Pistes d'exploration

Use details from the title and illustrations to make inferences about what might happen in the story.

On the last page, notice the toys in the bedroom. Discuss how they relate to the events in the story.

Would you enjoy the activities that the sister describes? As you read, explain which ones you would like or dislike, and why.

Select several small toys from the classroom. Work with a partner to tell a story that incorporates these items.

Discuss why people nap. What are some different ways of napping? How do you feel about naps?

Go on a picture walk and hypothesize about the plot. After the read-aloud, use a Venn diagram to compare your predictions to the author’s version.

Would you enjoy the activities that the sister describes? As you read, explain which ones you would like or dislike and why.

In the same style, write five things that could happen while you are napping.

The Napping House, Sleep Like a Tiger, Amy's Three Best Things

Mots-clés

Picture book , brothers and sisters , dreams , exaggeration , imagination , sleep , teasing

Commentaire descriptif

In this raucous tale of mischievous, parent-free fun, a devious older sister regales her younger brother with wild descriptions of all the wonderful things he missed during his afternoon sleep. His sister’s wry voice starts her yarn with a warning: “Maybe you were right to scream like you did when Mom picked you up and took you to bed.” Readers will look on gleefully as they witness the riotous, imaginary fun these kids get up to: they drive bulldozers, dig up dinosaur bones, eat French fry sandwiches (“as many . . . as we wanted”) and cotton candy, hand-delivered by giant robots (“your favourite kind, the blue.”) They even fly to the moon in zero gravity suits. Sprawling watercolours are a wild mix of fantasy and reality. Filled with wondrous details, the large-headed caricatured children are always in action as they drink ketchup and deviously light matches. Scale and movement are used to great effect. A fantastic read-aloud, this older sibling’s make-believe romp concludes on a pitch perfect note as she assures her bleary-eyed brother: “But luckily we didn’t wake you up. Luckily, you slept right through it.”