Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night?

by Brianna Caplan Sayres

The same team that brought you Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? and Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night? have created another high-flying bedtime story this one for plane enthusiasts!
Have you ever wondered what little airplanes do when it s time for bed? Jumbo jets, biplanes, helicopters even Air Force One! power down, wash up, and listen to stories with mommy and daddy planes beneath a blanket of stars, getting ready to fly to dreamland. Little airplane lovers will be tickled to see how bedtime is just the same for their favorite flying vehicles as it is for them, as they come down to earth for sleepy time.
Praise for Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?:
A solid choice for any truck-obsessed preschooler. . . . Fun, imaginative verse appears on every page. School Library Journal
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Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Aeroplanes, Transport, Fiction, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

Published May 16, 2017

About the author

Brianna Caplan Sayres used to tell her second graders, "When I grow up, I'm going to be a writer." "But you are grown up, Mrs. Sayres," her students would protest. Well, Brianna is still not sure she's grown up, but she has grown into a writer. Her debut picture book, "Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?" was published by Random House, and her upcoming picture book, "Tiara Saurus Rex," will soon be published by Bloomsbury. Brianna has recently returned to her hometown, Seattle, Washington, where she and her husband are kept busy by their two wonderful boys. You can visit Brianna on the web at www.briannacaplansayres.com or at facebook.com/authorbrianna.

Reviews

[Luisa Knight]

A book for your airplane enthusiasts.

Ages: 2 - 4

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[Nicole]

Liked the size of the paragraphs, perfect to keep the attention of my 4 year old. Lots of new vocab about planes that kept my attention, too! Glad I bought it at the airport!

[Michael]

A fun little book for kids who like planes

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book*]

Sayres, Brianna Caplan Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night? illustrated by Christian Slade. PICTURE BOOK. Random House, 2017. $16.99.

Do mommy planes give their kids hugs? Do daddy helicopters chide their youngsters about spinning too much before bed? This is a book of questions and wonderings, asking about where jet planes, biplanes, hot air balloons and other flying machines take their rest in the evening.

My son is absolutely obsessed with all things 'airplane' and we both really enjoyed this picture book. Each page has a couple lines of rhyming text and fun anthropomorphized illustrations, making it perfect for a read-aloud. I appreciated the variety of flying machines featured in the book and the subdued coloring that is the perfect choice for a bedtime story. This will be a real winner for all the airplane-loving youngsters out there.

Pre-K--ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: TC
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[Barbara]

Youngsters often like to imagine where various animals and objects go at night, and this picture book offers some suggestions about what happens to young jet planes when night falls. Following the same pattern as in this creative team's earlier efforts, Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night/ and Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?, the author uses rhyming lines to explore some familiar bedtime rituals such as bathing and brushing teeth but through the idea of those different types of aircraft. Youngsters are sure to be captivated by the idea of a lake becoming a bathtub for a seaplane or how teeth are polished to their whitest by the speed needed for a supersonic jet. The illustrations are filled with friendly flying machines, all headed for a well-deserved rest. Surely, youngsters heading to bed will relish every line and clamor for repeated readings.

[Maria Cubilla]

Summary:
After airplanes, helicopters, blimps, and all flying machines get done with their busy day where do they sleep? With rhyming verses, Sayres lets us in this world of planes and makes the imagination wonder where planes sleep.

Activity:
Have the students choose between one of the flying machines. Each student will be responsible for coming up with their own idea of where such machine sleeps and illustrate how this would look like.

Sayres, B. C., & Slade, C. (2017). Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night? New York: Random House.

[Ali Book&Seaglasshunter]

Decent bedtime story for any little aviation fans. The story follows different types of planes throughout the typical bedtime routines such as brushing teeth, story time, goodnight hugs, and more. The rhymes are a bit forced at times and the rhythm is a little clunky, so this is not my favorite to read aloud. The pictures also creep me out, the facial features of the planes are a bit too exaggerated and “uncanny valley” territory. However my son really likes it so it serves its purpose and earns three stars for me.

[Read Ribbet]

This is the third in a series of books from Sayres and Slades which can be used as read alouds at bed time. The subject matter may have a stronger appeal to some boys (construction equipment, trains and now air planes). The books are written in rhymed verses which makes them good experiences for fostering some phonological awareness. Seems like what was created in the first book is simply being recycled in these companion volumes.

[Berenice]

The illustrations are beautiful, thoughtful and sweet. However the rhymes and text are terrible (regardless of British vs USA English differences). I feel inclined to give this book only three stars, but my 18 months old son and I love so much the pictures and talk so much over them, that I give this book an extra star.

[Abby Peskin]

This would be a great bedtime book for kids interested in all aircraft. It covers planes, helicopters, hot air balloons and more, guessing about what they do at bedtime. As always with these “where do they sleep at night” books, it does a great job of providing limited, interesting and engaging text that rhymes and is slightly repetitive to engage very young kids.

[Miss Sarah]

a toddler and up book about the day and night activities of different flying crafts. Each page is two or three sentences about what that aircraft did in the day and where it might rest for the night. Loved the variety of flying crafts, how they have parents too and the simplicity of the words.

[E & E’s Mama]

We love all three books in this series (Where do Steam Trains Sleep at Night and Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?). Such creative ways to introduce different airplanes using a sleepy lyrical style perfect for a bedtime read-aloud

[Lisa]

If you like picture books about things that fly, you will love this book! The illustrations capture the fun of flight. Kids will get a kick out of it!

[pati]

Fun story in a continuing series.

[Deanna Kazdoy]

Did not care for the story and found the illustrations to be spooky scary.

[Lori]

Little ones who like this series will like this book. Little ones who are fascinated with planes will like this book, too. Strong personification.

[Andy]

This book made me sleepy

[Brittany]

Great rhyming bedtime read for plane enthusiasts. I wish the illustrations were better, but that's all I found lacking.

[Brigitte Brulz]

This is a sweet rhyming bedtime story for children. While reading, children can have fun finding the little mouse in each of the scenes.

[Tori]

Cute book about where different kinds of aircrafts go at bedtime!

[Goshen PL Childrens]

Read at Storytime on November 28th
Theme: Aviation

[Kit]

A cute, rhyme-scheme based tale of the sleeping habits of aircraft.

[Christine Kallner]

Vehicle books will never be my favorites, but these ones are pretty good -- it sure could be a lot worse! I enjoy the artwork and my son loves looking for the mouse on each page as well.

[Kitty]

Great for plane loving kids. A little ridiculous for me, but that’s ok.

[Kristen]

A great bedtime story if your little one loves vehicles or planes. We’ve checked this out from the library multiple times and my son still enjoys it.

[Julia]

Covers lots of different types of planes

[Caroline]

My children continue to fine these books at the library... and I continue to suffer through reading them a million times.

[Kimberly]

Beautiful Illustrations, My son loves to "read" these series of books and I am happy to read them aloud for him.

[Andrew Edie]

Super fun book! I thought this rhyme-schemed picture book was a very fun read. It had nice animations and the author did a good job at using vocabulary understood by the younger reader. If you like aircrafts and the idea of sleeping this is a book for you! Super fun and cute book to read with your kid before bedtime.

[MaryLibrarianOH]

A bedtime story on how different modes of transportation sleep. Reminds me of Jane Yolen's How Do Dinosaurs series.

Transportation book fans will enjoy. Others can probably skip.

From advanced reader copy.