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A Wild and Woolly Night
ISBN: 1891795252
Publisher: The RGU Group
Tempe, AZ
DESCRIPTION:
Most little kids don't look forward to bedtime, but Phillip is quite ready
to go to sleep. Just as he cuddles into his new bedspread of stars, Phillip
finds that they've turned into dripping wet starfish. How can he sleep with
starfish? Luckily he has a whole closet full of different bedspreads. But the next spread
brings in jumping frogs! So he pulls out a new spread...and another...and another.
BACK COVER COPY:
Lorraine Lynch Geiger raised five children with her husband, Kenneth. Now
that her kids are all grown, she has plenty of time to pursue her love of
writing, although she is kept busy as a grandmother of fifteen
grandchildren. Mrs. Geiger has also published a young adult novel, "Trouble
at the Blueberry Patch", and is a prize winning poet. She and her husband
run a family alligator leather business. She resides in Sebring, Florida,
and spends part of the year living in Newfoundland, Canada, where she was
born.
Sharon Vargo is the illustator of many wonderful books for children and the
author and illustrator of "Senor Felipe's Alphabet Adventure". Her whimsical
acrylic paintings have also appeared in magazines, limited edition prints,
and murals. Originally from New Jersey, she is a graduate of Pratt Institute
in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in Carmel, Indiana, with her husband,
Chris, and a pet frog, Romeo. Their four grown sons still keep life Wild and
Woolly! You can visit her online at www.sharonvargo.com
INSIDE FLAP COPY:
Most little kids don't look forward to bedtime, but Phillip is quite ready
to go to sleep. Just as he cuddles into his new bedspread of stars, Phillip
finds that they've turned into dripping wet starfish. How can he sleep with
starfish? Luckily he has a whole closet full of different bedspreads. But
the next spread brings in jumping frogs! So he pulls out a new spread...and
another...and another.
Black and white shapes, spots, stripes, polka dots--each bedspread brings on
more animals who won't let Phillip sleep. What kind of bedspread will stop
this "wild and woolly" night? Surely not one that attracts swinging
chimpanzees or a flock of flamingos. Will Phillip ever get to sleep?
Lorraine Lynch Geiger creates a sense of suspense for young readers with
each new bedspread that Phillip retrieves. And Sharon Vargo captures the
imaginative animal mayhem that takes place in the course of one sleepless
night. With each page turn, kids will love guessing what animal is next to
appear from the latest bedspread design.
REVIEW #1
Source: BOOKWORM, Winter Haven News Chief, Feb 25, 2007
THE BOOKWORM: VELMA S. DANIELS
A KID’S FAVORITE: “A WILD AND WOOLLY NIGHT”
Once in a great while a book comes across my desk that I can hardly wait to
ell the Bookworm readers about. And this has happened. Florida author,
Lorraine Lynch Geiger and Indiana illustrator, Sharon Vargo, have teamed
together for a deliciously different book for children of all ages, "A wild
and Woolly Night".
"A WILD AND WOOLLY NIGHT". Geiger/Vargo. RGU Group. $15.95 Hardcover.
The imaginative jacket of the book has the reader immediately hooked. It
shows a little boy holding a smiling cat and surrounded by a giggling frog,
a curious giraffe, a warm and fuzzy bear, and a dancing starfish. The little
boy’s name is Phillip and unlike most children he wants to go to bed and to
sleep, but…There is something going on in his room that is both curious and
funny. The entire story and Phillip and his go-to-bed adventure is in rhyme.
It goes something like this (you may start laughing…)
When Phillip made his bed one day with stars of blue and white, He found
that he could hardly wait to climb in bed that night.
Every page leads to another delightful discovery such as: "He found a purple
spread with tiny polliwogs. But when he climbed into bed/they all turned
into frogs." Phillip dashes to the closet and pulls out another spread and
soon discovers each spread brings new creatures. There are porcupines with
sharp, pointy quills, a playful otter with piles of kelp, swinging
chimpanzees, bouncing zebras, and prancing pink flamingoes. The
illustrations combined with the story-rhymes makes this tale a real
page-turner.
Just wait until you see this happy-happy ending! 5-star keepsake!
REVEIW #2 (excerpt)
Source: Sebring News-Sun, Elizabeth Walker, Correspondent, Feb 25, 2007
Newfoundlander Lorraine Lynch Geiger has published another delightful
children’s book. Just off the press is the colorful hardback “Wild and
Woolly Night”. This fast moving story revealing a mysterious parade of
animals may be read at a galloping pace for older children and promotes
parent/child bonding as it creates suspense on every page. It offers
opportunities for the child to ask questions about animal habits and
habitats. Read at a slo-o-o-wer pace in the comfort of loving arms or tucked
into blankets its repetition can easily induce drowsiness. The book is a
well-written fantasy, in verse and humor, about a small boy trying to fall
asleep. He is kept awake by an assortment of cuddly critters moving about on
his stash of bedspreads. It is designed for ages four through twelve. Sharon
Vargo, an author and illustrator, has added magic to the cover and pages
with her friendly little critter images.
EXCERPT FROM BOOK:
"What's this?" he yelled. "Flamingos now?
Flamingos in my bed?
I need to find a spread that's right.
And not just any spread.
"Instead of pink, I think I'll try
Some black and some white shapes."
But then two pandas wandered in
While munching on some grapes.
