Edgar Gets Ready for Bed: A BabyLit®First Steps Picture Book (BabyLit First Steps Books)
Once upon a midnight dreary . . .Little Edgar the Raven is having a tough time minding his mother. Dinnertime, cleanup-time, and bedtime are all met with one word—“NEVERMORE!” From drawing on his bedroom walls with crayons to chasing his sister with a scarecrow, this mischievous and disobedient little bird would much rather do anything than behave. But as the evening winds to a close, Edgar’s mom knows just what to do to get her son into bed.Charmingly simple text paired with captivating gothic-era illustrations give a sly wink to Edgar Allan Poe’s popular poem “The Raven,” Edgar Gets Ready for Bed will have little literature lovers saying, “MORE! MOREEdgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809. When he was a child, Edgar wrote so much poetry that by the time he was thirteen he had enough poems to fill a book. Throughout his life, he wrote poetry, short stories, mysteries, and literary reviews for magazines. Edgar is best known for his dark and scary stories and as the inventor of detective fiction, but most wanted to be remembered as the editor of a literary magazine. Some of his most famous works are “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and “The Raven.”Jennifer Adams is the author of more than two dozen books, including titles in Gibbs Smith’s BabyLit series, which introduces children to the world of classic literature. Find out more at babylit.com. When she was little, Jennifer had a pet raven named Edgar. She lives in Salt Lake City with her husband, Bill Dunford, who is also a writer. Visit her website at jennifer-adams.com.Ron Stucki is a graphic designer and illustrator who loves books. Among other things, he has designed and done illustrations for many books and book covers. His professional experience includes design positions at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and Mayo Clinic. Ron works, reads, fly fishes, and bird watches in Utah and sometimes Idaho. Visit his website at rstuckidesign.com.