So Sleepy/Wide Awake

by Julie Paschkis

In an inventive, two-in-one book, sleepy animals curl up and go to sleep at bedtime, and, in the morning, get ready for all the fun-filled activities of the day.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

I was born in 1957 and grew up in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. I have a brother and two sisters. My parents encouraged us to make things, to read, to draw and to play outside.

I attended Germantown Friends School, Ringerike Folkehogskole in Norway, Cornell University and the School for American Craftsmen at RIT, where I got a BFA. I have a teaching certificate from UW and I taught art to children for several years, mostly at the Bush School.

Since 1991 I have been painting and illustrating full time. I have had many shows of my paintings and of various other work (including cut paper, embroidery and bread). I illustrate books. I design fabric and make quilts. My work flows in many directions, but all of the ideas and creations are connected. The work I do in one area inspires the work in others. Ideas beget ideas.

I live in Seattle with my husband Joe Max Emminger. He is a painter.

I still like to make things, to read, draw and play outside.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Awesome book - regardless of which side you start on, you end up upside-down and backward. I realize that you COULD simply start the book from either side...but what fun is that? The prints are lovely - good color, interesting contrasts, great patterns. I like the awake frogs best of the animals, and the lovely sleepy baby, cradled by the moon.

[Kristie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute pics illustrate the difference between awake and sleep. Book reads from both sides for added fun.