This is a fun read aloud, and my 1-year-old nephew was captivated by it.

Note: I received a finished copy from the publisher at ALA Midwinter 2017. ( )

Ha! This is excellent for storytime -- interesting animals (jaguar, coati, cockatiel, sloth), simple but funny plotline, good repetition, and ending in a SNOOOOOOOOOORE. awesome. ( )

It's a hot day in the jungle, and when a cool breeze finally comes along, a jaguar decides it would be a perfect time for a siesta. But he has something important to do in ten minutes, so he enlists the help of a coati to wake him up. But the coati wants to take a nap too, so it asks the cockatiel to wake it in ten minutes...and so on and so forth, until someone asks the sloth to stay awake. And the sloth makes a valiant effort - but with just one minute left, she drops off to sleep. Fortunately, her snores are so loud that they wake everyone and they all scatter.

Large trim size, bright colors, and repetition that reads like the setup to a joke all make this a perfect book for storytime - and it features some unusual animals as well.

See also: Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman and Adam Rex ( )