Alice is wide, wide awake. Mama brings flowers, tea, a quilt, even lullaby bells to help her sleep. But none of these things are blue, and Alice can sleep only in a blue room. Yet when the light goes out, a bit of magic is stirred up. Pale blue moonlight swirls into her bedroom window. Then the night swirls out, around the moon and into the universe, leaving Alice fast alseep in a most celestial blue room.

 

This book was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Harcourt Children's Books .

Jim Averbeck is the author and illustrator of Except If and the author of In a Blue Room , illustrated by Tricia Tusa. He studied Children's Book Writing and Illustration at the University of California Berkeley and is the Regional Advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for the San Francisco Bay Area, where he makes his home. You can visit him online at JimAverbeck. com.