{"product_id":"9780374313821","title":"Close Your Eyes","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eClose Your Eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kate Banks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA little tiger takes an imaginative journey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe little tiger lay on his back in the tall grass.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Close your eyes, little tiger,\" said his mother, \"and go to sleep.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the little tiger is worried about what sleep might bring. \u003cbr\u003eHis mother reassures him that once he closes his eyes, he will dream of magical places. And when he awakens, she will be right there, waiting for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternating between real-life scenes with the baby tiger and his mother and enchanted dream scenes of sleep's possibilities, Kate Banks's simple, comforting text and Georg Hallensleben's bright, colorful illustrations make this a charming bedtime story for small children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClose Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2002 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a 2003 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Little tiger and his mother sit in the tall grass waiting for night to fall . . . The text flows beautifully from one page to the next and lends itself perfectly to reading aloud . . . Each lovely spread enhances the lyrical text . . . This beautifully written and charmingly illustrated story will be enjoyed over and over again.” —\u003ci\u003eStarred, School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another lyrical nighttime tale . . . reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's \u003ci\u003eThe Runaway Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Spry and lively . . . Not only will Close Your Eyes help children settle down to sleep, it may also help them to dream and, perhaps, even to create.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Soothing.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Satisfying.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year, Georgia Children's Book Award Master List (University of GA), Long-listed Child Magazine Best Books of the Year, New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year, New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year (2002), GA Picture Storybook Award ML (2002), Winner NYT Best Illustrated BOTY (2002), Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2003), Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Georgia Children's Book Award Master List (University of GA) (2002)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374313821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40593151099086,"sku":"9780374313821","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_09e2c937-7b7b-4011-a6a5-e8c414e6094f.jpg?v=1637782588","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374313821","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}