Better than Benadryl

Little Rabbit and the Night Mare
By Kate Klise; illustrated by M. Sarah Klise

Reviewed by Kelly Herold

Sisters Kate and M. Sarah Klise make bedtime safe again with their newest picture book.   

School is stressing Little Rabbit out: It's Monday and the teacher tells the class they're to prepare a report on any topic they'd like. Mother Rabbit suggests a variety of topics to Little Rabbit, "But Little Rabbit didn't like those topics."

Little Rabbit begins to worry and then at night, "a mysterious creature appeared in his dream and carried him away." Mother explains that Little Rabbit had a nightmare, but Little Rabbit hears only "night mare." Now he has two worries--his report and the night mare. And the only way Little Rabbit can conquer his fears is to face them head on and to "look [the night mare] in the eye."

Kate Klise serves up Little Rabbit's universal tale so sweetly and with such compassion, that you'll cheer when the hero chases his night mare off and finishes his report. M. Sarah Klise's warm illustrations draw the reader in to a comforting world of a lucky, loved childhood.  Little Rabbit and the Night Mare is a cozy blanket for light sleepers of every age.

Rating: *\*\*\

Comments

[Kelly Monahan]

This book sounds like a dream come true for some parents who have little one's who keep having nightmares. I teach preschool and I hear about a lot of nightmares that my students have had and from a lot of parents saying that their child doesn't sleep well. I will recommend this book to them.