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Boris and the Worrisome Wakies

The dynamic duo of Lester and Munsinger have teamed up again in their usual style, with cute illustrations and stories that address typical childhood problems.  This one is about a Badger who won’t go to sleep by day, like a good badger should, and so sleeps through his classes each night.  Students who are familiar with other stories by this pair will be drawn to the book by the familiar artwork, but I thought the story fell a bit flat this time.  The solution to the problem seemed to be that Boris just had to realize the fun stuff he missed when he slept through school, and then he made up his mind to go to sleep on time.  As someone who has struggled with insomnia, it’s not that simple:  even when someone really WANTS to go to sleep, sometimes they just can’t.