Illustrated by Steven Kellogg, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2000.
Hardcover edition, 32 pages, ISBN 0-06-028084-0.
"Beebeebobbibobbi, beebeebobbibobbi, beebeebobbibobbi!" The baby beebee bird has been sleeping all day at the zoo, and wakes up to sing all night while other exhausted animals try to catch a few Zzzs. The next day, the bears, tigers, hippos, elephants, seals, moose, and water buffalo plot their revenge by yelling, shrieking, roaring, trumpeting, bellowing and thundering, "BEEBEEBOBBI!" over and over for hours while the poor baby bird attempts to nap. Finally peace descends on the entire zoo, and the baby bird discovers that "Nighttime is really best for sleeping... especially for very little birds."
A hilarious read aloud which takes a little practice in creating different animal voices and in articulating the tongue twister phrase rapidly and repeatedly. Great for toddlers and preschoolers.
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