Kathy Long (1)

Christopher is a young boy spending the night with his grandparents. He goes to bed and keeps hearing a scaring noise. He decides to investigate the noise checking outside his window, under his bed and inside his closet.
I could definitely identify with this book. I grew up in a very old house. My grandmother’s house was over 100 years old. It creaked and groaned. I would lay there and try to figure out what the noise was. I loved Christopher’s creative thoughts as to what the noise could show more be, an elephant, dinosaur, bear. I considered him very brave because he actually got up and investigated each of his ideas. This is a delightful book to read before bedtime to set aside any fears a child may have when they go to bed. The pictures are very cute. I look forward to reading more books by this author. show less

Have you ever laid in your bed at night, trying to go to sleep, and you hear something? If you have an active imagination like Christopher, then I'm sure you can relate to the boy's journey in trying to figure out just what or who those night time sounds may be. Pressing on, he envisions all sorts of characters, from an elephant and a bear, to a dinosaur or mountain lion. Kids will love this sequence of events. The heart-felt story has a warm conclusion for Christopher, feeling safe and show more secure by jumping into bed with his loving grandparents, only to discover who the real noise maker is! show less

Christopher Sat Straight Up in Bed was an interesting tale of a young boy hearing mysterious noises in the night. As he went searching for the source of "Honk-Shoo" he found it to be his snoring Grandfather. It was a cute story for a young child, not necessarily an easy read for younger students, but was overall a fun picture book with unique illustrations.

I received this book through Librarything.com as an Early Reviewer. WM.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. sent me a copy and may do some changes to the final edition. The version I read was set of folded and gathered full-color proofs for ages 4-8. This book had very cute illustrations. The imagination of the little tike made my children laugh when we found out what the "Honk-Shoo" really was. My favorite aspect was the drawings, the down home cuteness of the little guy in the bedrooms and show more neighborhood. The overall product idea was enjoyable to my children. I rated it as average but remembering it was for ages 4-8 I give it 3 out of 5 stars. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book. show less