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Just Five More Minutes
It's Marks's bedtime, but he begs his mom for just five more minutes! When his five minutes are up, he keeps coming up with something new to do that will take him just five more minutes. Each new thing is more outlandish than the last, including teaching a dinosaur how to tie his shoes and brushing George Washington's teeth on Mount Rushmore! He finally goes to sleep, but when his mother comes in to get him out of bed in the morning, he naturally asks for just five more minutes!
- GenresChildrens
44 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2008
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December 29, 2017
It was ok ... probably wouldn’t check it out again from the library.
April 6, 2023
A little boy procrastinated going to sleep. Much imagination goes into his delaying tactics of "just five more minutes" so much so that he's tired when it's time to wake up.
September 30, 2015
{My Thoughts} – This book is designed for both parents and children to read together. The parents are meant to read the left page and the children the right side. You can easily tell because one side has far more reading then the other.
This book is about a little boy named Mark that doesn’t want to go to sleep. He asks his mom if he can stay up “just five more minutes.” When his time runs out he asks for “just five more minutes.” While he is awake his imagination runs wild and he goes on many adventures. He also has a really hard time understanding how five minutes goes so quickly. By the time he goes to sleep and wakes back up he wants, “just five more minutes,” of sleep.
As a parent I can relate to the mom in this story. I understand how hard it can be to get children to stay in bed. My children are always finding some excuse or another to get out of bed so that they don’t have to be in their rooms. Most the time it’s for a drink of water, or because they forgot hugs and kisses or they needed to go potty, my favorite is when they just have to tell me something that is so important and then they have to figure out what that important thing was. Children will be children, they are naturally curious and they feel they are going to miss out on something when they have to go to sleep, so they try and find a way to stay awake as long as possible.
I think this book is excellent for those parents that tend to have a difficult time getting their children to sleep. It could make a wonderful addition to the bedtime story line up!
This book is about a little boy named Mark that doesn’t want to go to sleep. He asks his mom if he can stay up “just five more minutes.” When his time runs out he asks for “just five more minutes.” While he is awake his imagination runs wild and he goes on many adventures. He also has a really hard time understanding how five minutes goes so quickly. By the time he goes to sleep and wakes back up he wants, “just five more minutes,” of sleep.
As a parent I can relate to the mom in this story. I understand how hard it can be to get children to stay in bed. My children are always finding some excuse or another to get out of bed so that they don’t have to be in their rooms. Most the time it’s for a drink of water, or because they forgot hugs and kisses or they needed to go potty, my favorite is when they just have to tell me something that is so important and then they have to figure out what that important thing was. Children will be children, they are naturally curious and they feel they are going to miss out on something when they have to go to sleep, so they try and find a way to stay awake as long as possible.
I think this book is excellent for those parents that tend to have a difficult time getting their children to sleep. It could make a wonderful addition to the bedtime story line up!
August 1, 2014
What a cute book. Bailey randomly chose this from the library. This is an adorable story about a little boy who doesn't want to go to bed and keep asking his mom for five more minutes. He does things like brush his teeth, get a snack, sing to the dust bunnies, knit a scarf for his pet giraffe... You get the idea. I enjoyed reading this with the girls and they had fun reading along. Now they want another story " for just five more minutes!"
August 30, 2014
This was a really cute story. The repetitive phrases on the child side really helped give my reluctant reader confidence. I love these kinds of books because it's less intimidating for a child that doesn't want to read.
The one thing I didn't like about this particular book was the kid getting away with making all kinds of crazy excuses to stay up.
The one thing I didn't like about this particular book was the kid getting away with making all kinds of crazy excuses to stay up.
July 1, 2011
Oh man my mom and I loved the "We Both Read" easy reader series books for early readers! I loved this one, and my mom just hates it, which is perhaps why I love it so very dearly! Kids, take note! This one might just drive your parents crazy too. It like never ends!
January 24, 2024
Read with Kaylynn 24 jan 2024
This is a very imaginative story. The kid has to do so many unique things before going to bed. Stranger and stranger as the night goes on so that it gets funnier and funnier.
This is a very imaginative story. The kid has to do so many unique things before going to bed. Stranger and stranger as the night goes on so that it gets funnier and funnier.
July 30, 2011
It was good that he brushed his teeth and put on his pajamas. It was not good that he kept asking to stay up.
March 7, 2014
A kid needs sleep, only he needs an extra five minutes to do nice things....and another five....and another! Very cute.
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