Great book for bedtime reading for children. It allows for the child's imagination to tell the story of Shhh! which makes it all the more fantastic for sleeping and having sweet dreams.

I received a free ARC from NetGAlley in exchange for an honest review.

A cute bedtime story. Simple illustrations and a fun storyline.

I had this galley in late 2018, then my backlog welled up and the copy expired.

But now seeing a few pages of it in a book preview made me want to leave a review.

Very visually engaging. Feels like going back to simpler times when I’m reading it. Short and concise lines means an early reader won’t be discouraged to learn.

I love the comforting atmosphere of this book. Will put in a request at my local library.

A brilliant bedtime story. Would be great for use when doing a topic on night and day. Lovely pictures and calming text.

Such a fun bedtime story! Whimsical art and an adorable plot. My toddler loves this book and it makes bedtime go so smoothly. We look forward to reading this book over and over again.

With creative artwork and gentle prose Shhh! is just the right length to read at bedtime. The pictures are super cute and include giraffes using clouds as pillows and a polar bear curled up to sleep.

Shhh! is a simple story about going to sleep. A little boy lies in his bed, snuggling his favorite animals, while the world around him prepares to tuck in for the night, just as he should.

Definitely a book that is geared to much younger children, perhaps the board book set (newborn to maybe five or so), and a great, quick bedtime story. The illustrations appear to be watercolor and pencil, vibrant and adorable, and perfectly suited to this cute little book.

What happens when night falls and all is quiet? A little boy tucked in bed, time to close your eyes, time to sleep. The moon tiptoes up to the sky...let’s count sheep.....close your eyes, time to sleep. The very cute and colorfully illustrated book has a sing song whisper to it which is great for winding down a toddler at night. Highly recommend.

Cute bedtime book for children! I have three young children under the age of 5 and we all enjoyed this bedtime read!

Not bad, but not the greatest. Maybe it’s the librarian in me, or the 12 years of speech therapy but I hate Shhhh (the action not the book). This book is simply about going to bed. All the animals say goodnight and quite down. There are many who will love this book. I love the illustrations. But as for the book, I will ship this on in the future.
#LitsyAtoZChilren’s

This is a very sweet, nicely illustrated bedtime story. It is time for bed and from the moon to the stuffed animals in the room, everyone is slowing down and getting ready for bed. The text is lyrical and slow paced. I enjoyed the illustrations with the large brightly coloured animals. I would have rated this one higher, but the ending was a bit abrupt for me, but I understand why the author chose to write it that way. My granddaughter liked this one. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request. The rating, ideas and opinions shared are my own.

This book didn't elicit much of a response from my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter, perhaps she is already too old for this book?

I found the illustrations to be rather flat looking and the only thing she reacted to was the lion in pajamas brushing his teeth.

This is just a mediocre book for me and I don't think I would recommend it.
1 like

A short and sweet story with a cute for the little ones. I loved the animal illustrations and it made my little one smile so it’s a win in my book!

Shhh! is a wonderful story of winding down kids to sleep. Its in the Good night style with each page ending with a 'shhh!'..
The illustrations are ultra cute. With simple language and consistency, you see great imaginationa t display. When we (kids and I) came to the whale song, we looked up those sounds and with the toucan's beak, we took a detour to Darwin's beaks of inches and a bit of human evolution after the giraffe taking a nap in the clouds in the story.
The age range is perfect.

The synopsis for Shhh! is longer than the actual book. It's also a little misleading, because it didn't soothe me or my children. They were still bananas after reading this story, although they did enjoy it. My daughter liked pointing out the animals and making their sounds, while my son thought it was funny to see a lion brushing its teeth.

However, the story felt choppy and didn't flow from page to page. There were very few words, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I felt disconnected from the overall story. It was just me turning pages and saying words, instead of feeling like we were a part of the story.

Originally posted at Do You Dog-ear? on January 4, 2019.

The thing about night time stories for chrildren is thatyou are trying to get them to go to sleep. (Good luck with that). So, you want a mellow book, that slowly gets them to settle down, and go to sleep.

<img src="https://g2comm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-04-at-12.22.32-AM.png" alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4873" />

<img src="https://g2comm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-04-at-12.23.00-AM.png" alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4872" />

Kids do not want to go to sleep. I think they think there parents are parting all night, or perhaps they dont' think, but know that they would rather stay up late.

So, this is a cute book to help with the bedtime routine. The pictures are fun to look at, the boy in the story goes through the motinions of going to sleep, while all the animals of the world do the same.

And if this is the book that gets our kid to go to sleep, then I saw use it.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

So lovely, night falls. Giraffes nap (in clouds)! This would be a great pairing with something like Shhhhh...Everybody’s Sleeping (Markes) for PJ storytime. Thanks to Netgalley for the e-ARC.

This is a fun and cute bedtime story for small children! I thought the art work was cute and the story was fun for my little ones. They really liked it and I enjoyed it too!

As the main character of this story is going to bed, the story tells and shows us what various animals are doing. It is a cute read that we will definitely come back to again!

I received an Advanced Reader Copy from Quarto Publishing Group - words & pictures
words & pictures for my unbiased opinion of the book. This is a cute short bedtime story with great graphics and meaning. Shhh!

<i>Shhh!</i> by Barroux is a rather adorable little nighttime story for kids that is meant to help them fall asleep at night. Supposedly. And I think, depending on how a parent chooses to read it to their little ones, it can do precisely that. But it is by no means my favorite bedtime book. In an almost similar fashion to <i>Goodnight Moon</i>, <i>Shhh!</i> takes readers on a journey through a bunch of creatures and things that are all going to bed.

I had an enjoyable time reading this book and deeply enjoyed some of the illustrations, particularly that of the giraffes; no spoilers, everyone, but the way they're pictured sleeping is utterly adorable. In addition, I found the commentary on the sheep rather hilarious. Of course, that last bit I don't fully expect most young children to get the humor of.

All in all, it's a pretty cute bedtime story. There's nothing incredibly remarkable about it and I do wish that the phrase "shhh" had been used a bit more often as I feel that would have been more in line with the title and the vague "promise" that the book will get all the little ones to sleep. I dunno, I just feel like saying "shhh" repeatedly in a soft and whispery tone is likely to put anyone to sleep. Or maybe that's just me.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. </i>