The Baby Who Stayed Awake Forever -- Entertaining Picture Book

 

Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

As a parent we all have had those nights. Those nights where the baby won't go to sleep no matter what we do. On one of those nights, Sandra Salsbury wrote the book I am sharing with you today. It is The Baby Who Stayed Awake Forever by Sandra Salsbury. The reading age is 3 to 7, but I am sure there are some young kids who will be amused by this book and some parents who will remember those nights.

From the Publisher:

Every family who ever spent a sleepless night with a newborn baby will feel seen in this hilarious new book about the uncanny ability of babies to stay awake FOREVER—from a mom who's been there.

They tried lullabies, they tried cuddles, they tried soothing words. But now it's 3 a.m. and the baby has achieved a new level of consciousness. Throwing binkies, climbing the crib . . . Is this baby going to stay awake forever?!? (Even the neighbor would like to know.)

Parents and siblings of new babies will share some BIG laughs together as they follow a VERY tired family trying to get just a few minutes of rest while their precious one jumps, pounds, yells, and even throws a 1 a.m. dance party.

It's the perfect baby shower gift for parents and soon-to-be-big-siblings to say "Congratulations!" and also "I feel your pain."

From Me:

This book reminds me of those nights where I couldn't get Hazel to settle. She cried and cried no matter what we did. In this book the difference is that the baby doesn't want to go to sleep ever. It is, of course, what parents think when they are experiencing these nights. The baby will not settle with hugs, kisses, binkies, or lullabies. The book includes things like 1 am dance parties and climbing out of the crib and thus falling. It has so many of the things that may happen on those nights.

It is the perfect book to give to a new parent or parent-to-be or an upcoming big sibling. It gives them the knowledge that they are not alone on those nights. Let's face it when those nights are happening to you, you feel like you are alone in this. I think my favorite is the page below where the baby explores the father's nose and mouth. For women it may be the hair pulling as well. Let's face it those adorable little babies love to pull and explore, and it is not pleasant anytime but especially when the parent is overtired. I can see families enjoying this book and finding it funny when it is not one of those nights. I can see it as showing support to parents of a newborn who may be having some of those nights. It is a fun book, and I love that on the bio of Sandra it shares that the book was written at 2 am in the corner of the nursery in a notes app. Yup, she wrote it during one of those nights!