Review by Booklist Review
Dahl creates an amusing account of one boy's heroic efforts to get ready for bed in this nighttime tale. Clever and visually exciting, the story's illustrative panels juxtapose the boy's preparations for bed with Batman's nightly crusades. As the sun sets, the boy and Bruce Wayne individually get ready for a great adventure by donning their capes. After racing through the shadowy hallway, the boy cleans up in the bathtub, locks his toys away, helps his goldfish (to some dinner), and climbs the ladder to his top bunk, where he can watch over the bedroom toys just as Batman cleans up the city, locks up troublemakers, helps innocent people, and climbs a skyscraper tower to guard the city. Readers, especially older ones, will instantly recognize the brooding cityscape of Gotham, the sleek lines of the Batmobile, and the dark geometry of the caped superhero, all depicted by comic-book artist Beavers. The story ends with a fitting Good Night, Dark Knight that will send readers the signal that it is time to sleep.--Fletcher, Connie Copyright 2016 Booklist
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Review by Horn Book Review
A young boy imagines his bedtime routine as Batman's nightly crime-fighting adventure. Comic panels and speech bubbles contrast real scenes with imaginary ones, such as toys in the toy box becoming locked-up supervillains. With humorous juxtaposition of imagination and reality throughout, the youngest superhero fans will enjoy this clever celebration of bedtime rituals and creative play. Bedtime routine checklist included. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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