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Before We Sleep

Before We Sleep

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  • Create Date：2021-10-30 09:51:45
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Giorgio Volpe
  • ISBN：1636550045
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Summary

A red fox and a gray dormouse joyfully play in their forest home as the season begins to change from fall to winter。 Soon， the dormouse must hibernate， and the friends will part。 As the time for sleep nears， the fox tries to keep the dormouse awake。 Sleep indeed must come， but not before the two friends have shared one last story， knowing they will be together again in the spring。

This gentle friendship story is the perfect allegory for the bedtime ritual。 And the reassuring message is clear: "I will be there for you when you wake。"

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Reviews

Baby Bookworm ，

This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm。 Visit us for new picture books reviews daily！Hello， friends！ Our book today Before We Sleep by Giorgio Volpe and Paolo Proietti， a soft and sweet tale of fall friendship。Little Red the fox is excited for the change of seasons that brings fall – it means autumn colors to hide in and crunchy leaves to play with。 The only thing that makes the fall even more fun is the time spent with Red’s best friend， Hazel the dormouse。 The pair spend a ma This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm。 Visit us for new picture books reviews daily！Hello， friends！ Our book today Before We Sleep by Giorgio Volpe and Paolo Proietti， a soft and sweet tale of fall friendship。Little Red the fox is excited for the change of seasons that brings fall – it means autumn colors to hide in and crunchy leaves to play with。 The only thing that makes the fall even more fun is the time spent with Red’s best friend， Hazel the dormouse。 The pair spend a marvelous fall frolicking and playing hide-and-seek。 Yet as the air grows colder， Little Red begins to fret; soon winter will be here， and Hazel will go into hibernation， leaving Red all along until spring。 Trying to think of ways to keep Hazel from hibernating， Red resorts to asking if Hazel will try to stay awake this year， but the dormouse gently replies that when spring has come again， they will be back together。 Until then， they can enjoy the time they have by appreciating their best friend。Very sweet。 This Italian import explores themes of friendship， even through separation， in a gentle， tender， yet surprisingly honest fashion。 And while the ending feels a little abrupt， it does leave the reader with the implication that even while Hazel hibernates， Red will be okay， if a little lonely， until spring。 The text， with translation by Angus Yuen-Killick is filled with language that paints a beautiful autumnal story， and cleverly and subtly chooses not to gender either of the main characters。 The soft， smoky lines of the pencil art is cozy yet moody， and captures the tone perfectly。 The length is perfect for a storytime， and JJ enjoyed it， even if she also felt the ending was a little unexpected。 This is a different kind of tale， but one no less meaningful for it， and we liked it。 Baby Bookworm approved！（Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。）Be sure to check out The Baby Bookworm for more reviews！ 。。。more

Molly Cluff （Library！） ，

This book was devastatingly cute。 Mostly the illustrations of the cute little friendship between Fox and Mouse， and the darling color palette of orange， green， and muted greys。 This was such a cozy book for fall: Fox is sad that it's autumn because that means soon his friend mouse will have to hibernate and they can't play。 Little mouse in his striped pants is just too cute。 This book was devastatingly cute。 Mostly the illustrations of the cute little friendship between Fox and Mouse， and the darling color palette of orange， green， and muted greys。 This was such a cozy book for fall: Fox is sad that it's autumn because that means soon his friend mouse will have to hibernate and they can't play。 Little mouse in his striped pants is just too cute。 。。。more

Olivia ，

See my full review here: https://www。yabookscentral。com/kidsfi。。。BEFORE WE SLEEP is a sweet story of friendship and missing。 Fox and Dormouse are best friends and love playing hide-and-seek。 Fox is excited when fall arrives， as this makes it easier for hiding with the fall colors matching fur， but also sad， because it means winter is near， and this is when Dormouse will hibernate。 Fox tries to convince Dormouse not to hibernate and imagines ways to make it possible， but in the end， they settle d See my full review here: https://www。yabookscentral。com/kidsfi。。。BEFORE WE SLEEP is a sweet story of friendship and missing。 Fox and Dormouse are best friends and love playing hide-and-seek。 Fox is excited when fall arrives， as this makes it easier for hiding with the fall colors matching fur， but also sad， because it means winter is near， and this is when Dormouse will hibernate。 Fox tries to convince Dormouse not to hibernate and imagines ways to make it possible， but in the end， they settle down for a story together and fall asleep。What I loved: The soft colors and sweet story of friendship will make this a lovely bedtime choice。 There is information to be gleaned for young children who may begin to understand about hibernation， fall， and also missing their friends。 The story is relatively easy to follow for young readers， and a small amount of text on each page makes them turn quickly， which is great for toddlers and preschoolers on up。 The elegant illustrations really shine in this adorable story。What left me wanting more: The ending felt abrupt and did not really resolve the story， as they fall asleep outside the house - are they now hibernating together？ Or will they wake up soon （was this just a night）？ It is somewhat unclear after the buildup。Final verdict: A story of friendship and parting， BEFORE WE SLEEP is a softly told picture book of muted colors and sweet friends。Please note that I received a review copy。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Stacie ，

