PRESCHOOL
Fox, Mem

Baby Bedtime

(2) PS Illustrated by Emma Quay. "I could eat your little ears. / I could nibble on your nose. / I could munch your tiny fingers. / I could gobble up your toes." The easy rhythm of Fox's effortless-seeming opening lines leads up to a final kiss good-night. Quay's soft mixed-media art in pastel hues depicts the gentle, rounded forms of anthropomorphic parent-and-child elephants and exudes calming comfort.

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