Hush Little Turtle by Maranke Rinck, illustrated by Martijn Van Der Linden Ages 3-5 24 pages Lemniscaat USA November 2011 Board book     Turtle can’t fall asleep—not even when he’s offered a soother, a song, or a drink of warm milk.. A ride would make him sleepy, but Turtle and his friends Bat, Octopus, Billy Goat and Bird are in the middle of a field. There are no vehicles around. These multi-patterned animals won’t give up, though. They decide to create their own form of transportation from a sheep barn to lull Turtle to sleep. The black backgrounds that appear on every page of this book add a feeling of warmth and peace to this bedtime story. Rinck’s (I Feel a Foot) use of rhythm in the dialogue and creativity in the plot makes this a recommended read.     web reviews   Tanya Boudreau/2012 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)