Sweet Dreams, Zaza

A wonderful depiction of a daily bedtime ritual for a family that happens to be black. - Kirkus Reviews

Freeman's vibrant palette brings warmth to this reassuring board book about bedtime routines. - Publishers Weekly

Zaza is almost ready to go to sleep . . . But first, she wishes all of her animal friends good night.

A perfect story to read at bedtime, or anytime! For toddlers ages 24 months and up with a focus on the child's daily life.

At Clavis, our focus is on what's best for children. We believe that books play an important role in each new phase in life. Our toddler books are tailored for every stage from 0 to 3 and focus on the five most important themes in their life: daily life, skills, emotions, the world, and language development. The age range and theme of every book in our toddler series can be found on the back cover in the form of a colored train.

Author: Mylo Freeman
Publisher: Clavis
Published: 09/24/2019
Pages: 24
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.70h x 8.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781605374611
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 05/13/2019
School Library Journal 08/01/2019 pg. 55

About the Author
Mylo Freeman was born in The Hague, Holland from Dutch/American parents. She attended art school for about five years (painting) and after that she moved to New York. Lived and worked there for a couple of years and was part of a group exhibition at The Drawing Center Gallery in New York. But eventually homesickness brought her back to Amsterdam.
Around this time she started her musical career, which resulted in a CD. However, the stage did not prove to be artistically satisfying, so she returned to the visual Arts. This time Mylo started working for magazines and commercial advertising. After the birth of her son David (1994) she started to make drawings for children and he became the big inspiration for all the books to come. First published book was Potty! in 1997. It in turn inspired David to give up his diapers and use the potty! This book also won her the Kiekebookprize in 1998, a prize given out by Dutch national libraries for best toddler book of the year.
Now, Mylo has published over 60 books. When she was a kid there was nothing she enjoyed more than turning her room into a big playground for all her dolls and cuddly toys. So you can imagine that creating a character like Zaza came naturally. Now Zaza has become her favorite character and is loved by toddlers around the world!
At the moment Mylo lives in Amsterdam with her husband and three children.