Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping is a 2004 children's book written by Julie Markes and illustrated by David Parkins. It was published by HarperCollins (ISBN 0060537906).

The book was selected by School Library Journal as a Best Book of 2005.[1] It was also named one of Scholastic's "Best Before-Bed Read-Alouds".[2]

Listed by both Renaissance Learning and Accelerated Reader, who have created quizzes for the book,[3][4] it's also been listed as suggested reading by several elementary schools.[5][6]

Awards and recognition

  • A SLJ Best Book of 2005.[1]
  • One of Scholastic's "Best Before-Bed Read-Alouds".[2]

Plot

Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping is a bedtime story that discusses fictional bedtimes for people of different professions (farmer, baker, etc.).

References

  1. 1 2 School Library Journal: Best Books of 2005
  2. 1 2 Scholastic Parents: Best Before-Bed Read-Alouds Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Scholastic, 21 Feb 2007
  3. ↑ "Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping, Quiz No. 84847". Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  4. ↑ Accelerated Reader Quiz List - Reading Practice Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today, 2007, Wauseon Exempted Village Schools, Elm Street School
  5. ↑ "Suggested Summer 2006 Reading Lists". Crest View Elementary. 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  6. ↑ Howard County Public School Library Media Specialists and Librarians from the Howard County Library (2006). "Recommended Summer Reading ~ Kindergarten & Grade One" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-11.


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