Book description
A hugely endearing picture book from the makers of the Big Bear and Little Bear series. When the sun goes down and the moon comes up, the toy monkey and his friends, Loopy the elephant and Little Gee the dog, creep softly out of the bedroom, down the stairs andā¦
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Park in the Dark as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
My children loved The Park in the Dark by Martin Waddell, believing it was set in a park near our house. Now our grandchildren enjoy it too, There might or might not be scary things in the darkness, but 'me, and Loopy and Little Gee'Ā are heroes who look after each other, swing, slide, dance, jump and chase all over the place, until the thingĀ comes! (Itās a trainā¦.)Ā
The three race back to bed Where we ought to be, me and Loopy and Little Gee, safe as can be, all three. The gentle rhyming text comes toā¦
From Caroline's list on night-time, getting to sleep, and dragons.
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