Just Go To Bed

In the picture book entitled, "Just Go to Bed", written and illustrated by Mercer Mayer, is yet another classical 80's children's bedtime story. The same basic formula is followed as "Froggy Goes to Bed", except in this story, the critter boy uses his imagination to pretend that he is someone else, running away, only to be foiled by his insistent father to proceed to the next task of his bed time routine. This story is a lot like "Froggy Goes to Bed" in that the story is decorated with rich, bold illustrations, and it is also a great bedtime story. Again this book could introduce a great exercise in writing and imaginative creating for kids in school, but reading in the middle of the day may seem out of place for kids in first or second grade. I personally remember reading this book when I was a kid, and so did my husband (this is his copy I am reading), and I think what made this book so memorable was the illustrations.