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erinmp's review
4.0
ALice can't go to sleep because her room isn't entirely blue. Her mom tries to bring sweet smelling flowers, bur Alice doesn't like them because they aren't blue. The brown tea that mom brings doesn't suit either--not unless it's blue. Despite her best efforts, Alice does get a little sleepy, but she's still determined to stay awake until her room is entirely blue. And that may happen in the most unexpected way...
What a cute bedtime story! The illustrations are absolutely lovely--they were my favorite part. Can't wait to read this to my niece!
What a cute bedtime story! The illustrations are absolutely lovely--they were my favorite part. Can't wait to read this to my niece!
inkygirl's review
5.0
An utterly charming, lyrical book. LOVE the illustrations. The words are a joy to read aloud.
snowelf's review
3.0
I liked the idea behind this book, although neither the art nor the text really got through to me ...
pwbalto's review
4.0
Tricia Tusa is one of those illustrators with a wonderful, gestural style, whose work I always feel like I've seen before. Her Alice reminds me of the little girl in How to Make a Ni...oops yes well that's because Tricia Tusa illustrated How to Make a Night. Well that was a good night-time book too. Maybe somebody's pigeonholed Tricia Tusa as a go-to-bed illustrator. Weirder things have happened. Eric Carle has his own museum.
In this book, Alice says she can only sleep in a blue room. Her Mama (a very patient, loving mama, by the way) brings her four items to soothe her senses: flowers, tea, a soft quilt, and a windchime, and then, as Alice is finally just barely hanging on to consciousness, she turns off the light and the room is bathed in blue moonlight. The last pages show Alice's house on the Earth and the Earth in space, in a celestial "blue room".
You want to get some sleep? I'm telling you - this is one sweet, soothing big blue marble glass of warm milk.
In this book, Alice says she can only sleep in a blue room. Her Mama (a very patient, loving mama, by the way) brings her four items to soothe her senses: flowers, tea, a soft quilt, and a windchime, and then, as Alice is finally just barely hanging on to consciousness, she turns off the light and the room is bathed in blue moonlight. The last pages show Alice's house on the Earth and the Earth in space, in a celestial "blue room".
You want to get some sleep? I'm telling you - this is one sweet, soothing big blue marble glass of warm milk.
maricorchang's review against another edition
5.0
In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck and illustrated by Tricia Tusa (2008)
Picture Book, 32 pages
In a Blue Room is sure to be a bedtime favorite requested over and over again. Young Alice is wide-awake in her bedroom and refuses to fall asleep without everything in the room being blue, her favorite color. Alice’s mother tries numerous approaches to try and soothe Alice’s senses into slumber. There is something magical in Tusa’s fluid illustrations that portray Alice gradually slipping into sleep by the blue light of the moon. With crisp text placed on a white background and only small flourishes from the illustrations spilling over onto the text pages, the book would also make a great naptime book in a preschool or kindergarten class. Because of its beautiful illustrations, adorable story, and perfect sized text, I would definitely give In a Blue Room a try during library story time!
Picture Book, 32 pages
In a Blue Room is sure to be a bedtime favorite requested over and over again. Young Alice is wide-awake in her bedroom and refuses to fall asleep without everything in the room being blue, her favorite color. Alice’s mother tries numerous approaches to try and soothe Alice’s senses into slumber. There is something magical in Tusa’s fluid illustrations that portray Alice gradually slipping into sleep by the blue light of the moon. With crisp text placed on a white background and only small flourishes from the illustrations spilling over onto the text pages, the book would also make a great naptime book in a preschool or kindergarten class. Because of its beautiful illustrations, adorable story, and perfect sized text, I would definitely give In a Blue Room a try during library story time!
bkwrm127's review against another edition
5.0
The story begins, "In a blue room, Alice bounces, wide-awake past bedtime," and I am intrigued because the room is clearly not blue. Alice's mother brings her things that Alice rejects because they are not blue: lilacs and lilywhites that "give off a gentle scent," orange tea cooling in a brown cup, "lullaby bells to sing [her:] to sleep. When Alice asks for the moon, Mama whispers, "Here it comes," and the magic begins. Lovely read-a-loud. Lovely illustrations. A necessary bedtime book in a market of too many bedtime stories.
libraryjen's review against another edition
3.0
The idea is sweet, but since nothing in the girl's room is blue until the lights get turned out, it doesn't really make a lot of sense. The pictures were fun, but the story just fell flat for me.
librarianryan's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.0
Ehhh. Honestly, I thought it was boring. A little girl only likes things that are blue. But mama gets her settled down, and shows how everything is blue.
tashrow's review
5.0
Alice is unable to sleep because her room isn't fully blue. Her mother tries to help, bringing in flowers with a sweet scent, a steaming cup of tea, a snuggly warm quilt, and a string of bells to ring in the breeze. None of the items are blue, but they all help to greet the blue of the evening. Finally, with the light off, Alice is in her blue filled room and all of the gentle motherly touches are tinted to a blue too.
This is a gentle bedtime book that is soothing, loving and beautiful. Tusa's art is whimsical and magical. I love the details of all of the items in the bedroom, all adding together to warmth and home. The warm yellow of the walls, will get children thinking immediately about how in the world this room is going to become blue. The detail of each item being a different non-blue color is also a great part of the story. Averbeck's text has a flow that adds to the soothing gentleness of the entire book. Until we are all washed away like Alice with the tide of deep blue.
One of the most evocative and charming bedtime tales I have seen in recent time, this book is a great bedtime read aloud. The pictures are large enough to use it with a group, so this should become one of your standards for bedtime pajama story times at the library too.
This is a gentle bedtime book that is soothing, loving and beautiful. Tusa's art is whimsical and magical. I love the details of all of the items in the bedroom, all adding together to warmth and home. The warm yellow of the walls, will get children thinking immediately about how in the world this room is going to become blue. The detail of each item being a different non-blue color is also a great part of the story. Averbeck's text has a flow that adds to the soothing gentleness of the entire book. Until we are all washed away like Alice with the tide of deep blue.
One of the most evocative and charming bedtime tales I have seen in recent time, this book is a great bedtime read aloud. The pictures are large enough to use it with a group, so this should become one of your standards for bedtime pajama story times at the library too.