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"""Young readers will giggle over the protagonist's misadventures. Most importantly, readers will relate to her belief that there is ""no right or wrong way to play when you play 'pretend.'"" A rallying cry to be enthusiastically true to oneself."" - Kirkus Reviews ""Ismail acknowledges that boys face social pressures of their own, but this is a girl's story, and Ismail's exuberant watercolors beautifully capture her heroine's energy and doughty spirit."" - Publishers Weekly ""A perfectly designed read-aloud for the bedtime staller. A sheer delight!"" --starred review, Kirkus Reviews on TIME FOR BED, FRED! ""Ismail . . . uses bright, beautiful brush strokes of watercolor to convey the manic, tail-wagging, mud-spattering energy that Fred, a furry black mop of a dog, brings to bedtime."" --The New York Times Book Review on TIME FOR BED, FRED! ""Fred's eager-to-please look and the constant trouble he gets into give this the makings of a bedtime favorite."" --Publishers Weekly on TIME FOR BED, FRED! ""Ismail cleverly uses exclamations and rhetorical questions to liven up the familiar lets-get-ready-for-bed storyline. This book works well as a read aloud, as it begs for audience participation, and will likely become a bedtime favorite."" --School Library Journal on TIME FOR BED, FRED! ""Fred is illustrated in watercolors that seem to soak through the page in thick blotches and rich, saturated colors. The effect is a wonderful sense of motion."" --Booklist on TIME FOR BED, FRED!"

A perfectly designed read-aloud for the bedtime staller. A sheer delight! starred review, Kirkus Reviews on TIME FOR BED, FRED! Ismail . . . uses bright, beautiful brush strokes of watercolor to convey the manic, tail-wagging, mud-spattering energy that Fred, a furry black mop of a dog, brings to bedtime. The New York Times Book Review on TIME FOR BED, FRED! Fred s eager-to-please look and the constant trouble he gets into give this the makings of a bedtime favorite. Publishers Weekly on TIME FOR BED, FRED! Ismail cleverly uses exclamations and rhetorical questions to liven up the familiar lets-get-ready-for-bed storyline. This book works well as a read aloud, as it begs for audience participation, and will likely become a bedtime favorite. School Library Journal on TIME FOR BED, FRED! Fred is illustrated in watercolors that seem to soak through the page in thick blotches and rich, saturated colors. The effect is a wonderful sense of motion. Booklist on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

Young readers will giggle over the protagonist's misadventures. Most importantly, readers will relate to her belief that there is no right or wrong way to play when you play 'pretend.' A rallying cry to be enthusiastically true to oneself. - Kirkus Reviews Ismail acknowledges that boys face social pressures of their own, but this is a girl's story, and Ismail's exuberant watercolors beautifully capture her heroine's energy and doughty spirit. - Publishers Weekly A perfectly designed read-aloud for the bedtime staller. A sheer delight! --starred review, Kirkus Reviews on TIME FOR BED, FRED! Ismail . . . uses bright, beautiful brush strokes of watercolor to convey the manic, tail-wagging, mud-spattering energy that Fred, a furry black mop of a dog, brings to bedtime. --The New York Times Book Review on TIME FOR BED, FRED! Fred's eager-to-please look and the constant trouble he gets into give this the makings of a bedtime favorite. --Publishers Weekly on TIME FOR BED, FRED! Ismail cleverly uses exclamations and rhetorical questions to liven up the familiar lets-get-ready-for-bed storyline. This book works well as a read aloud, as it begs for audience participation, and will likely become a bedtime favorite. --School Library Journal on TIME FOR BED, FRED! Fred is illustrated in watercolors that seem to soak through the page in thick blotches and rich, saturated colors. The effect is a wonderful sense of motion. --Booklist on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

Young readers will giggle over the protagonist's misadventures. Most importantly, readers will relate to her belief that there is no right or wrong way to play when you play pretend.' A rallying cry to be enthusiastically true to oneself. - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p> Ismail acknowledges that boys face social pressures of their own, but this is a girl s story, and Ismail s exuberant watercolors beautifully capture her heroine s energy and doughty spirit. - <i>Publishers Weekly</i></p> A perfectly designed read-aloud for the bedtime staller. A sheer delight! starred review, <i>Kirkus Reviews on TIME FOR BED, FRED!</i></p> Ismail . . . uses bright, beautiful brush strokes of watercolor to convey the manic, tail-wagging, mud-spattering energy that Fred, a furry black mop of a dog, brings to bedtime. <i>The New York Times Book Review on TIME FOR BED, FRED!</i></p> Fred s eager-to-please look and the constant trouble he gets into give this the makings of a bedtime favorite. <i>Publishers Weekly on TIME FOR BED, FRED!</i></p> Ismail cleverly uses exclamations and rhetorical questions to liven up the familiar lets-get-ready-for-bed storyline. This book works well as a read aloud, as it begs for audience participation, and will likely become a bedtime favorite. <i>School Library Journal on TIME FOR BED, FRED!</i></p> Fred is illustrated in watercolors that seem to soak through the page in thick blotches and rich, saturated colors. The effect is a wonderful sense of motion. <i>Booklist on TIME FOR BED, FRED!</i></p>

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Yasmeen Ismail is the acclaimed author and illustrator of Specs for Rex and Time for Bed, Fred!, which was chosen as both a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, and featured in the Society of Illustrator's Original Art Show. Both of Yasmeen's books have been nominated for the CLIP Kate Greenway Medal, with Time for Bed, Fred! making the long list for 2014. Yasmeen attended art school in Dublin, Ireland and now lives in London, England. www.yasmeenismail.co.uk

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