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Summary
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A charming bedtime counting book about ten sneaky little characters who aren't ready to go to sleep... until daddy calls the sensei to send them back to bed.
It may be bedtime, but these little ninjas aren't tired. They're sliding, swinging, and slipping out of bed! Can Daddy and the sensei ever tuck them in? Filled with mischievous fun, 10 Little Ninjas will take young readers from playtime to bedtime again and again. Kids will love the astronauts, tigers, cowboys, dragons and more!
Author Notes
Miranda Paul's is the author of the picture books One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia , and Water is Water . She is the Executive VP of Outreach for We Need Diverse BooksTM (www.diversebooks.org) and the administrator of RateYourStory.org, a site for aspiring writers. Learn more at www.mirandapaul.com.
Nate Wragg is the illustrator of Too Many Cooks by Margaret McNamara, Goldi Rocks by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Beth Coulton, and At the Old Haunted House by Helen Ketteman, among others. Nate lives in Southern California with his beautiful wife and their wonderful daughter. You can visit him online at www.n8wragg.blogspot.com.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-It's that time of night when parents have tucked their children into bed, but instead of drifting off to sleep, the little ones are raring to go. In this retelling of the classic nursery rhyme, instead of monkeys jumping on the bed and bumping their heads, 10 children have a series of imaginative adventures. It begins: "10 little ninjas sneaking out of bed-/one jumped off and/bumped her head./Daddy called the sensei/and the sensei said,/'No more ninjas/sneaking out of bed!'" The kids pretend they are astronauts, race car drivers, pirates, prowling tigers, and dragons. With each adventure, one child has a minor catastrophe-from getting the traditional bump on the head to thwacking the wall-and winds up heading off to bed. The mom and dad work together to corral and discipline their children, but it is the father who calls for help and the mom who lays down the law. As with the original nursery rhyme, children will enjoy reciting the catchy rhymes aloud once they become familiar with the story ("6 rowdy cowboys lassoing the rails-/one loop swooped and,/whoops!, it failed./Daddy called the sheriff/and the sheriff wailed,/'No more cowboys lassoing the rails!'") and counting down as the story progresses. The illustrations are two-dimensional and colorful, with the dominant color palette for each spread changing depending upon the setting. VERDICT A fun read-aloud for bedtime, storytimes, and small group reads.-Sally James, South Hillsborough Elementary School, Hillsborough, CA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
In Paul's (Water Is Water) boisterous story set to the tune of "Ten Little Monkeys," 10 ethnically diverse children avoid bedtime by adopting new personas, including ninjas, "prowling tigers," and "rowdy cowboys." Replacing the "doctor" in the original rhyme is the children's mother, who also changes roles for each scenario: "Daddy called the lifeguard/ and the lifeguard yapped,/ 'No more reef sharks/ swimming lazy laps!' " Eventually, there are "No little ninjas sneaking out of bed./ None jumped off and bumped their heads." Wragg (Elwood Bigfoot) captures the push and pull of bedtime rituals in his energetic digitally assembled cartoons. Ages 2-5. Author's agent: Karen Grencik, Red Fox Literary. Illustrator's agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers House. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Relying on rather clunky rhymes, this update of the classic countdown story begins with ten little ninjas sneaking out of bed. The progression varies each time, with nine astronauts zooming, five sharks swimming, and eventually one "cuddlebug...dozed off on Daddy's head." Imaginative, brightly colored digital illustrations capture the children's nighttime energy, as Dad calls on costumed Mom (the sensei/pilot/lifeguard) to settle them for bed. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
The familiar ditty about little monkeys jumping on a bed is reimagined with a racially diverse group of 10 children going to imaginative lengths to resist bedtime.Sneaking out of their room to indulge in a variety of lively games, they are repeatedly rounded up by their Daddy and Mama (who are ambiguously tan and dark-haired) before everyone finally collapses into peaceful slumber. Unfortunately the text lacks finesse ("6 rowdy cowboys lassoing the railsone loop swooped and, whoops!, it failed"), featuring word choices that feel contrived ("8 rapid racers revving out the gateone left late and couldn't drive straight!"). It is Wragg's cheery illustrations in rich jewel tones that steal the show. The children's bright, cartoonlike faces are expressive, and their costumesthe tigers and dragons, in particularare truly adorable. The 10 scenarios described are ethnically and culturally nonspecific (astronaut, pirate, firefighter) with the notable exception of the first, ninja. It is portrayed via a bewildering miscellany of Asian props: the tree pose from Indian yoga, karate outfits, and a conical straw hat of the variety favored by rice farmers. The text here refers to the mother as "sensei," and she is subsequently described in the context of the other scenarios (pilot, sheriff, etc.), a choice that may initially confuse children.A lightweight offering undermined by awkward writing. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.