'… an optimistic idea, based on role play: little Stella becomes Mummy – with a trio of insomniac toys, whom she reads to in vain. They are pictured cavorting hyperactively and eventually she gets two down – with one to go, finally, the recalcitrant frog surrenders. It seems we have our conclusion: “So the world champion of staying awake must actually be Stella.” But we turn to the last page, where the situation is reassessed in three thankful words: “Or perhaps not."' The Observer
'A fresh take on bedtime ... Glorious illustrations capture the wonderful invention of the story.' Lovereading4kids