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But First, We Nap: A Little Book About Nap Time
Sloth wants to nap. Rabbit doesn't. Who will win in the end? For every parent who's struggled to get their child to nap,Ìý But First, We Nap Ìýis a hilarious book to replace the naptime wrestle. Funny illustrations depict Rabbit upping his antics while the ever-patient sloth repeats, "But first, we nap." Finally worn out, Rabbit gives in, and the pair―and hopefully your child―snuggle and nod off. The perfect book for nap time!
16 pages, Board Book
Published September 17, 2018
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About the author
David W. Miles
47Ìýbooks32ÌýfollowersDavid grew up in rural Pennsylvania. He attended Brigham Young University where he pursued a degree in Business Management. He worked several years as a graphic designer and published his first children's book at age 19. He lives in California with his wife and son.
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November 26, 2018
How many words does it take to tell a story? This little board book manages to tell a story with conflict, character development, a setting, and conflict resolution in just sixteen short pages.
How fun!
How fun!
February 8, 2021
Class Dojo read along. Mum is the sloth and I'm the bunny. :D
August 10, 2021
An adorable board book. The words are sparse, the illustrations are cute, and the story is simple but fun. Since it's short but sweet, I like this one as a naptime read, opposed to bedtime - you can grab your little one and read it right as they're fading. It got a smile out of my little guy at the end, which is surely coincidence since he's too little to understand the story, but I like to think he gave his stamp of approval! (And yes, he went down for a nap right after.)
February 2, 2024
There isn't much more to the story than the blurb suggests: sloth wants to sleep; rabbit does not, but the two still want to be together. It's certainly not the cleverest book I've ever read, but it's a lot of fun to read aloud.
February 16, 2019
Maddie (2) was a big fan of reading this one and the illustrations and especially the colour scheme are beautiful. The story isn’t much, but it works well.
December 16, 2020
Haha! 😄 Funny little story, with spare text and cute pictures.
February 3, 2020
BuenÃsima la trama principal. El plot twist del final no me lo esperaba.
November 23, 2018
Who or what can enjoy sleeping more than a sloth, I ask. And who or what has more boundless energy than a bunny? This little board book presents a simple dilemma. The energized little bunny wants that sleepy sloth friend to wake up and play, to no avail. The issue, of course, is rousing the sloth, although sloth's occasional one-eyed, side-eyed glances suggest there may be more to the story than simple sleepiness.
Bunny is not a quitter, and escalates efforts until Sloth agrees, only to have Bunny adopt the repeated line: But first, we nap!
This is a twist on the typical bedtime book and should be welcomed by parents and caregivers, especially those who have two or more needing naps at about the same time, but without the same level of weariness. I was pleased to see that the interactive dialogue and sound-text displays take on the form (even speech bubbles) of graphic stories rather than line or paragraph style. There is a single page near the end with paneled images of Bunny in the final frantic efforts. Both approaches allow even the smallest book audiences to gain awareness of the patterns of graphic story forms. In addition, the saturated/dark backgrounds are suited to the story, and the text is either white on that dark ground or black font overlaid on a speech bubble of lighter tones. I have concerns about how often the text in board books is very small, and/or uses low contrast to the art/background. By no means would we expect tots to read along, but the visual clarity of text lays down a template for figuring out where that adult storytelling is coming from on the page. A nice addition to sleepy time board books.
Bunny is not a quitter, and escalates efforts until Sloth agrees, only to have Bunny adopt the repeated line: But first, we nap!
This is a twist on the typical bedtime book and should be welcomed by parents and caregivers, especially those who have two or more needing naps at about the same time, but without the same level of weariness. I was pleased to see that the interactive dialogue and sound-text displays take on the form (even speech bubbles) of graphic stories rather than line or paragraph style. There is a single page near the end with paneled images of Bunny in the final frantic efforts. Both approaches allow even the smallest book audiences to gain awareness of the patterns of graphic story forms. In addition, the saturated/dark backgrounds are suited to the story, and the text is either white on that dark ground or black font overlaid on a speech bubble of lighter tones. I have concerns about how often the text in board books is very small, and/or uses low contrast to the art/background. By no means would we expect tots to read along, but the visual clarity of text lays down a template for figuring out where that adult storytelling is coming from on the page. A nice addition to sleepy time board books.
June 24, 2019
This book charmed me because I related so hard to the sloth. My memories of my time with my then two-year-old when I was newly pregnant with his little brother are perfectly described in this story of a rabbit who comes up with ideas, and the sloth who just needs a nap first. Even the ending worked -- when sloth is finally ready to go, poor rabbit has exhausted himself. (Himself because of course he's the Alexander rabbit!)
February 21, 2024
Cute board book about a little rabbit who perhaps needs to find himself a slightly more energetic friend. I love the bright illustrations against a dark background. Pretty adorable!
January 16, 2024
This was an okay board book with a cute concept, but not much happened and it had very little text, which made it less fun to read. The illustrations were pretty though. I don’t know if young children would get the story arc very well since the text didn’t explain what happened (the bunny tired himself out and preferred to nap at the end instead of play, just like the sloth).
July 14, 2024
A sweet story about how important it is to nap, rest before playing. Bunny doesn't want to rest, Sloth says they should nap before they play. So Bunny does some activities to try and get Sloth to play with him. Eventually Bunny is tired after all the excitement and agrees that a nap is very important.
July 19, 2024
Very cute! The repetitive text structure and identical illustrations--but for some key expressive differences--make this a very soothing book while also being stimulating as we watch bunny's growing frustration and various tactics to get sloth to play. I knew what the ending would be, but it was still satisfying.
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January 30, 2021I really wanted this to be a good pre-nap book, but it's full of too many loud, exciting words. Instead, it's all about the giggles and getting riled up.
It's a cute book, it's just not the book I was expecting.
It's a cute book, it's just not the book I was expecting.
April 20, 2021
But First, We Nap is a funny book for parents to read to their children who struggle with taking a nap. This book about the sloth and rabbit is great because the sloth always wants to nap and the rabbit doesn't until he finally tires himself out.
October 30, 2021
This board book is just right for nap times. A sloth is napping in a tree when Bunny asks him to play. Sloth wants to nap and teasingly ignores all the ruckus Bunny makes trying to wake him up. Cute ending. Nicely illustrated story.
December 8, 2021
This book is so adorable and I love the illustration that is in the book! This book is so entertaining for both the readers and listeners! I will definitely read this to my younger students because I feel that they would enjoy it more!
October 20, 2018
hahahahaha!
November 28, 2018
The rabbit's expressions really sold this one for me.
December 12, 2018
It stars a sloth so how can you go wrong! This is a cute book about napping. The pictures are adorable. There is an opportunity to incorporate some noisy instruments.
February 23, 2019
Beautiful illustrations.
April 8, 2019
This is a really cute book!
September 23, 2019
Charming, funny book with few words and great illustrations. Naps are excellent.
October 8, 2019
Super simple book for the littlest ones.
November 15, 2020
Very cute, and it cracked my daughter up, but I don't know if that's actually helpful for naptime.
October 29, 2021
Luka loves this book and not just because of slothy. The balloons are a hit.
January 21, 2022
So cute! I feel like this book illustrates my husband and I on the weekends. I love the color palette chosen and the illustrations in this book.
January 24, 2023
4 stars for this celebration of the nap
March 2, 2024
I like the pictures more than the story.
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