ISBN: 1891795252
Publisher: The RGU Group
Tempe, AZ
DESCRIPTION:
Most little kids don't look forward to bedtime, but Phillip is quite ready
to go to sleep. Just as he cuddles into his new bedspread of stars, Phillip
finds that they've turned into dripping wet starfish. How can he sleep with
starfish? Luckily he has a whole closet full of different bedspreads. But the next spread
brings in jumping frogs! So he pulls out a new spread...and another...and another.
BACK COVER COPY:
Lorraine Lynch Geiger raised five children with her husband, Kenneth. Now
that her kids are all grown, she has plenty of time to pursue her love of
writing, although she is kept busy as a grandmother of fifteen
grandchildren. Mrs. Geiger has also published a young adult novel, "Trouble
at the Blueberry Patch", and is a prize winning poet. She and her husband
run a family alligator leather business. She resides in Sebring, Florida,
and spends part of the year living in Newfoundland, Canada, where she was
born.
Sharon Vargo is the illustator of many wonderful books for children and the
author and illustrator of "Senor Felipe's Alphabet Adventure". Her whimsical
acrylic paintings have also appeared in magazines, limited edition prints,
and murals. Originally from New Jersey, she is a graduate of Pratt Institute
in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in Carmel, Indiana, with her husband,
Chris, and a pet frog, Romeo. Their four grown sons still keep life Wild and
Woolly! You can visit her online at www.sharonvargo.com
INSIDE FLAP COPY:
Most little kids don't look forward to bedtime, but Phillip is quite ready
to go to sleep. Just as he cuddles into his new bedspread of stars, Phillip
finds that they've turned into dripping wet starfish. How can he sleep with
starfish? Luckily he has a whole closet full of different bedspreads. But
the next spread brings in jumping frogs! So he pulls out a new spread...and
another...and another.
Black and white shapes, spots, stripes, polka dots--each bedspread brings on
more animals who won't let Phillip sleep. What kind of bedspread will stop
this "wild and woolly" night? Surely not one that attracts swinging
chimpanzees or a flock of flamingos. Will Phillip ever get to sleep?
Lorraine Lynch Geiger creates a sense of suspense for young readers with
each new bedspread that Phillip retrieves. And Sharon Vargo captures the
imaginative animal mayhem that takes place in the course of one sleepless
night. With each page turn, kids will love guessing what animal is next to
appear from the latest bedspread design.
REVIEW #1
Source: BOOKWORM, Winter Haven News Chief, Feb 25, 2007
THE BOOKWORM: VELMA S. DANIELS
A KID’S FAVORITE: “A WILD AND WOOLLY NIGHT”
Once in a great while a book comes across my desk that I can hardly wait to
ell the Bookworm readers about. And this has happened. Florida author,
Lorraine Lynch Geiger and Indiana illustrator, Sharon Vargo, have teamed
together for a deliciously different book for children of all ages, "A wild
and Woolly Night".
"A WILD AND WOOLLY NIGHT". Geiger/Vargo. RGU Group. $15.95 Hardcover.
The imaginative jacket of the book has the reader immediately hooked. It
shows a little boy holding a smiling cat and surrounded by a giggling frog,
a curious giraffe, a warm and fuzzy bear, and a dancing starfish. The little
boy’s name is Phillip and unlike most children he wants to go to bed and to
sleep, but…There is something going on in his room that is both curious and
funny. The entire story and Phillip and his go-to-bed adventure is in rhyme.
It goes something like this (you may start laughing…)
When Phillip made his bed one day with stars of blue and white, He found
that he could hardly wait to climb in bed that night.
Every page leads to another delightful discovery such as: "He found a purple
spread with tiny polliwogs. But when he climbed into bed/they all turned
into frogs." Phillip dashes to the closet and pulls out another spread and
soon discovers each spread brings new creatures. There are porcupines with
sharp, pointy quills, a playful otter with piles of kelp, swinging
chimpanzees, bouncing zebras, and prancing pink flamingoes. The
illustrations combined with the story-rhymes makes this tale a real
page-turner.
Just wait until you see this happy-happy ending! 5-star keepsake!
REVEIW #2 (excerpt)
Source: Sebring News-Sun, Elizabeth Walker, Correspondent, Feb 25, 2007
Newfoundlander Lorraine Lynch Geiger has published another delightful
children’s book. Just off the press is the colorful hardback “Wild and
Woolly Night”. This fast moving story revealing a mysterious parade of
animals may be read at a galloping pace for older children and promotes
parent/child bonding as it creates suspense on every page. It offers
opportunities for the child to ask questions about animal habits and
habitats. Read at a slo-o-o-wer pace in the comfort of loving arms or tucked
into blankets its repetition can easily induce drowsiness. The book is a
well-written fantasy, in verse and humor, about a small boy trying to fall
asleep. He is kept awake by an assortment of cuddly critters moving about on
his stash of bedspreads. It is designed for ages four through twelve. Sharon
Vargo, an author and illustrator, has added magic to the cover and pages
with her friendly little critter images.
EXCERPT FROM BOOK:
"What's this?" he yelled. "Flamingos now?
Flamingos in my bed?
I need to find a spread that's right.
And not just any spread.
"Instead of pink, I think I'll try
Some black and some white shapes."
But then two pandas wandered in
While munching on some grapes.
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