Little Hoot is learning how to be a good owl. That means going to school and practicing his staring technique. It also means staying up late, but Little Hoot just wants to go to bed! The flipped situation of the parents telling the young owl that he can’t go to bed and must learn to stay up late creates an ironic humor that will appeal to children and their parents alike. The illustrations are simple but endearing as they show how Little Hoot stays busy until he is finally allowed to dive happily into bed. ( )

Little Hoot hates bedtime. Why? Because it's just so LATE and it's not FAIR and when HE grows up he'll let HIS kids go to bed as EARLY as they WANT!!!"

It is, frankly, a hoot to see him grumpily playing an extra hour before bed, and to hear his parents begging him for a glass of water or a story before he tucks himself in!

Definitely a must-read, even if it isn't *quite* as good as its predecessor, Little Pea. ( )

Little hoot is a young owl who loves to play but he also loves to sleep. However, as Papa Hoot has told him many times before, he must stay up really late in order to become an old wise owl. Little owl learns that it is difficult to stay up late and that he really dislikes staying up late. This is a great book for kids to learn that going to sleep early is necessary to become a wise grown-up. A great bedtime story. ( )

Litlte hoot is ready to go to bed but little owls have to stay up at night. full of activities he does to try and stay awake he falls asleep before his bedtime story ( )

Poor Little Hoot! All he wants to do is go to bed! “All my other friends get to go to bed so much earlier than me!” Little Hoot tries to talk his parents into letting him go to bed early , but is told that he has “to stay up late, late, late” because that’s what owls have to do. Instead of getting to go to bed early Little Hoot is forced to play for one more hour. Jen Corace’s art is simple and children will respond to the expressions on Little Hoots face, and enjoy pointing out the details that add to the story in each picture. The story itself is a fun play on reveres rolls; and parents and children alike will enjoy this bedtime story ( )