# Bedtime for Bo - Hardcover

by **Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold** (Author), **Mari Kanstad Johnsen** (Illustrator), **Kari Dickson** (Translator)

**_A_ New York Times_/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022_ ★** **Stretch like a giraffe and snuggle like a meerkat with Bo and Mommy as they get ready for bed!**

  

It's time for bed, but little Bo isn't ready to stop playing quite yet! As his mother gamely guides him through his nighttime routine, he imitates various animals--a hibernating bear after eating a snack, a snuggling sea otter when taking a bath, a coiled python while curling up under the covers... Mommy joins in on the fun and keeps one step ahead of Bo until he falls asleep, soaring like a bird into the world of dreams.  

A lively and imaginative take on getting ready for bed that celebrates creative family play and the joyous love between mother and son.

### Author Biography

**Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold** made her literary debut in 2009 with the novel _The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am_, which was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2013, and awarded the prestigious national Vesaas First Book Prize and nominated for the Norwegian Booksellers'Prize in 2009. _Monsterhuman_, Skomsvold's second novel, was shortlisted for the NRK radio P2 Listeners' Prize and was nominated for Best Norwegian Book of 2012 by the magazine _Natt & Dag_. Her third novel, _33_, was published in 2014, and in 2017, she published _The Child_, an acclaimed, highly personal novel about love and childbirth. A versatile and prodigious writer, Skomsvold writes fiction, poetry, and children's books. In 2021, she published the picture book _Bedtime for Bo_, in collaboration with artist Mari Kanstad Johnsen.

**Mari Kanstad Johnsen** is an awarded and acclaimed visual artist, children's book author, and illustrator. She has a bachelor's degree from Oslo National Academy of the Arts and a master's from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts & Design in Stockholm. In 2012, Kanstad Johnsen's illustration for picture book _Vivaldi_ won a Gold Award for Illustration in the National Norwegian Graphic Design Awards and was included in _Flavorwire_'s list of "The 20 Most Beautiful Children's Books of All Time." In 2017, she was honored to receive a special mention for _Jeg Rømmer (I'm Out of Here)_ at the international Bologna Ragazzi Awards. Mari Kanstad Johnsen has illustrated for several newspapers and magazines, including the _New York Times_.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, **Kari Dickson** grew up bilingually, as her mother is Norwegian and her grandparents could not speak English. She holds a B.A. in Scandinavian studies and an M.A. in translation.

**Number of Pages:** 76

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 13.5 x 9.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 09, 2022

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