Sleepover at Gramma's House
Author: Barbara Joose
Illustrator: Jan Jutte
Philomel Books (2010)
Way back in August, I profiled Mama, Do You Love Me? http://miretteandmommy.blogspot.com/2011/08/mama-do-you-love-me.html
It took me a while to realize that today's adorable book is writen by the same author, Barbara Joose. Just like Mama, Do You Love Me? the language is extremely fun, interesting, unusual and playful. Here's the opening three pages: "goodie, goodie, goodie. . I'm packing up my little trunk my little overnighty trunk my nighty in my nighty trunk." Isn't that fabulous?
Later in the story, Gramma and the little elephant switch roles. Gramma begs for a story and her little grandkid elephant tells her one because she loves her "honey so." This cracks me up in part because Mirette wil say things to me like, "okay honey bunch" and all my other pet names for her. The book radiates love and warmth with the two of them falling asleep inside a hug. Ahhh!
Too bad Mirette's gramma lives in Florida, she's been begging for a sleepover.
For information on Barbara Joose (and there's a lot of good stuff), see the above link.
Jan Jutte is from the Netherlands: Here is his website: http://www.janjutte.nl/engels/home%20test.htm
The two of them have teamed up for another book called Rowar!
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