Sleep, Merel, Sleep
Silke Stein
File Size: 2598 KB
Print Length: 192 pages
Publisher: Caper Books (June 7, 2018)
Publication Date: June 7, 2018
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Description
Life has changed for eight-year-old Merel. Since the birth of her sick baby brother, her parents seem to have forgotten she exists. But when she finds a tiny silver violin in her bedroom rug, things take a turn for the worse. Merel learns that her sleep has abandoned her and that she must embark on a perilous journey to recover it or stay awake forever. Together with her devoted toy sheep, Roger, tired Merel sets out in search of Lullaby Grove and, before long, is haunted by a scary stranger.
Follow Merel into a surreal world. Meet a sleepy king with an obsession for feathers and a transparent old man on a night train going nowhere. Discover why the moonfish cry, why you should never walk across the Great Yawns, and whether Merel can escape her pursuer, win back her sleep, and realize what matters most.
My Thoughts
A story about a new siblings arrival and abandoned sleep is compelling. But in truth, this read had me hooked from the start where the bedroom contents are described.
Yes! I admit it. This story line is both magical and whimsical and it was rabbit ear slippers that drew me into this read.
Melding a quest for Lullaby Grove with meetings, discoveries, musical instruments, in a land with rainbow sprinkles where words like zesty flutter about and you will recognize this book blesses all the senses. And while sleep is deprived because of Merel's tantrums, this book acknowledges growth and teaches the importance of acceptance.
I thoroughly love this storybook and believe adults, as well as children, will be reading this one for years to come.
I received a copy of this book through the generosity of the author for an honest review.