{"id":2659,"date":"2015-04-10T12:01:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T02:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2016-02-16T12:29:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T02:29:52","slug":"go-sleep-jessie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/go-sleep-jessie\/","title":{"rendered":"Go to Sleep, Jessie!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/t.dgm-au.com\/c\/225645\/71095\/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fgo-to-sleep-jessie--libby-gleeson%2Fprod9781742977805.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2660 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"go to sleep jessie\" width=\"702\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-1191x1536.jpg 1191w, https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-640x825.jpg 640w, https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-150x193.jpg 150w, https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-450x580.jpg 450w, https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie-1200x1547.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/go-to-sleep-jessie.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GLEESON, Libby (text) Freya Blackwood (illus.) <em>Go to Sleep, Jessie!<\/em> Little Hare, 2014 unpaged $24.95 ISBN 9781742977805 SCIS 1684085<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The relationship between a child and her younger sibling is a popular theme amongst picture books because it resonates with so many, and one that dynamic duo, Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood, so beautifully portray here.\u00a0 The child <i>narrating<\/i> the story is in despair for having to share her bedroom with her screaming baby sister, Jessie.\u00a0 Especially at bedtime.\u00a0 Not a cuddle with T-bear, a nappy change and gentle song by Mum, or Dad\u2019s soothing music and car ride around the block will settle Jessie.\u00a0 We feel the narrator\u2019s frustration mounting as she stomps through the story, tossing, turning and unable to sleep.\u00a0 Finally, Jessie\u2019s screaming ceases when, in a truly touching ending, the baby gets the tenderness and comfort that she needs.<\/p>\n<p>Gleeson\u2019s gentle phrasing is so effectively descriptive and emotive.\u00a0 Perfectly complemented are Freya Blackwood\u2019s distinct sketched drawings and watercolours, and carefully crafted facial expressions and movement.\u00a0 With varied page layouts, including sequential vignettes that depict the continual action in the storyline, the illustrations are both visually appealing and encourage pre-reading skills.\u00a0 Blackwood\u2019s contrasting colour palette of orange and blue cleverly define the exasperation and calm felt by the girls.\u00a0 This<i> <\/i>is a reassuring and heartwarming tale of love and togetherness that will engage any early childhood reader. \u00a0<a title=\"Go to Sleep, Jessie! teacher's notes\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/cavanought\/Downloads\/Go%20To%20Sleep%20Jessie%20teachers%20notes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Teacher&#8217;s Notes are available on the Hardie Grant website<\/a>. \u00a0Highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p><em>reviewed by Romi Sharp<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GLEESON, Libby (text) Freya Blackwood (illus.) 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Little Hare, 2014 unpaged $24.95 ISBN 9781742977805 SCIS 1684085 The relationship between a child and her younger sibling is a popular theme amongst picture books because it resonates with so many, and one that dynamic duo, Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood, so beautifully portray here.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,438],"tags":[490,625,175,279],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Go to Sleep, Jessie! - Reading Time<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/go-sleep-jessie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Go to Sleep, Jessie! - Reading Time\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GLEESON, Libby (text) Freya Blackwood (illus.) 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