Clare Beaton's Bedtime Rhymes

by Clare Beaton

Lull little ones to sleep with this collection of soothing rhymes--perfect for bedtime! Includes "I See the Moon," "Brahms' Lullab" and "Wee Willie Winkie."

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Nursery Rhymes

16 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Clare Beaton illustrates in felt, pen and ink, and paper collage.

Reviews

[Abby Hargreaves · Rating 3 out of 5]

Familiar bedtime rhymes are altered slightly and accompanied by scans of sewn felt images depicting the poems. Though the "And Then There Were None" rhyme with owls suggests the circle of life, it is not graphic or explicit and could be a great conversation starter for the animal kingdom and circle of life. Religion comes into play at the end, with references to being "blessed" and a short rhyme involving God in the final poem. Read selections from the book or read the entire collection for bedtime storytime.

[Samantha Sirbaugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. N/A
2. Appropriate for preschool ages.
3. This book includes many nursery rhymes that have to do with the moon and bed time. These are soothing rhymes and lullabies for peaceful reading. Some include "Five Little Owls" and "I See the Moon".
4. Like other Clare Beaton books the illustrations in the books re made from fabrics sewn and photographed to create a scene.
5. This would be a good book to read to children before nap time or when studying rhyming words. The rhymes in this book encourage the development of language skills.

[Mort's Kids · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of half a dozen slightly unusual nursery rhymes...
...which you might think would imply that there's some level of rhyming.

And I suppose there is some rhyming but in all honesty the phrasing is so awkward and stilted that you won't hit the meter to make those rhymes work.

The felted and stitched art is a bit charming but can't save this collection of misfit tales.

[Eva_Amaré · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nursery rhymes are fantastic, so we were excited when mama started reading this. The felt sewn images are not very bright or colourful, so the pages are a little dull. We didn't enjoy the rhymes as much as we thought we would.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. I really liked this! Good mix of enduring and less familiar rhymes, with a special art style.

[Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

Checked out from Baraboo Public Library 📚 in Wisconsin

[Betty Anne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was given this book as part of a care package provided by the local library and the hospital where my daughter was born to help promote childhood reading. The use of applique/stitched illustrations was cute and innovative, and my daughter kept touching the pictures thinking she could feel the texture of the fabric, buttons and decorations; they are very well photographed and printed very well. I actually like this aspect of the book; it's a great time to talk about things that appear to be real but actually are not, which is critically important for visual literacy in the age of Photoshop.

The rhymes are pulled from many classic bedtime rhymes/fairy tales, but they are strangely "off" from the ones I remember. I don't know if it's a case of changing some words and rhymes around for copyright reasons or if they're just a different variant of the ones I learned. I didn't mind the owl rhyme because of depredation issues (we're an Earth-friendly family, we understand and teach early that animals eat each other) but I wish it could have been more accurate regarding nocturnal animals.

Overall, it's a cute book of rhymes, but I'm not sure how often it'll be re-read.

[Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter (2 years old) and I enjoyed reading this book together and pointing out/discussing the illustrations. The rhymes are short and cute; the illustrations have a rather neat stitched look. We loved the way they owls looked. Unfortunately- and perhaps I'm being petty as it is a children's book- we got hung up on the verse "Two little owls sitting in the sun, a raccoon came alongand then there was one." Owls and raccoon are generally nocturnal animals they are not out sunbathing or hunting in the sun. My two year old knows "hoot hoots" (owls) are night-time animals and only knows raccoons as trash raiders not owl kidnappers. More-or-less ruined an otherwise adorable rhyme for us and took away from the book's appeal. It is still a nice book to read with a toddler especially in soothing bedtime tones.

[Karli Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

7 bedtime rhymes in time sequence order (evening to night) each simple enough to understand, short, yet unique to a parent's ear [not over-heard or EVER heard] to a seasoned parent. Not to mention the signature felt artwork illustrations by Clare Beaton are enjoyable to view for parent, baby, or child over and over again.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice selection of rhymes with clear illustrations - stitched - to enjoy. Short enough to read it all to my young baby at bedtime. I skip the owl rhyme though - I'm not ready to teach him about baby animal massacres.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely stitchery illustrations.

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

The pictures and rhymes are not as good as in her Nursery Rhymes book, so this book was a disappointment.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent collection of bedtime rhymes. Some I knew, some I didn't. William picked out and enjoyed this one.