Little Red， the fox， and Hazel， the dormouse， are the best of friends。 Fall is their favorite time of year because the colors of fall allow them to have the best games of hide-and-seek as their fur blends into the leaves and trees。As the weather starts to get colder， Little Red becomes sad， because he knows his days playing with Hazel are coming to an end until Spring arrives。 He begs Hazel to stay out in the cold and play， but Hazel reminds him that she just can’t choose to stay awake， her body Little Red， the fox， and Hazel， the dormouse， are the best of friends。 Fall is their favorite time of year because the colors of fall allow them to have the best games of hide-and-seek as their fur blends into the leaves and trees。As the weather starts to get colder， Little Red becomes sad， because he knows his days playing with Hazel are coming to an end until Spring arrives。 He begs Hazel to stay out in the cold and play， but Hazel reminds him that she just can’t choose to stay awake， her body forces her to sleep during the winter。The muted colors， the dreamy narration， and Hazel getting sleepy herself will encourage kids to settle in for a good night’s sleep。 But， the most important message Hazel reminds Little Red is that she will be back and they will play again。 For children that have trouble falling asleep or maybe leaving for a weekend at Grandma and Grandpa’s， this story will remind them that you’ll be there when they wake up or when their time away is over。I absolutely loved the delicate and soft illustrations of Little Red and Hazel in the woods。 The color palette is perfect for fall。 I loved that the inside cover and back of the book were illustrated with pawprints and Hazel riding on Little Red’s back。 This is definitely a high-quality children’s book that will be a favorite for bedtime reading。 。。。more

Susan ，

By Giorgio Volpe and @pallo_illustrationsPublished by @redcometpressbooksThank you to @blue_slip_media for sharing this gentle and enchanting story。Little Red， the fox， and Hazel， the dormouse， are best friends。 They spend their days playing hide-and-seek among the grasses and frolicking in the leaves。 Sadly， though， things are about to change。 The grasses are changing from green to copper， the leaves are becoming crisp and brown and Hazel is becoming sleepy。 Little Red realizes this means winte By Giorgio Volpe and @pallo_illustrationsPublished by @redcometpressbooksThank you to @blue_slip_media for sharing this gentle and enchanting story。Little Red， the fox， and Hazel， the dormouse， are best friends。 They spend their days playing hide-and-seek among the grasses and frolicking in the leaves。 Sadly， though， things are about to change。 The grasses are changing from green to copper， the leaves are becoming crisp and brown and Hazel is becoming sleepy。 Little Red realizes this means winter is coming and soon his very best friend will hibernate， leaving him alone。 This endearing story， with the muted， dreamy illustrations will grab your heart。 You’ll feel the two friends’ joy as they play， Hazel’s sleepiness as she curls up inside her cozy teapot， Little Red’s hope that perhaps this year Hazel’s nap will be a short one and most of all the love they have for one another。 It’s a perfect bedtime story for your little ones， especially for those who might need assurances you’ll be there when they wake up。 This book， one of the very first published by a new publisher， @redcometpressbooks （You’ll want to keep an eye on this publisher。 I’m looking forward to what they publish next！）， is out on September 7th。 It’s one you’ll want to preorder and add to your family library forever shelf。 。。。more

Erin Buhr ，

The illustrations steal the show in this quiet book about hibernation and the changing seasons。 I absolutely adore the muted colors and the small details - like the dormouse's little teapot home。 They add to the sleepy feel of this book that pair well with a story of hibernation and winter approaching。 Together they would also work well as a bedtime story。 This is a sweet late autumn story。 The illustrations steal the show in this quiet book about hibernation and the changing seasons。 I absolutely adore the muted colors and the small details - like the dormouse's little teapot home。 They add to the sleepy feel of this book that pair well with a story of hibernation and winter approaching。 Together they would also work well as a bedtime story。 This is a sweet late autumn story。 。。。more

The Silvan Reverie | Sarah Street ，

A gentle and soothing bedtime read paired with lovely soft-toned illustrations。 A fox and doormouse are best friends and the fox is worried about being lonely while the doormouse hibernates for winter。 Children will resonate with the feeling of missing a friend， though the doormouse in the story is confident and calm about its need to hibernate and that it will see the fox again。 I will say that for American readers， children might be confused by the hibernation aspect -- since mice in the winte A gentle and soothing bedtime read paired with lovely soft-toned illustrations。 A fox and doormouse are best friends and the fox is worried about being lonely while the doormouse hibernates for winter。 Children will resonate with the feeling of missing a friend， though the doormouse in the story is confident and calm about its need to hibernate and that it will see the fox again。 I will say that for American readers， children might be confused by the hibernation aspect -- since mice in the winter here can be seen in the snow。 The ending to this also felt a little abrupt and unresolved。 The fox tells the doormouse a story and they both fall asleep together outside。 And that's it。 Did the doormouse not get to its house in time？ Is the fox hibernating too？ Just a little bit unresolved。**Note: I was given a review copy of this book by the publisher。 Opinions are my own。 。。。more

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