There's a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor
Hardcover – Picture Book, October 2, 2018
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · October 2, 2018
The outcome is anything but predictable when an exhausted hotel guest sets out in search of sleep in this kid-pleasing romp full of visual humor.
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- Who it’s for
- A search for sleep becomes a visual-humor romp with a thoughtful surprise at the end.
- Themes
- Seeking peace and quiet, Humor and surprises
- Pacing
- Fast
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The outcome is anything but predictable when an exhausted hotel guest sets out in search of sleep in this kid-pleasing romp full of visual humor. Will Mr. Snore ever get some shut-eye at the busy Sharemore Hotel? The room on the first floor is too noisy. The room on the second floor is too crowded. The room on the third floor is too damp. Everywhere Mr. Snore goes, with a dutiful bellhop leading the way, he encounters something that’s bound to keep him awake.
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Why is it so hard to find some peace and quiet? Perhaps Mr. Snore will have better luck on the thirteenth floor. . . . From author and playwright Wade Bradford and award-winning illustrator Kevin Hawkes comes a laugh-out-loud tale that plays with expectations and revelations — and reveals a surprisingly thought-provoking final twist.
Hotel Hilarity
A search for sleep becomes a visual-humor romp with a thoughtful surprise at the end.
Come here for
- Visual gags and a guest’s increasingly elusive search for quiet
Expect
- Playful surprises and a final twist with something to ponder
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 78% |
|---|---|
| Bedtime & Dreams | 72% |
| Dinosaurs & Prehistory | 69% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dinosaurs & Prehistory
- Bedtime & Dreams
- Funny Stories
- Authors
- Wade Bradford
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- October 2, 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Seeking peace and quiet · Humor and surprises
- Reading lane
- Dinosaurs & Prehistory