Snoozette's snoozy days are pretty much the same, giving her a good shot at the Speed Napping World Champion Title. That is, until she sets out on a fantastical journey across the sky.
What follows is a fabulously nonsensical tale of raindrop perfumes, woolly sheep, fairy floss clouds and teacup baths.
Snoozette, with her red knee-high socks, pinafore dress and smattering of freckles, is a sweet, bespectacled character to gladden the heart.
Adults will warm to her tea-drinking, nap-taking ways, and children will delight in her eccentricities and unexpected wayfaring through the clouds.
This large-format book allows readers to pore over the deliciously quirky and colourful illustrations, searching for whimsical details, from clocks and kettles to cakes and creatures.
The endpapers are a fascinating insight into the development of a character, the chosen colour palette and the progress of a picture book. And, in keeping with Red Paper Kite's style, readers are invited to add their own colour and captions to a range of black-and-white illustrations at the end.
Snoozette is a fanciful celebration of imagination, of dreams and daydreams, and is sure to make perfect sense to anyone who loves spending each day with their head in the clouds.
Title: Snoozette
Author: Valentine Paradis
Illustrator: Caterina Metti
Publisher: Red Paper Kite, $26.99
Publication Date: June 2019
Format: Hard Cover
ISBN: 9780648485209
For ages: 4+
Type: Picture Book
