Grandma, I don't want to go to sleep: A Forever Love Tale - Paperback

by Richard Ceasor (Author), Thelma Muraida (Illustrator)

From the title on the cover to the final stanza, this book intimates that it is not your everyday children's book. Written in the tradition of Where the Wild Things Are or The Little Prince with a hint of Grimm's, this layered story can serve as the ultimate bedtime story that children will want to read again and again. It doubles as a philosophical journey for people with a bit more maturity. Due to it's layered content, this book is for all ages and is also an excellent Hi/Lo reader. It is also a good choice for people who are learning English as a second language.

This book is a tribute to grandmothers who have to be mothers twice as they raise their grandchildren. It follows a child's fantastical voyage under the sea in an imaginative attempt to avoid bedtime. A book of laughter, longing and loss, this book is told within the confines of a nontraditional family. Children being raised by their grandparents can finally see themselves in print. Grandma I don't want to go to Sleep is an excellent storyline of inclusion utilizing people of color as characters within a universal setting. This book can also be used to help a more mature child come to terms with the concept of loss. From toddlers enjoying it as a straightforward adventure, to high school students analyzing the prose as poetry, Grandma I don't want to go to sleep is an engaging and entertaining journey for everyone involved.