The Bear, the Book, and the Blanket - by Lou Peacock (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A sweet and comical story about the three things a baby needs for the perfect bedtime!

What do you need for the perfect bedtime? A beloved bear, book, and blanket, of course! Join in the fun with ten enthusiastic and energetic bunnies as they try to find the special things Baby needs to settle down to sleep. Oh -- and don't forget the all-important goodnight kiss, too!

This cozy and gentle story is the perfect book for reading together to help little ones wind down before they go to bed.

Review Quotes

In Peacock and Adamson's systematic story, a fluffle of blue bunnies comically assist with a baby's pre-bed routine, working to locate "Bear, Book, and Blanket." First tasked with finding Bear, the googly eyed rabbits (clad in a variety of outfits and accessories, and introduced in front matter with different "B" names) produce a pile of stuffie possibilities, while Bobbie bunny is called out for withholding Baby's favorite bear. Locating Book requires an enthusiastic turn through the stacks, and when Blanket is discovered to have been newly laundered, the clever crew "hug it, and tug it" so it will "smell of cuddles, just the way Baby likes." After one additional step, the brown-skinned infant at last shuts their eyes, leaving the hares to benefit from their own tuck-in cycle. With colored pencil styling, bright unlined art gives the bunnies personable characteristics such that any reader might wish for similar bedtime assistants. Ages 2-5--Publisher's Weekly

A fluffle of bunnies are on an alliterative mission to get a human infant to sleep.
Ten bright-blue rabbits, each with names beginning with B, tromp into Baby's room. The narrator quickly reminds the bunnies that it's Baby's bedtime. "SHHHHHHH." But wait. "Baby needs Bear, Book, and Blanket." The cottontails quickly begin searching for Baby's teddy. Many are found, but none of them are Baby's cherished plaything. Finally, Baby is reunited with Bear. (Turns out one of the bunnies, Bobbie, had found the plush toy and was reluctant to part with it-a scene that will have readers chuckling.) Time to find Book and Blanket! As the eager bunnies scurry off chaotically, the weary narrator tries to rein them in: "Bunnies...you don't need to take all the books off all the shelves." (A nonplussed cat looks on.) The bunnies all wear distinct items of clothing so readers can follow their various paths, noting their contributions toward Baby's nighttime goal. The droll narration pairs well with the scampering helpers, who never give up. Understandably, all the bunnies are exhausted by book's end. It's now time for them to snuggle up with their own bears, books, and blankets. Hopefully, sleepy readers will follow suit. In Adamson's flat, exaggerated cartoon art, Baby has brown skin and a single squiggle of brown hair.
A silly bedtime caper, likely to elicit more giggles than yawns. (Picture book. 3-6)

--Kirkus

"A silly bedtime caper, likely to elicit more giggles than yawns."--Kirkus

About the Author

Lou Peacock (Author)
Lou Peacock is lucky enough to have one of the best jobs in the world: 'Publishing Director of Picture Books' at Nosy Crow. She has a degree in English Literature from Oxford University, and over twenty years' experience in children's publishing. She started her editorial career working on novelty books, but has focussed on picture books and poetry for the last 15 years. She often puts her author hat on to write picture books for Nosy Crow and has a notebook full of scribbled ideas.

Ged Adamson (Illustrator)
Ged was born in Liverpool and as a child he was obsessed with drawing, listening to music and making up tunes.

In 2016, his story about a short-sighted dog, Douglas You Need Glasses! received rave reviews and became his breakthrough picture book.

Ged has since written and illustrated many books including Shark Dog! and A Fox Found a Box.

He lives in London with his partner Helen and their son Rex.