Patricia Jensen

This is a story of a family of groundhogs who are trying to get their baby to sleep. They employ a number of animals to help with this task. It shows how if a community works together, that anything can be accomplished. This book is a great show of illustrations. It uses colored pencils and different tactics to show the weather. For example, colored pencil dashes that make it look like the wind is actually blowing. It makes the animals look soft and fuzzy and the night look cold and dry. It does a great job, and the images are well drawn. Children's Lit and Illustrations.… (more)