Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author and illustrator who made her critically-acclaimed author-illustrator debut in 2016 with her picture book A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals. She is also the illustrator of This is Not a Valentine, Truman, and The Love Letter. When she's not writing or illustrating books, Lucy is an executive art director of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. She grew up in Cortland, New York, and she now lives with her little family in Brooklyn, New York.
"Caregivers will enjoy making this a bedtime read, and librarians
will turn to this often for pajama storytimes. Young readers who
love rebelling against bedtime rules will delight in seeing
Sheepy’s evening escapades, and astute members of this crowd will
notice his happy smile when he’s finally curled up in bed. An
entertaining tale sure to resonate with those on either side of the
bedtime battle."--Kirkus reviews
"Children will begrudgingly drift to a dream land created by
Cummins and Oswald. The title character, though appearing
increasingly tired as the story goes on, is dead set against
bedtime. . . . Rhyming and child-friendly vocabulary fill the tale
with sleepy hour vibes. Oswald’s transitions between bright and
muted color palettes create a definite difference between the need
to go to bed and Sheepy’s denials. VERDICT This could easily end up
a story hour favorite and an often checked-out new bedtime classic
for not-so-tired kids and their very tired parents; this will
especially work a spell on preschoolers." --School Library
Journal
"His eyelids are already below half-mast, and his weary
parents—each of whom totes a wide-eyed infant lamb in a
front-facing carrier—insist that it’s bedtime. But Sleepy Sheepy,
rendered by Oswald (the Food Group series) in fluffy, cloud-like
textures, insists he’s anything but sleepy . . . But readers will
discern that Sleepy Sheepy’s actions are more kicky than joyful;
eventually, he lets out a big yawn, and soon, Cummins (Rock That
Vote) writes, “His eyelids drooped. His shoulders stooped. His
brain was pooped.” . . . even the most bedtime-resistant readers
will respect his exhausted capitulation." --Publisher's Weekly
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