The pen-and-ink with watercolor illustrations are soothing and set the perfect atmosphere for this calm book . . . This engaging story will be enjoyed in one-on-one readings or in a preschool storytime about solving problems.

School Library Journal

The anthropomorphization and bucolic setting recall Beatrix Potter; like hers, these rabbits are a near-perfect blend of rabbit and human. A charming story of perseverance that's rooted in simplicity and nostalgia.

Kirkus Reviews

An intriguing combination of Beatrix Potteresque delicacy and expansive scale-the images feel big and small at the same time, assuring diminutive readers that home is not only a refuge from the world, but also a world that's all their own.

Publishers Weekly on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED

Shields's sweet, melodious rhyme and Currey's warm, lively watercolors trace the evening of a very appealing rabbit family... Children will be glad to snuggle up and be softly lulled to sleep by this soothing selection.

Kirkus Reviews on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED

Nothing says bedtime like bunnies in a country cottage... at the end... a bright morning scene--'Always lovely, / Always new, / Tomorrow's waiting / Just for you.'--...does more to comfort than wake up sleepy listeners.

Booklist on WHEN THE WORLD IS READY FOR BED

Expectant parents will love this as a gift, little ones will warm to the reassuring story of each baby's importance and bunny-rabbit aficionados will take this charming tale to heart.

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