mother and an endlessly questioning child. It's fun and funny. Not sure I will use it in class, but it is fun.
I think this one of those picture books that has greater appeal for adults than for kids. Parents of small children will likely see themselves in Edward's mother, and enjoy reflecting on their own late-night conversations with little ones. For kids, though, I can see them getting as squirmy as Edward during a reading of this book, looking for something with more excitement and action. It would definitely work as a nice, calm bedtime story, though, and does a great job of portraying a warm and lo...more
Circular questions in the middle of the night. I love that the mom eventually gives in to being awake and turns it into a little game. Parents will identify!
Very cute and astute--a little boy keeps his mother awake with a litany of questions. Great choice for one on one time or a story time about bedtime.
Cute story about a child that wakes up in the middle of the night, and has a ton of questions for his mom through the course of the night.
Cute classic story about a boy who can't get to sleep...and who asks LOTS of questions to his mama to prolong the bedtime routine.
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Sophie Blackall grew up in Australia where she learned to draw on the beach with sticks, which has not altogether helped her sense of perspective. She completed a Bachelor of Design in Sydney, which furnished her with useful Letraset, bromide and enlarger machine skills. The following few years were spent painting robotic characters for theme parks, providing the hands for a DIY television show, a...more
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